HigginsdogRN

HigginsdogRN has 2 years experience and specializes in Behavioral Health.

Latest Activity

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 straight.

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 dying."

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 problem.

4. I was accused of being impaired at work

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

   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 suspicion.

5. How do people feel about male nurses?

   HigginsdogRN replied to Natgurad's topic in Men

   I like working with men also.

6. Being forced to stay at work. (West Virginia)

   HigginsdogRN replied to Sixtr's topic in General Nursing

   I objected to their distrust of my critical thinking skills. They trust me to recognize and intervene in critical health status changes but not trust me to determine my ability to return for my next shift from a mile away in the morning. I get that a...

7. Being forced to stay at work. (West Virginia)

   HigginsdogRN replied to Sixtr's topic in General Nursing

   I had no problem with making arrangements to work my shift or covering if the next shift couldn't make it. My problem was their mandated us to remain at the hospital without compensation for our time. I wasn't about to pay for a hotel I couldn't stay...

8. Being forced to stay at work. (West Virginia)

   HigginsdogRN replied to Sixtr's topic in General Nursing

   I think we must work at the same hospital. I live an hour away and made arrangements to stay in a hotel an exit away. I left all of my belongings at the hotel Saturday morning, including needed medications, and they said I couldn't leave. Well I did ...

9. 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 cots in our unit for us to sleep on. I am an intro...

10. 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 care.

11. 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 crazy:yes:

12. 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 spiel. I think the administration knows what's up a...

13. I love the helping the patients but.....

    HigginsdogRN replied to HigginsdogRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you. I know what I must do.

14. Northern virginia community college NVCC May 2015 APPLICATION

    HigginsdogRN replied to midwife1990's topic in Virginia

    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 nightmare

15. 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 wasted running forms here and there. looking for f...