CC918

CC918 specializes in Psych.

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1. What is a Psych-Tech?

   CC918 replied to AllieRat's topic in General Students

   licensed psych techs in California are under the same board as LVNs: Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians at my unit, the LPTs does pretty much exactly the same thing as RNs, except...

2. Just tell your boss your Facebook updates increases your productivity

   CC918 replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

   I'm in a locked psych unit, so the unit is constantly buzzing and loud. I find my couple of minutes of peace by going into the kitchen that is staff only, and take a sip of tea and just stare into...

3. What scrubs do you like best?

   CC918 replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I like the Dickie's ones, I find most of the pants perfect length for me and I'm about your size. Although every so often I find a pair just a tad too long so I'd hem them up. And they have nice...

4. Missed fingerstick

   CC918 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a new grad nurse and just started working on an acute psychiatric inpatient unit 3 months ago. The patients are not bed bound and are up and about on the unit. I had a patient who has...

5. Holiday Pay Policy

   CC918 replied to theatredork's topic in General Nursing

   i agree. i work for the city also and holiday pay is on the 5th. although the union argued so that regular benefited staff gets an extra day off if they have to work on the 4th, which falls on a...

6. Comfort Food After a L o n g Shift

   CC918 replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

   mashed potatoes and

7. Bunions

   CC918 replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

   When I was student and rotated to the OR to observe for the day, the nurses there made sure I saw a bunionectomy...because many nurses will need one,

8. Things you only learn on the floor...

   CC918 replied to leonurse's topic in General Nursing

   as a new grad, im learning now that most everything i learn on the floor! lol. school was just the tip of the

9. Where are all the pregnant women?

   CC918 replied to nitx's topic in Ob/Gyn

   it's the cold winter, people snuggle up at night in december/january...and couple months later in late summer/early fall....babies come! :) congrats on your

10. Having trouble fitting in

    CC918 replied to new_oldRN's topic in General Nursing

    i kind of feel the opposite of you. im a new grad nurse in my mid-20s. im on an acute psych unit where i'd say 80% of the staff are my parents age and they haven't hired any new grads in a good few...

11. When does this feeling end...

    CC918 replied to Reese17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am also one month into my job in acute psych. i am per diem so i float between 4 units. i feel exactly the way you do. the anxiety i get before work each night and morning is enough for me to...

12. A totally different career path please

    CC918 replied to spp2423's topic in First Year After Licensure

    are you sure it's not just the reality shock and transition of being a student to a "real nurse"? I am a new grad, one month into my job and at times I find myself questioning why I got into nursing,...

13. New to Per Diem, personal Health Insurance questions

    CC918 replied to RNtn23's topic in General Nursing

    I'm also a 20something y.o. per diem in SF and I have health insurance through Kaiser Permanente. It's my 3rd year purchasing individual health insurance from them so the cost has gone up...

14. What is "otho"?

    CC918 replied to CC918's topic in General Nursing

    that's what I thought originally but in multiple areas of the website, they referred it as "otho". and when I google it, the only thing that comes up is various jobs that are geriatric/otho or...

15. What is "otho"?

    CC918 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm reading up about an acute rehab facility and the website mentions "otho" patients. What exactly is an "otho patient"? Thanks in