HigginsdogRN

HigginsdogRN has 2 years experience and specializes in Behavioral Health.

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1. Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

   HigginsdogRN replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

   I doubt that one who incurs the sum of student loan debt you did to obtain an RN is thinking

2. Why wouldn't this cost of living hack work for California?

   HigginsdogRN replied to myoglobin's topic in General Nursing

   You should give Mellencamp credit. It's "growing up leads to growing old and then to

3. Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

   HigginsdogRN replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

   Last I knew there are now up to 10 checks taught. That's part of the

4. I was accused of being impaired at work

   HigginsdogRN replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing Career

   Exactly. I have Ocular Rosacea and migraine with aura. My eyes get really dry and red at work under the horrible florescent lighting. I am not impaired but constantly fear the possibility of...

5. How do people feel about male nurses?

   HigginsdogRN replied to Natgurad's topic in Men in Nursing

   I like working with men

6. Stressing over snowmaggedon

   HigginsdogRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am schedules to work this Friday through Monday 7A-7P. I live 1 hour away from work. The forecast is calling for at least a couple of feet of snow. My manager tells me that the hospital will put up...

7. Tough point in my life

   HigginsdogRN replied to BearFeet's topic in General Nursing

   I would definitely be honest with your psychiatrist. There are several psychiatric disorders that have presentations like you describe that can be controlled with proper medical

8. If you want to work in psych you must be crazy yourself...

   HigginsdogRN replied to Msmedic68w's topic in Psychiatric

   Show me any human and I will find something about them covered in the DSM. Everybody is a little

9. I love the helping the patients but.....

   HigginsdogRN replied to HigginsdogRN's topic in Psychiatric

   I'm looking. I wonder how I can determine the good from the bad. This facility talked about all the "right" things during the interview. Patient centered care, least restrictive, dignity...the whole...

10. I love the helping the patients but.....

    HigginsdogRN replied to HigginsdogRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you. I know what I must

11. Northern virginia community college NVCC May 2015 APPLICATION

    HigginsdogRN replied to midwife1990's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Let me know if you guys want any information on what instructors are to be avoided and who is you might an consider. A nightmare linical instructor makes a 16 week rotation like a really bad

12. I love the helping the patients but.....

    HigginsdogRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I've been working on the acute admissions unit of a state psychiatric facility for 4 months now. First of all we are an all paper facility. This is so tedious and there is so much redundancy and time...