JustKeepDriving

JustKeepDriving

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  1. Tired of hearing about the kids.

    JustKeepDriving replied to TECHTORNHOPEFULLY's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I love this thread. I'm one of the only individuals on my unit that doesn't have kids. I don't want them. EVER. I have many, many, many reasons for not taking the plunge into parenthood. I'm in the...

  2. Unrealistic nursing students

    JustKeepDriving replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

    When I started taking college seriously I was going to independently save the freaking world! Goals change though - however I'm still going to save the damn world... maybe next year. I'm totally...

  3. I don't psych nurse like the other psych nurses here

    JustKeepDriving replied to Umberlee's topic in Psychiatric

    I have a hard time with the whole small concession thing. I agree that one should always be professional in their interactions with patients - leave the venting to the break and chart room- however, I...

  4. Where do you work and do you like it.

    JustKeepDriving replied to DixieGrace's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was not able to land that Acute care hospital job after nursing school graduation. The market in my area has some heavy new graduate saturation and my mobility was limited. Where did you get your...

  5. How do you feel about new grads going for their np with little experience?

    JustKeepDriving replied to garn12's topic in General Nursing

    I'm absolutely fine with RN's wanting to go back for their NP with In no way is it disrespectful to the profession because RN's want to advance themselves. Going back to school is an individual...

  6. Specializing

    JustKeepDriving replied to kcoats2's topic in Nursing Career

    My two cents: take any nursing job that you get offered. If you are able to choose then I seriously envy you because in my area- unless you are the one of the seriously lucky 18 out of 1000 new grad...

  7. For those with psych history

    JustKeepDriving replied to smoup's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm jumping on the NEVER bandwagon. Being a peer works well for addiction setting because the NA/AA model runs off of therapeutic peer relationships and peer counseling. In fact I would say that some...

  8. Are pattern/print scrubs unprofessional outside of pediatrics?

    JustKeepDriving replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My 'hospital's' (I work at a state hospital as a psych nurse) dress code is "Don't wear anything too revealing, or anything that has rips/tears in it". That's about the only dress code we have to go...

  9. Do Mean Girls make Mean Nurses

    JustKeepDriving replied to CSARmedic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I know nursing is a female dominated profession and that there is this idea of this mean girl nursing crew - but I haven't yet to run into it. In a way, nursing/medicine/hospital culture is rather...

  10. HELP! I don't want to be a nurse! :0

    JustKeepDriving replied to SunshineFLgirl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Firstly, no degree is a waste. I have like 2 and 1/2 of them and don't regret one class of my education. It was so, so, so worth it - even the classes I have no use for in my career. All knowledge is...

  11. Dealing with chronic suicidal pts in the ED

    JustKeepDriving replied to danggirl16's topic in Emergency

    I'm not an ER nurse, I'm a relatively new psych nurse (in a state run forensic facility), I get patients that threaten to harm themselves or others quite frequently. Sometimes it's because they are in...

  12. Smokers need not apply?

    JustKeepDriving replied to RainMom's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    There are hospitals in my area that are already bringing down the hammer on the chubby nurses. Smokers took the hit a while ago as many places on the west coast are not exactly smoker-friendly. With...

  13. Just a simple interview, help greatly appreciated!!

    JustKeepDriving replied to Ashley4560's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Here's my detailed response: Here goes... Question 1. Career background What do you do? I'm a psychiatric mental health registered nurse at a state hospital. I work in the float pool as a 17 month...

  14. Hair Color + Piercings + Job Search

    JustKeepDriving replied to granolatrees's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I work for a state hospital and they allow bright hair colors, piercings and visible tattoos. However, I work in forensic psych stabilization units and why anyone would take that risk is beyond me....

  15. Does this seem like a good idea for me?

    JustKeepDriving replied to driven_chick1's topic in Psychiatric

    Firstly, I believe anyone who wants to be a nurse can be a nurse given that they put in the work and the time. I truly believe that all it takes is good work ethic, good judgement and some critical...

  16. How is your staffing ratio

    JustKeepDriving replied to ToothFairy(5)'s topic in Psychiatric

    I started work at a State psychiatric facility forensic department in July as a New Graduate RN. I'm a float pool staff, so I generally fill in on units that are understaffed on RN, LPN or Tech...

  17. Why did you become a Psych Nurse?

    JustKeepDriving replied to Alicia_Has_Tats's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm a new graduate and I just finished my orientation as a Float Pool Mental Health Nurse at a state psychiatric facility for the forensic stabilization units. This is my first nursing job and so far...