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  1. Cop to Nurse resume questions

    mentalhealthRN replied to bds165's topic in General Nursing

    Oh--don't like the drunk and drugged ones eh? Avoid Psych ER too then! LOL lots of that there. Maybe

  2. BP question

    mentalhealthRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    If you are having trouble if could be your stethoscope--what kind do you

  3. Cop to Nurse resume questions

    mentalhealthRN replied to bds165's topic in General Nursing

    I worked inpatient psych with a male nurse who had retired after his 20 years on the police force and become an RN. I LOVED working with him!! There were so many traits that you could see were...

  4. 2 weeks notice

    mentalhealthRN replied to BettyBoop01's topic in General Nursing

    I would check with your HR department. And also you could contact the new employer if you were given a verbal offer already and are just awaiting the written offer and let them know your situation....

  5. Please help...new to nursing!

    mentalhealthRN replied to Souzou's topic in General Nursing

    These are good programs. I had my BS in Health Science and applied for the accelerated program where I live the first year they opened it. They had modeled it after the program at Yale, which has been...

  6. psych HH with no psych experience

    mentalhealthRN replied to lsvalliant's topic in Psychiatric

    Okay not for nothin here folks but how is the OP gonna watch out for the borderline or know that someone is escalting--the suble signs--when the OP has never worked a day in psych?? Around here...

  7. Why I'm a psych nurse, or I why I couldn't be any other kind.

    mentalhealthRN replied to NurseDaddy2006's topic in Psychiatric

    Glad to hear you found your place. However, I couldn't help but wonder why in the world you were prohibited from having this conversation with that mom about the twin she lost. I assume you didn't...

  8. Any happy psych nurses?

    mentalhealthRN replied to Hsmommy's topic in Psychiatric

    Gotta agree with whats been said already. Nights on a psych unit is not the same as days or eves. Its a lot more paperwork and less staff. And any job--I am finding that the people you work with and...

  9. What does a patient sitter/safety attendant do exactly?

    mentalhealthRN replied to swtchariot's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Never heard of such a thing but it may be the same as a 1:1 where a patient needs constant supervision due to safty risks--high fall risk, suicide risk, in restraints and need continuous 1:1, escape...

  10. Nurse or Nanny?

    mentalhealthRN replied to HappyGo1's topic in General Nursing

    There are jobs in upstate for you and for your husband, here is a link I found--check it out. They are looking for firefighters in upstate--as of 4/09 they needed 44 in Syracuse--can't imagine all...

  11. Nurse or Nanny?

    mentalhealthRN replied to HappyGo1's topic in General Nursing

    I would run and call CPS on my way out!!! Seriously though. You should apply to some places here in upstate and just see if they call. We have firefighters here too.....really you need to find a place...

  12. HATE LTC

    mentalhealthRN replied to LPN9816aj's topic in General Nursing

    Gotta say LTC is a different world-- and not one I belong in! lol no thanks.Tried it twice and hated the whole experience. Good luck to you and I would say to keep your eyes out for a better position....

  13. Nurse or Nanny?

    mentalhealthRN replied to HappyGo1's topic in General Nursing

    9 months wow......like I said if you are able to move upstate I am searching as we speak so to say--daily--as I am out of work as well. However I have some restrictions so my search is a bit harder,...

  14. Nurse or Nanny?

    mentalhealthRN replied to HappyGo1's topic in General Nursing

    There are laws--labor laws and they pertain to the number to days you can work in a row. So they can't make you work 7 days a week--this I know as I also live in NY--upstate NY but still in NY and...

  15. Please advise

    mentalhealthRN replied to Neversaynever's topic in General Nursing

    Where are you looking? What area of the country? Curious as there are hospital positions where I live for LPNs and RNs and LTC positions as well--lots of

  16. Can Nursing student working in a Doctors office draw blood?

    mentalhealthRN replied to kgl22's topic in General Nursing

    How can it be legal anywhere for someone who is not a nurse to put in IVs-- phlebotomy is taking out blood but IVs are putting something in--and by in I mean you have to at least put in NS to assure...

  17. How come you don't work more?

    mentalhealthRN replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It really is inappropriate for your boss to be making comments like that. I would pull her aside and say something. Let her know that you respect her choice to work full time while raising her 3 kids...

  18. How come you don't work more?

    mentalhealthRN replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    You are making raising your children a priority. Though you do enjoy your career you also feel its important to spend time with your kids--especially while they are little-- and are lucky enough to be...

  19. Eyes & Thighs - is this an act of battery?

    mentalhealthRN replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well a couple of thought here...... I had a family who wanted to refuse the eye ointment and Vit K shot for their newborn when I worked in L&D and though they were a tough crowd after some...

  20. WHY!!!!

    mentalhealthRN replied to 0hnoes85's topic in General Nursing

    I personally found that I wasn't willing to put up with that environment for myself. You can't fix that mess by yourself and can't make those nurses care about the residents. I was miserable and left....

  21. Meds to given instead of ambien?

    mentalhealthRN replied to stram87's topic in General Nursing

    I have insomnia myself and have tried a lot of things......I hate Ambien personally. I makes me feel like I'm in the twilight zone and do things I have no recollection of and feeling like crud in the...

  22. accidental fingerstick

    mentalhealthRN replied to chiuli's topic in General Nursing

    Yes it sounds like you left your docs office with a lot of questions. I would say to call and talk to your docs nurse and convey the questions and concerns you have and your doc should get back to...

  23. If high serum potassium then what?

    mentalhealthRN replied to Cbishop3's topic in General Nursing

    That mean a high level in the blood I believe. Which requires intervention if high enough--including an EGK to see if the level has effected the heart--which can be dangerous. Treatments include:...

  24. Why is Psych NP not as popular of a choice?

    mentalhealthRN replied to rd290's topic in Psychiatric

    I am in Rochester NY and there are a number of job postings for psych NP--wishing I had mine so I could apply! lol But as far as getting to try out different areas--I guess that is what many would...

  25. Working with those that struggle with eating disorders

    mentalhealthRN replied to Toots71506's topic in General Nursing

    I would say you need to think of it as working as a psych RN, just a specific diagnosis being the focus. As you know eating disorders are a psych dx in the DSM. And like already stated many if not...