pinkiepieRN

pinkiepieRN

adult psych, LTC/SNF, child psych

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  1. How to get a PRN/per diem position

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I've always wondered this because I one had a PRN job as my only job, but I've never had a PRN position in addition to a FT position. I've applied for PRN positions while working FT but have never...

  2. new to ltc - any reading recommendations or other suggestions?

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I've been a nurse since 2009, when I went straight into psych for 2.5 years. I took some time out to teach CNA students at a H.S., which didn't work out. I know there's going to be a steep learning...

  3. new to ltc - any reading recommendations or other suggestions?

    pinkiepieRN replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Sorry; I feel like such an idiot for not posting details. I feel like a fish out of water. I'm used to a 26 bed locked unit of voluntary/involuntary commonly dual diagnosed young and middle aged...

  4. I have bipolar, should I be a nurse?

    pinkiepieRN replied to JerseyPersian's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    @VivaLasViejas really hit the nail on the head. If you've got the grades and the drive to get into nursing school, DO IT! You're ahead of the game compared to where I've been. I wasn't diagnosed...

  5. Older students..who else wishes they could move into a dorm..

    pinkiepieRN replied to HeatherMax's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I liked dorm living alright, but I outgrew the dorms. I was still living in on-campus housing (apartment style) during my first year of nursing school as a junior working on my BSN, but I was living...

  6. Nurses' perceptions of patients with borderline personality disorder - lit review

    pinkiepieRN replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Definitely! I frankly think that personality disorders are "over-diagnosed" by non-professionals (even by therapists, because they're not really trained to dx) and under-served and treated. There's...

  7. noting orders..... who is licensed to do this?

    pinkiepieRN replied to eyknough's topic in General Nursing

    Where I've worked, unit secretaries have always transcribed and entered new orders. As far as medication orders go, they scan the orders to pharmacy, where those checks and balances you mention...

  8. Nurses' perceptions of patients with borderline personality disorder - lit review

    pinkiepieRN replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm not seeing it here, but I do hear that. With similar symptoms, men are likely to be dx with ASPD and women will likely receive a dx of

  9. Honest advise needed

    pinkiepieRN replied to lynds80's topic in Psychiatric

    Any way you can stay on PRN at the m/s job? I was in the hospital, doing psych and then left for a non-clinical position. I'm picking up a job in a nursing home now (not exactly psych, but there's...

  10. psych nurses : please tell me more about yourselves and your job !

    pinkiepieRN replied to dreadypelicang's topic in Psychiatric

    Well, it is a good deal of what you say, in having . Just remember nursing school is pre-reqs, 2-4 years of classes and clinicals and then you have to land the job after passing NCLEX. What...

  11. Nurses' perceptions of patients with borderline personality disorder - lit review

    pinkiepieRN replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks! Yeah, it's more a draft than anything. I'm not currently in academia/school but I like to keep up with research and keep my skills

  12. I Hate Being Bipolar. It's AWESOME!

    pinkiepieRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Umm...color me stupid but this sounds like a violation of HIPAA. Do you have to report to the BON once you've been

  13. PhD student who is also a New Grad! So Confused!

    pinkiepieRN replied to magnoliablossoms's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I don't think anyone has actually responded to your original question, but I re-read your original post. Go ahead and take the rehab job offer. Psych nursing is a great field too, and my major...

  14. I'd like to lodge an official complaint

    pinkiepieRN replied to ixchel's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    What seems to be your problem or complaint? My apologies, but you're being quite vague. It is definitely possible to get a nursing job and work with a disability, but it would be easier for us to...

  15. Working weekend option (2-16's)

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone out there work this schedule? I'm going to be interviewing next week for a position with this schedule. I assume that I'd sleep normally prior to my first shift, go to work, go straight...

  16. I Hate Being Bipolar. It's AWESOME!

    pinkiepieRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    You haven't known me while I was well enough to work with psych patients, but it's both cathartic and rewarding at the same time. It can be hard to stop and say, "This is a boundary. This defines the...

  17. PhD student who is also a New Grad! So Confused!

    pinkiepieRN replied to magnoliablossoms's topic in Post Graduate Students

    What is your end-goal? What do you plan on research and what do you want to do with that research once obtained? Do you want to teach? I know this sounds like a million questions, but I want you to...

  18. I Hate Being Bipolar. It's AWESOME!

    pinkiepieRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I can relate to and endorse this SO much. I even know other psych nurses with a MI dx, and even though they might be okay saying, "Yeah, I'm on an antidepressant," but god forbid you try to relate to...

  19. Taking Chemistry in a 5 week session?

    pinkiepieRN replied to DeonNursingBound's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took A and P over summer, but it was 6 weeks IIRC. The only thing that would worry me about chemistry would be all of the labs! I think spending that much time over such a short span would drive me...

  20. after 3 nclex rn tries, trying the pn for the first time

    pinkiepieRN replied to SirMiggy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I didn't think that was even possible. Wouldn't you have to get a separate

  21. Still Very Anxious Working as a Nurse After Three Years

    pinkiepieRN replied to makeadifrence's topic in Nursing Career

    Yeah I've definitely learned my lesson. I'm going to keep it professional and only disclose as much at work as I would if I it were diabetes or another medical illness. There is a fine line between...

  22. I Hate Being Bipolar. It's AWESOME!

    pinkiepieRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

  23. It's Finally Happened!

    pinkiepieRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can't believe no one has said this yet, but wouldn't it be ironic if the person OP is taking about has been following this

  24. I Hate Being Bipolar. It's AWESOME!

    pinkiepieRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    @Jenna75, you can and will get through this. I was diagnosed in my second to last semester of nursing school and even experienced another traumatic event at the same time just to make things worse. I...

  25. Reactive Attachment Disorder

    pinkiepieRN replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    @wish_me_luck, just tried to PM you but it said your inbox is