HannahLPN

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1. Bipolar and calling in sick.

   HannahLPN replied to HannahLPN's topic in General Nursing

   No, I am not currently taking medications. I was taking seroquel up until October, and it worked very well for me. This is what I would like to try again. I have a past history of alcohol abuse ( I am a recovered alcoholic) and the psychiatrist I wa...

2. Bipolar and calling in sick.

   HannahLPN replied to HannahLPN's topic in General Nursing

   well, I just got a very nasty email from my nurse manager. She wants me to come in for fours day today to finish a shift. One of my concerns through all of this is that our unit is poorly run, and there have been several situations where my nurse man...

3. Bipolar and calling in sick.

   HannahLPN replied to HannahLPN's topic in General Nursing

   Two weeks ago when I was off, I basically ran out around town, left my son with sitters, and made a fool of myself. I did not do anything I SHOULD have done, but that was then and this is now. This weekend I SLEPT, and talked to my friends who no sur...

4. Bipolar and calling in sick.

   HannahLPN replied to HannahLPN's topic in General Nursing

   thank you for the replies. I am glad that I called in sick, if I think about patient safety. I wish I had thought things through better though, and called in sick ahead of time, rather than on a daily basis this weekend, but I guess I was hoping that...

5. Bipolar and calling in sick.

   HannahLPN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi, I'm looking for some advice, if anyone could share, I would be grateful. I'm 31 years old, and was dx'd with BP years ago after a stay in hospital. My moods have been stable ( within reason, as in, not life altering) for the past few years. Larg...

6. What is your current LPN salary

   HannahLPN replied to Vicky Laursen's topic in LPN/LVN

   I'm not sure who posted that Alberta was the lowest paid province....in NB I'm making 21.83...with benefits, I believe it's 23.87 in the nursing homes no benefits ( casual) and I do believe the casuals in the hospital just took a pay cut if I'm not m...

7. med pass for 60 clients?

   HannahLPN posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   Hi, I'm new here, hope it's okay that I started a thread....really looking for some advice. I work full time in an assisted living facility. Level 2 care ( this is in Canada, which means minimal assist....although the lines get blurred!). It's a ne...