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    PA BON nightmare

    zephyr9 posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Frustrated by difficulty of resolving issues with them. After being on hold for two hours, I just got disconnected. I need PA BON to verify my licensure to NY BON. The state of NY has a form...
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    Gift from the 'rona, or lamb to the slaughter?

    zephyr9 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, to cut to the chase. I was offered a position in a specialty that I have no experience in--without an interview! It is on a cardiac floor...and I have worked in psych for the past few years....
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    Accepted an offer- then got called for dream position

    zephyr9 replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    Thank you! Much food for thought. I received an offer from the desired job and rescinded my acceptance of the first job. It is with concern that I read this. I hope I have not made myself...
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    Gift from the 'rona, or lamb to the slaughter?

    zephyr9 replied to zephyr9's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks guys. Grumpy, I read they should start putting out vaccines by mid Dec. You're right Davey, I am gonna try it. At this point in life, ya gotta take the shots when you get a chance. JKL:...
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    Answering "Do you have a disability?" on a job application

    zephyr9 posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Is there any advantage/disadvantage? Is that something that is actually a priority (reaching out to and hiring people with disabilities), or is it just required by law that they say that whole...
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    Need inpatient and short term disability, but scared

    zephyr9 posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    My depression has become so severe it's affecting me at work. Cognitively, I am shot. I need inpatient and to use my disability benefits for time off. I am scared. I work in psych and my hospital...
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    COVID-19 and lung disease

    zephyr9 replied to rebecpar's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Could some critical care or pulmonology folks weigh in on this? I have asthma and COPD. There have been some employees at my job who tested positive, but I was not exposed to them directly. I take...
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    Need inpatient and short term disability, but scared

    zephyr9 replied to zephyr9's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thanks Viva I can't imagine HR wanting to approve my disability. How do you approach it? I am trying so hard to hang on, hoping my medication starts to work, to avoid going inpatient. So great...
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    Need inpatient and short term disability, but scared

    zephyr9 replied to zephyr9's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    The manager doesnt find out any information? I don't understand the process, and not sure who to ask. Isn't the employer the one who has to approve the disability? Ironic, working in mental...
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    What do you think are some of the best places to work in psych?

    zephyr9 replied to Naturally Brilliant's topic in Psychiatric

    Extended acute. I work in a 24 bed extended acute psych unit, extended meaning the patients stay for months, sometimes even years. Often times their illness is such that they're never going to get...
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    I'm on a SLippery Reference SLope. Dense reading.

    zephyr9 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I could use some advice! I accepted an offer from a great system last week. This job took a long time to get. I first applied two years ago, finally got a call in Jan, interviewed twice and waited a...
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    will it get any better?

    zephyr9 replied to gintama's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in a UHS facility in a big city. We are chronically understaffed for MHTs and occasionally RNs. I frequently imagine what it could be like if we were adequately resourced. I understand what...
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    I'm on a SLippery Reference SLope. Dense reading.

    zephyr9 replied to zephyr9's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, good advice. Looks like it might be allright. Turns out it wasn't the internship they got a hit on, it was when I was a student nurse at the hospital in 2011. Turns out the other facility I...
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    Mental Health App

    zephyr9 replied to vocdevelop's topic in Psychiatric

    That is a great idea. As a patient myself, I am always interested in the results of the depression and anxiety questionnaires I fill out every few months when it's time for my therapist to update my...
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    Why did she do this to me?

    zephyr9 replied to spotangel's topic in General Nursing

    What a great story. I love it that you were able to be part of their lives like that over time and help them like that. Thanks so much for sharing
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    Philly area jobs

    zephyr9 replied to TeeRNMEDSURGBC's topic in General Nursing

    I went through the same thing in the beginning. I graduated in 2015 May, and while I got offers for attractive hospital positions in other areas, it took me 9 months to land a job here in...
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    Nurses with Mental Illness

    zephyr9 replied to RNdynamic's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    RNDynamic, hell yeah I have, I really empathize with you. I felt isolated throughout most of nursing school because my baseline struggles with depression were exacerbated by a devastating family...
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    Answering "Do you have a disability?" on a job application

    zephyr9 replied to zephyr9's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    HeatherMaizy: they asked me about my medical history AND my medications. I could have declined to answer? Do I say, "I am not required by law to answer that? Re: keeping Medicaid for extended...
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    Answering "Do you have a disability?" on a job application

    zephyr9 replied to zephyr9's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    OVR is the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. There are offices in all 50 states. They help people with disabilities get into the work force. You don't have to be ON disability to use the...
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    Nurse who has an eating disorder

    zephyr9 replied to Em31200's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm glad you asked this, I have asked myself this question too. I imagine myself in a psychiatric setting. I have empathy and understanding for days and have thought about how I will keep this in...
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    Opinions please about adolescent psych job offering

    zephyr9 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi All, I interviewed for a job at a large residential facility for adolescents. The nurse spends shifts in an office separate from the kids' living area, the residents come to the office get their...
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    Opinions please about adolescent psych job offering

    zephyr9 replied to zephyr9's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree. I didn't accept the position, it was difficult to turn down...I would not have knocked it based just on this assessment of the role, but there were logistical issues with distance from my...
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    Salary/Wage of New Grads Nurses in PA, specifically Philadelphia Area

    zephyr9 replied to StuffedBear's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Anyone know what Holy Redeemer starts new nurses
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    Are there any evening nursing programs in philadelphia area?

    zephyr9 replied to agwalthney's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    La Salle's pass rate came up in the Spring '15 graduating cohort. The GPA requirement was 2.75 but it might be 3.0
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    Has anyone taken the pre-hire med test at Holy Redeemer Health System?

    zephyr9 posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    If so, is it calculations or pharm knowledge or both? How was