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  1. Hipaa and scheduled Dr.'s appointments

    mentalhealthRN replied to makes needs known's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I get what the OP is saying about this giving away info that maybe person doesn't want their employer to know. Even if the person gets this "Note" stating that so and so has an appointment on such and...

  2. potential hire turn offs?

    mentalhealthRN replied to mnbrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    MNBRN--I would think that liking the babies and being intersted would be a good thing.....I'm sorry but I think it's sad that you would see someone as not a good candidate for a position on your unit...

  3. Who starts IV's at night at your workplace?

    mentalhealthRN replied to NoblePath's topic in First Year After Licensure

    of the hospitals I have worked at two had PICC teams that were sometimes an option if you had a tough stick, but over all all the floor nurses put them in. We actually would call ED sometimes only...

  4. Just accepted, many questions/need advice..

    mentalhealthRN replied to EMEddie's topic in General Nursing

    I am guessing they don't have accelerated BSN programs near you? Thats what I did as like you I had a BS first. Mine was in Health Science. A health educator. I was able to get my BSN in one year (not...

  5. Job Interview

    mentalhealthRN replied to dazyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Really there is no way to know. All you can do is wait.......sorry. Good

  6. Can't work hospital hours-- but I love being a nurse!

    mentalhealthRN replied to mentalhealthRN's topic in Nursing Career

    yeah --unfortunatly nights shift at all are just not an option. I spoke with someone at the Psych center here in town (the more long-term psych treatments center run by the state) and they do...

  7. I wish sombody would have told me......

    mentalhealthRN replied to Xcited 2B-N-RN's topic in General Nursing

    get NCLEX question books and use them to study for tests throughout the semester. My professors would actually use the exact same questions out of the books or change the answers around......so if you...

  8. I wish sombody would have told me......

    mentalhealthRN replied to Xcited 2B-N-RN's topic in General Nursing

    get NCLEX question books and use them to study for tests throughout the semester. My professors would actually use the exact same questions out of the books or change the answers around......so if you...

  9. MARS and PCMP's

    mentalhealthRN replied to Jdahl's topic in General Nursing

    MARS are medication administration records--the document that lists all the meds the patient is on-- name, dose, route to be given, frequency,etc and where the nurse signs off when it is given....

  10. i think i hate being a nurse?

    mentalhealthRN replied to amms's topic in Nursing Career

    I gotta say the first thing that stuck out to me is --a float position as a new grad! Wow-- I would not ever want to do that and I have been a nurse for 7 years! Granted only 2 years in the hospital...

  11. ALERT Regis College Direct-Entry Program--need to find our own NP preceptor!!! HELP

    mentalhealthRN replied to peachez10's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Are you able and/or willing to leave the Boston area to complete? Is this even possible--do you continue to have classes or just clinical? What is your area of certification? I have a friend that is a...

  12. What do I do?

    mentalhealthRN replied to AnonyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I gotta agree here.......and just curious. Where have you heard the "your not a good fit for this unit" rumors? Are the nurse talking, the aides, ???? -- Could you go to another unit at "hospital B"?...

  13. RN's in dr. offices

    mentalhealthRN replied to weluv3's topic in General Nursing

    I notice a few of you mention the CMA introducing themselves or the front desk staff doing the the introducing the CMA as A NURSE. The CMA AND the front desk staff need to be aware that this is...

  14. Tape on the ET tube tearing skin

    mentalhealthRN replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Smith & Nephew - Skin-Prep* Here is the site address to one of the products I have used often and like a lot--use them for everything from wound VAC application, decub dressings, anywhere really...

  15. Tape on the ET tube tearing skin

    mentalhealthRN replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I apply "skin-prep" before putting anything adhesive anywhere on the body of my older patients. Especially when they have what I call that "onion skin". I find I get almost no skin tears this way. I...

  16. Pt. being forced to sig form or dropped

    mentalhealthRN replied to Hesstx's topic in General Nursing

    First of all I need to tell you that I found your post difficult to read with the many spelling and grammar issues, as well as just a generally hard-to-follow flow to the post. I think that any...

  17. Working on a large nursing unit

    mentalhealthRN replied to ILoveMyJobRN's topic in General Nursing

    You could section out the rooms and assign nurses and techs by section or even have teams with one RN, one LPN and a tech......and work the sections using the team nursing care model. Some large place...

  18. Change of mind?

    mentalhealthRN replied to TamTammers's topic in General Nursing

    Not that I am advocating for the PA --I am a nurse so will always be pro NP--but that is an option. Depending on where you live it can be a 5 year bachelors degree--which is what it is here in NY....

  19. Losing hope.

    mentalhealthRN replied to RNwife's topic in Nursing Career

    Where are you and your husband living? State?City? Just curious as to where this is that is so hard to find work. I hear ya though I am an RN and have been out of work for three months now. I have 7...

  20. Please help me become a child psyc. nurse!

    mentalhealthRN replied to HakunaMatata<3's topic in Psychiatric

    RevolutioN2013 Just a couple of things that stood out to me reading your post.......first off, I hear ya with the I do adults and not child psych! I hated my psych rotation in nursing school--it was...

  21. just want an answer please!!

    mentalhealthRN replied to kiwibaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you need to know this for yourself you should be calling your OB/GYN and if you are asking for your patients then why not be asking the docs you are working for???????????? You owe it them to give...

  22. RN Psych interview!!

    mentalhealthRN replied to chelleanne's topic in Psychiatric

    Well I worked on a general psych unit so I had all psych 18 and up including geriatric patients. Your med/surg experience will be super useful actually. As you know older folks often times have other...

  23. Not a Psych Nurse. Need Direction.

    mentalhealthRN replied to jtrauma's topic in Psychiatric

    I suspect she may be suffering from a form of personality disorder but as I am not an MD I can't really say. If you are concerned about her talk to her and see if she would be willing to talk to...

  24. Please help me become a child psyc. nurse!

    mentalhealthRN replied to HakunaMatata<3's topic in Psychiatric

    You can work an an RN (ADN or BSN) on a child and/or adolescent inpatient psych unit at a hospital that has one. You should be doing a psych rotation in nursing school so you can see what it is like....

  25. I'm torn, help!!

    mentalhealthRN replied to Spoiled1's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah I agree with the other folks here.......I worked on a medical/respiratory unit and liked it a lot--even better they had no tele--I left to pursue psych but I liked it. And that drive is brutal...