GalRN

GalRN

Psychiatry and addictions

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  1. Reputation of a travel company

    GalRN replied to sassipisces's topic in Travel

    Don't go with Nightingale, esp if your recruiter is Joseph. They totally screwed me, it was my first assignment. They actually never checked my refs either. They promised me housing, then right before...

  2. Traveling with a pre-existence condition. Would I be covered by insurance?

    GalRN posted a topic in Travel

    Hi, I am a fairly new traveler, but an experienced psych RN. The assignments are pretty sporifice and it looks like I have to go out my immediate region for the next assignment. I am married but my...

  3. What would you do if you were making the decisions?

    GalRN replied to PMHNP10's topic in Psychiatric

    A "Rogers" is an court order requiring a pt to take medication and/or comply with medical tests and possibly tx's. We recently had a woman who would have chosen to receive tx if her delusion hadn't...

  4. Mass psychiatric nurse prescription & salary?

    GalRN replied to faith99's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm a psych RN with a BSN who is planning on getting my APRN. I am also a pt as I have well controlled bipolar d/o, and my provider is a psych nurse. I am seeing a woman who replaced my first nurse...

  5. Advice from a travel nurse

    GalRN replied to esthomprn's topic in General Nursing

    I have not found the "travel nurses get treated the worst" bit to be true. The hospital where I work is small... 70 odd beds and the psych unit where I work is 12 beds. They treat me with respect and...

  6. GOSSIP/RUMORS

    GalRN replied to Aviationurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I am a psych RN, have been since '02. I am also a person who happens to have bipolar d/o. I treat my condition aggressively. I 'm on the right combo of meds and if I didn't take them I wouldn't be...

  7. Psych Interview...any suggestions?

    GalRN replied to DMCRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Make eye contact and carefully answer everything. If you have to talk about a previous job, be very very PC and don't say anything that might give them reason to believe you don't respect boundaries....

  8. Help! In first contract and no housing as promised. No $$. Advice?

    GalRN posted a topic in Travel

    I won't go into the name of the agency as I am still under contract even though they have not delivered what they promised. I am new to travel nursing and hadn't really considered it til recently,...

  9. Your worst travel assignment?

    GalRN replied to MissAnthrope's topic in Travel

    I do understand your point, and definitely do not want them to get away with doing this to anyone else..... At this time I have had to figure out the housing, and found something that involves little...

  10. Your worst travel assignment?

    GalRN replied to MissAnthrope's topic in Travel

    As a professional I am disgusted.... As a person who doesn't feel like getting sued, I am stuck. And as a woman with a family to support I just cannot go home with nothing but expenses and no check....

  11. Nightingale Nurses...opinions?

    GalRN replied to Meghan1017's topic in Travel

    They pushed me through and then when I started (4 days layer) the required housing was not in place, plus they lost my drug test and wouldn't order another one, they have come to me almost daily with...

  12. Help! In first contract and no housing as promised. No $$. Advice?

    GalRN replied to GalRN's topic in Travel

    I would be perfectly willing to do that, but I made it clear that I could not come up with a deposit required to rent or room until my first check... This sucks. I really need this

  13. Your worst travel assignment?

    GalRN replied to MissAnthrope's topic in Travel

    I am in my first 2 weeks of it. Was told free private housing. This was a quickie hire and I made it clear that I didn't have the up front $$ to put a deposit down or deal with any of that stuff,...

  14. /Does anyone know anything about Medical Staffing Network?

    GalRN replied to adoula's topic in Travel

    I worked for MSN in a contract position for 18 months. I was an Intelistaf employee but when they merged my file ended up with MSN. It took them a month to realize I worked for them. I got my checks,...

  15. In conscious sedation, does the patient lose touch with reality?

    GalRN replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    I recently had oral surgeon w/ IV concious sedation using fentanyl and versed. I also had nitrous. I remember the dentist putting in the IV, then I remember waking up. When I had more pain in one...

  16. Psych nursing skill set

    GalRN replied to MissNursieNurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I have been a nurse for 8 yrs and doing strictly psych for abour 5 yrs. I have found that the skills that I was most comfortable with come back right away. The stuff I wasn't good at before I still...

  17. Confused Student; Please Advise!

    GalRN replied to cns48's topic in Psychiatric

    I've been a nurse for 8 yrs, doing strictly psych for about 5 yrs. I had planned on being a medical nurse, until I worked on an understaffed vent unit and got so burnt out that I almost quit nursing....

  18. What is your favorite population to work with?

    GalRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I just replied to the thread about least favorite, so I thought I find out everybody's favorite. Mine are the kids in their early to mid 20's who've just had their first psychotic break and found out...

  19. I'm wondering

    GalRN replied to lisabeth's topic in Psychiatric

    Borderlines! I find the male ones more challenging because I never know what they're thinking. I think the reason they are difficult is b/c they can't be helped/cured unless they admit they actually...

  20. Help for us and our son, sorry this is long

    GalRN replied to blue heron's topic in Psychiatric

    You'll be in my prayers.... I understand some of the helplessness you feel after having a similar exp. w/ my dad last summer. He had no hx of mental illness and suddenly was convinced that he was...

  21. Do you wear different scrubs for psych?

    GalRN replied to angelfire280's topic in Psychiatric

    I can wear either scrubs or not at my job. I prefer to describe the dress code as "business casual, but you have to be able to wrestle in

  22. anyone work for UHS facilities?

    GalRN replied to texascowgirl's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked for one in Mass for 3 yrs. I liked the job because of the people, not the $$. The pay was not good, and we were forever losing support staff to the local hospital d/t $$ issues. When I was...

  23. Maximum Security versus Medium/Minimum Security psych

    GalRN replied to MissNursieNurse's topic in Psychiatric

    How would you define maximum vs moderate or low security? I've always categorized psych units as locked or

  24. Bentyl and Hallucinating

    GalRN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Never had it causes hallucinations in my experience working drug detox, but remember, every drug affects every person differently! I've had IV Compazine make me violent.... punched the ER

  25. How Much Do You Disclose About Your Experience With Mental Illness?

    GalRN replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    I have never shared my personal psych experiences w/ any patient, and I don't plan to. I have shared this info w/ one or 2 co-workers that I considered friends (and I knew could keep their mouths...