motor_mouth

motor_mouth MSN, RN

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  1. A "Thank You"

    motor_mouth replied to motor_mouth's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    makeitwork - I'm definitely not changing jobs for a while. I have to decide where I want to live first and go from

  2. Current 2014 new grad pay for Maryland hospitals

    motor_mouth replied to Spierre9's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Any update on

  3. Columbus Area Hospital Pay

    motor_mouth replied to motor_mouth's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Thanks for the info. Lots to think about (pay, benefits, union, etc). I'll have to take a closer look, maybe see if one hospital or another appeals to me more/has the type of unit I currently work

  4. Columbus Area Hospital Pay

    motor_mouth posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    I'm considering moving to the Columbus area. I'm wondering what the area hospitals pay. I have ~2 years experience right now but am not sure when I would be moving. New grad salaries would be fine as...

  5. 8hr Shifts vs 12hr Shifts

    motor_mouth replied to NewGradRN114's topic in General Nursing

    They both have their pros and cons. I've worked three 12's in the past (not as a nurse) and loved it except for not being able to do anything except work and sleep those days. I currently work four...

  6. Unhealthy habits/Facebook posts from friends/family that make you :( ?

    motor_mouth replied to ClaraRedheart's topic in General Nursing

    Not my circus. Not my

  7. You Know You're a Psych Nurse When . . . .

    motor_mouth replied to motor_mouth's topic in Psychiatric

    When you meet people, you try to decide which unit they'd most belong

  8. Geropsych?

    motor_mouth replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in an inpatient dementia unit. Our average patient is coming in for aggression. ADL's are usually interesting and can take upwards of 3 people to toilet one person in the beginning. Getting...

  9. CPI for a New Grad?

    motor_mouth replied to m0ntyburns's topic in Psychiatric

    We all got CPI training when hired. We didn't pay for it ourselves. Not sure I'd work for a facility that required you to get your own CPI training

  10. What's it really like?

    motor_mouth replied to julesjameson3333's topic in Psychiatric

    Take these answers for what they're worth. I've only been a nurse for ~1.5 years but have been in psych the entire time. YES! Some days more than others. I don't work with young people (I work with...

  11. Double Shifts

    motor_mouth replied to motor_mouth's topic in General Nursing

    Not normally. I've left early (2200 instead of 2330) but that's only possibly if the milieu isn't animated and there are enough nurses left when I leave. I've never come in late the next day as that...

  12. Double Shifts

    motor_mouth replied to motor_mouth's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry you can relate Hope you got some much needed rest before your second double. I do most of that. Electronic use is hit or miss depending on the evening. Some nights are harder to wind down...

  13. No Upward Mobility

    motor_mouth posted a topic in General Nursing

    The hospital where I work has no clinical ladder. Everyone gets the same 1-2% raise every year, unless you're on some sort of "improvement program." Even though I've only been a nurse for a little...

  14. No Upward Mobility

    motor_mouth replied to motor_mouth's topic in General Nursing

    I've let my supervisor know that I'm interested in being on a committee she sent an email about. She acknowledge me but that's the last I heard of it. I'll follow up soon if I don't hear anything...

  15. No Upward Mobility

    motor_mouth replied to motor_mouth's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it's ever too early to plan for the future and work to get there. I guess I didn't think of the environment as not being supportive, but I see that now that you've pointed it out....

  16. How many hours is your shift?

    motor_mouth posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Just curious as to how many hours your normal shift is/was in psych. Where I work, we have 8 hour shifts, though some people will work 16 hours (sometimes by choice, other times by mandation). They...

  17. New Grad RN with lupus/First Job

    motor_mouth replied to Ashlee245's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Not lupus, but I do have symptoms of a few different autoimmune disorders. The horrible fatigue part of it all started ~6 months after I got my first RN job also. I am on Plaquenil now and that seems...

  18. New RN starting in Geri-psych?

    motor_mouth replied to NurseKey622's topic in Psychiatric

    Agree with Davey Do. I work in geri-psych, specifically with dementia patients. We don't do IV's where I work but everything else he listed we deal with rather frequently. Okay, not tube feeds since...

  19. Invega Trinza

    motor_mouth replied to nickfitz1969's topic in Psychiatric

    The only time we've recommended it, and I don't think it's ever actually been used, is when a patient is discharging and there are concerns over them being med compliant. It's rather expensive and...

  20. The every year Snow thread

    motor_mouth replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    We're expected to get 8-12 inches on Friday and another 8-12 inches on Saturday. Hoping those estimates change before the weekend (they've been changing for the past couple days). No clue how I'm...

  21. A typical day in a psych unit

    motor_mouth replied to mago8388's topic in Psychiatric

    Hygiene Queen nailed it. For me, since I only work with dementia patients, things can get a little interesting with med passes, toileting/changing, etc. Never a dull

  22. Report vent turned mega vent

    motor_mouth replied to loveoutloud's topic in General Nursing

    There are definitely some people I don't like giving report to. "Why didn't you do XYZ?" "Why did you do you X?" And sometimes you have to wonder what people write down during report. I can give...

  23. Should I get med/surg experience before psych?

    motor_mouth replied to ljgeronsin's topic in Psychiatric

    I went straight to psych. I am just NOT a floor nurse! It's been almost a year and I don't regret it. I can't see myself ever regretting

  24. How many hours is your shift?

    motor_mouth replied to motor_mouth's topic in Psychiatric

    24 hours one week and 60 the next??? That is crazy!! Do you get paid for overtime the week you work 60

  25. IV Insertion in School?

    motor_mouth replied to meganec17's topic in General Nursing

    We did not learn in school