NMorrisRN

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1. Gutless Colleagues

   NMorrisRN replied to LPC2RN's topic in Psychiatric

   You are completely valid in your feelings! In my opinion those techs need to be fired! I don't care how little or long they've worked there. #1. As a tech on the unit you are trained to take down a patient. #2. Even if you aren't a trained profession...

2. Perhaps this Wasn't for Me

   NMorrisRN replied to PG2018's topic in Psychiatric

   Geesshhhhh! PsychGuy, APRN, NP I am sorry. I'm sorry that from what I've read you seem to be getting attacked when what you truly wanted was advice. I am new to psych nursing (not new to nursing) and I can tell you I AM BORED!! My situation is a bit ...

3. New Psych RN - ADVICE NEEDED

   NMorrisRN replied to NMorrisRN's topic in Psychiatric

   I did but it was very much a watch kind of deal, and what I saw wasn't much. The RNs were buried in paperwork and the techs ran the floor. I spent my clinicals with the techs who just policed the area. The hospital I work in is much different we have...

4. New Psych RN - ADVICE NEEDED

   NMorrisRN replied to NMorrisRN's topic in Psychiatric

   Thank you! I have been waiting for someone to reply lol. I will be buying this book! I truly appreciate your response

5. How many hours is your shift?

   NMorrisRN replied to motor_mouth's topic in Psychiatric

   I work in military medicine, sadly this is the norm. All military nurses who work at a Naval Hospital work these hours :-(

6. Psych Patients with poor boundaries

   NMorrisRN replied to CanadianNurse15's topic in Psychiatric

   I'm interested to see what the response is to this post. I hope someone answers soon. As a new psych RN I need this tip as well.

7. Do you deal with IVs on your unit?

   NMorrisRN replied to Scarlettz's topic in Psychiatric

   I may be an exception because I work in military medicine but yes we do. If a patient on our inpatient mental health unit has a code blue we are expected to start the IV etc as we wait for code team to arrive that way they can immediately begin to gi...

8. How many hours is your shift?

   NMorrisRN replied to motor_mouth's topic in Psychiatric

   In my hospital we work 12 hour swing shifts. Two days of 12 hour shifts one week and five days of 12 hour shifts the next. I dread the five day work weeks - it's almost inhuman to make someone work five 12 hour shifts in one week - truly sucks.

9. New Psych RN - ADVICE NEEDED

   NMorrisRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I am a new psych RN and I keep looking for a book I can buy to help me with my psych RN skills a sort of, "How To Psych Nurse For Dummies." But I am starting to believe there is no such book. Or is there? I have purchased the DSM V (more so I can rea...

10. Psych Nurse Report Sheet

    NMorrisRN replied to Ndy-RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree - this is awesome. I actually saved it to my computer - thank you! We use a generated unit report for our reporting. It has the following information. Pt name Age Admission date Dx Track (we work on a track system A =psychotic issues etc Team...