Chrissy2003RN

Chrissy2003RN has 1 years experience.

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1. HIPAA violation???

   Chrissy2003RN posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I had a patient who said he didn't want visitors....and no, it wasn't right, but this family and patient was a very difficult one and they wore me down over the three days I had him. So, at the end of...

2. Feelings on becoming Certified Psych RN

   Chrissy2003RN posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I have been working on an Acute in-patient Psychiatric Unit at a very large inner city hospital since June (full-time in August, prn before that.) Does anyone have any personal experience at being a...

3. Psych RN: "My husband is bipolar"

   Chrissy2003RN posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I may have mentioned my husbands sickness at work once or twice, to two people I know aren't ones to talk, but listen. My husband is bipolar. He doesn't take medication. He is very grandiose, loose...

4. Clogged G-tube

   Chrissy2003RN replied to Chrissy2003RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   It was a G-tube. It wasn't pulled out, i could have tried to re-insert it. But there was no unclogging it, tried milking it, tried coke. And it was a kind of G-tube I have never seen before. I won't...

5. Clogged G-tube

   Chrissy2003RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

   Ok, so I have been working for about 3 weeks at a LTC facility. 2 weeks on my own. Last night One of my residents G-tubes was leaking and apparently clogged. The aide never told me it was leaking, so...

6. 9 days of orientation in skilled LTC...now on my own HELP

   Chrissy2003RN replied to KarriRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I got 4 nights of orientation. The first two were totally useless, they weren't even on my unit. The last two were on my unit. They weren't willing to give me anymore than that. And they had me do all...

7. New Grad, No Job experience, How to find a job.

   Chrissy2003RN replied to maxienurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

   I am to a new grad. I had to get a job at a LTC facility. It is definitely not my first choice. I have done my fair share of complaining about it. But that has done me no good. So I have to suck it up...