jaycam

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  1. Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    jaycam replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    All this. I am used to the roles I had to play with my parents, I have a lot of deescalation/non verbal communication training. I learned a lot of how not to wear my emotions on my sleeve. I've taken...

  2. Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    jaycam replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm the RN on a psychosis unit, for about a year now. Before that, I was a nursing assistant in developmental disabilities/home health for about 9 years. I have about a once every three years streak...

  3. If You are Paying for a CNA Course... aka The Post I Wish I'd Read a Month Ago.

    jaycam replied to MadruGada's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I went to a CNA program at a local 4-year college. It was a certificate program, 8 weeks, and cost less than that. Students were students, some more studious than others, but the deciding factor...

  4. AEDs in the Wild?

    jaycam replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    The local summer camps I attend have them on site as well. Most of these camps are out in the middle of national parks. We did have an MI at one of them, that did not require the use of an AED. Even...

  5. June 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    jaycam replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    They told me in nursing school there were plenty of well paying, 1.0

  6. Patients Say the Darnedest Things

    jaycam replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    I do love psych nursing.... Adorable little old lady comes in, hissing and spitting mad, calmed down a little by joking about my hair, but still threatening staff members, so we gave meds, which of...

  7. Caption Contest

    jaycam replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "Just making sure my inner voice gets

  8. Fill In The Blank...

    jaycam replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "The voices keep telling me to hurt you" Which, hey, at least they told me.

  9. Question for nurses that are male...

    jaycam replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    It is very different though. Person first labeling is more respectful in general. It is also more personal. Do you go around calling all your diabetic patients "my diabetics" or "bed 2345 is...

  10. Doctors Say the Darnedest Things

    jaycam replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    The provider I work on introduced themselves to me by saying "The people upstairs hate me, but that's okay because it means I am doing my job right. " Still love them to death most days. I go away on...

  11. Nursing Intuition, Part 1: The Visitor is . . . Dying!

    jaycam replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was still a student, I was doing med/surg clinicals at a trauma center. My patient had developed pneumonia and was sent for sent down for a thorocentisis. It had taken forever, and they were...

  12. How many patients you guys take on your duty?

    jaycam replied to Seong40's topic in General Nursing

    USA Acute Inpatient Psych, Night shift. Usually

  13. Submit a School Review and Qualify to Win $100!

    jaycam replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Bellevue College Nursing @ Bellevue

  14. Gift for Preceptor and unit?

    jaycam replied to Scottishtape's topic in General Nursing

    A handwritten thank you card goes a long way. I did one for both my preceptor and the nurses, then included a coffee card for the preceptor and made brownies for

  15. April 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    jaycam replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "I think that covers reflex

  16. Night shift schedule?

    jaycam replied to johndough's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, there is a subset of humanity that is genetically pre-dispositioned to being awake in nocturnal hours. There is plenty of research out there about it. If you are one of the people who either...

  17. What was the REAL reason you called off

    jaycam replied to Orion81RN's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar issue back in those days. I was working as a nursing assistant/med tech in an assisted living community. These days, I sport a pastel rainbow of unnatural colors, but combo of night...

  18. Night shift alterative hours poll

    jaycam replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in General Nursing

    I work 11-7:30 5 days a week as a 1.0 I actually kind of like it, but I really just like doing night shift. I spend my nights off reading and school work so I just live on that schedule. I should go...

  19. Flu Shot or Mask?

    jaycam replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Part of advocating for our patients is doing everything we can to protect them. They don't get the choice of being in our facilities, we do. If you're allergic, that's one thing, but if you're...

  20. Should Obama care be repealed?

    jaycam replied to luv2's topic in General Nursing

    What I commonly find when people make this statement is that people didn't actually know what their insurance would cover. It may have covered basic things like preventative care for a healthy person,...

  21. Can you be forced to be charge nurse?

    jaycam replied to yourfuturern22's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've charged once in my first month at my first job, but it was in my job description and I was warned it could happen. While it's not comfortable, I was given help and resources, and even a bit of...

  22. Should Obama care be repealed?

    jaycam replied to luv2's topic in General Nursing

    We can already do that. That's why I have insurance from Tennesse while living in

  23. Should Obama care be repealed?

    jaycam replied to luv2's topic in General Nursing

    My prescription insurance sucks with my new employer plan, but I sent my prescriptions to Target and got them cheaper that way. Inhaler included. I'm am nowhere near the point that I would begrudge...

  24. Should Obama care be repealed?

    jaycam replied to luv2's topic in General Nursing

    If it wasn't for the ACA, I would have never made it through nursing school. I am an ACA success story, having gone from unemployment with no insurance, full-time school, eventually gaining access to...

  25. White Scrubs and That "Time of the Month".

    jaycam replied to Shookclays's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I seriously swear by my diva cup. I have horribly unpredictable bleeding that can suddenly pick up, but it has really reduced any "accidents." Even during heavy moments, it can last me six