MyGranniePanties replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing
I just got hired at a state psych hospital that had a hiring freeze before I got hired. Anyone that applied and/or interviewed in the process of the freeze were put on hold until afterward but their...
MyGranniePanties replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Nursing
The last time I was in the hospital, I was standing at the nurses station waiting on some paperwork for discharge and the nurses were all laughing about the patient they "forgot to bathe in 4 days" I...
I was arrested, not convicted, of a violence charge. I am not a nurse yet, however, I just had to pass a background check with my employer to work a state job that involves working with children. It...
MyGranniePanties replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing
Thank you! The exact kind of response I was looking for. Thank you for being so well informed and able to see through my "I've been up since 3am so even though this isn't coming out right, I'm going...
MyGranniePanties replied to Platypus's topic in General Nursing
No offense (and I truly mean that), but my thought after reading the OP was... "she sounds like she knows it will come up positive and is looking for a reason to explain it away"... Maybe because I'm...
MyGranniePanties replied to MyGranniePanties's topic in General Nursing
Thank you all for the replies! :) I have gotten some great ideas for questions to ask and what information I need to know. I really would love to work in psych when I become a nurse, so hopefully this...
MyGranniePanties replied to MyGranniePanties's topic in General Nursing
Right now, I am taking pre-reqs, and I start nursing school next fall. I will learn BLS and get certified during orientation. I also take classes on vital signs- the proper way to take them and normal...
Hey all! I had an interview last week for a psych aide position at a state hospital. The interview went really well, but I wasn't expecting to hear back from them so soon as the interviewer told me...
MyGranniePanties replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing
Having been on the other side of the fence I'll throw in my 2cents.... Through a series of events I ended up in the ER while waiting for a psych bed to open in a hospital. I was there 2 days before my...
MyGranniePanties replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing
I really like this :) I don't really imagine what people look like or what their life is like, but I do have some "go to" posters for certain reasons... Rn/writer- love the posts, always worded in a...
See this just goes to show how naive I can be sometimes when I read the title my eyes got as big as dinner plates and reading the thread I just can not believe things like this happen! I know I need...