Carrie RN replied to Jessica Quigley's topic in Psychiatric
I came to mental health nursing late in my career. It has become a true calling for me. I changed over to corrections, and I find that community mental health is grossly insufficient in my state....
Carrie RN replied to hopepedersen87's topic in General Nursing
When I was young, I would have said I am a nurse because I like to help people. Please don't be a nurse for the money. There are things I do that no amount of money would be worth it. I currently...
Carrie RN replied to westieluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC
You will need to find out what the state regulations are governing ALF/RCF. In the state where I am; the residents had the same rights to refuse to comply with doctor orders, but it comes back on you...
Carrie RN replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing
Generally, in psych nurses become certified in ProAct or CPI. So this is to say deescalation of a situation is the priority and then protecting yourself if the patient becomes violent. I don't know...
The definition of strong nurse should never include bullying. A strong nurse has experience, great critical thinking, good skills, and documents appropriately. I think this thread is going off...
Actually many HR departments know their counterparts at other hospitals. They use tone of voice to relay a problem when saying available for rehire or not. Try to use people in the hospital that are...