TsavarenaRN

TsavarenaRN specializes in Adolescent Psychiatry.

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1. Mississippi nurses roll call!!! (be known)

   TsavarenaRN replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in Mississippi

   Hi All! Graduated Meridian Community College's ADN program May 2008. I've been working adolescent mental health ever since (private facility then changed to state facility).

2. Am I in trouble?

   TsavarenaRN replied to johnsavv's topic in Psychiatric

   The only thing I could guess based on what you have written would be a med error due to lack of order for med given. This is usually (and this is based just on MY personal experience) handled by a meeting where you get written up, counseled/educated...

3. Privacy and Covering My Arse.

   TsavarenaRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Just in short, had a doc treat one of the psych inpatient children with blatant disreguard to apropriate restraint and seclusion technique. We use CPI, not sure if many other facilities do. Pt was turning over furniture and loudly swearing. Def disru...

4. Suicide attempt on our pedi psych unit. Please keep my coworkers in your thoughts.

   TsavarenaRN replied to NeoPediRN's topic in Psychiatric

   Love and prayers for you, you're team, and the boy. :redpinkhe:redpinkhe:redpinkhe No real suicide attempt on my peds ward since I've been there, (Thank God) but a few fights and some superficial self mutilating here and there. I know how I feel when...

5. Advice for soon-to-be graduate???

   TsavarenaRN replied to Asklepios's topic in Psychiatric

   All I can really say is...dive right in! Nursing school did not prepare me for psych, but it was what I really wanted to do. I was able to be hired right out of school I believe because of the lack of nurses willing to apply for psych positions in my...

6. How are MS nurses amidst recession?

   TsavarenaRN replied to MissRN0520's topic in Mississippi

   Last I checked, central MS is still in need of nurses. Especially in long term care and psychiatric facilities. The medical hospitals in my area are still posting nurse openings also.

7. I seriously need HELP in Psych Documentation!

   TsavarenaRN replied to DaisyChains's topic in Psychiatric

   Sorry this is a little long, but I had an awesome psych instructor in nursing school that taught me this train of thought for mental health assessment. Also inservice at work was slightly helpful. This is based on an entire written narrative, mine at...

8. Need Help ASAP...Could seeing a psycologist effect my nursing license?

   TsavarenaRN replied to skittlebear's topic in Psychiatric

   As a new nurse in psych I was already anxious/stressed. Also suffering from marriage problems. Started seeing a therapist 3 months ago, using my company's insurance plan. I am even taking some controlled substances prescribed to me; Adderall, Tranxen...

9. Can child and adolescents psych be mixed on same unit?

   TsavarenaRN replied to Shell5's topic in Psychiatric

   My facility keeps them on the same floor, adolescent girls on north wing, children age 5-12 on south wing. It does seem to pose more difficulties as there is only one elevator for all to share, one med window, 4 baths for showering, one nurse's stati...

10. Need some ideas..adol psych

    TsavarenaRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I work with female adolescents on a pych ward, everyday the nurse is required to give a one hour nursing group related to the patient's probs, meds, etc. I've been doing this for about 4 months and I'm burned out on the flat boring material that the ...

11. Hurt on job, no pay?

    TsavarenaRN posted a topic in Disabilities

    I work at a psych hospital with assaultive adolescent females, needless to say I get beat up on occasion. After one such incident of being pushed down by a pt. twice my size, my lower back started to become painful, not screaming or crying, just sore...

12. I really AM the nurse!

    TsavarenaRN posted a topic in New Nurse

    First job as an RN, at a very nice nursing home, been there about 3 weeks now; I'm learning fast and I feel like things are going well, except for this one silly thing, which I may be getting a little over emotional about... No one believes I'm a nu...

13. Out of school 3-4 months and still no job!!!

    TsavarenaRN replied to kcsb12's topic in New Nurse

    I know how you feel. I got out of school and got my NCLEX results almost the same as you. I went applying like crazy and got pretty discouraged when I didn't hear anything back immediately. I was always up front about being a new grad but that I w...

14. Hospitals and Student Nurses...(Rant)

    TsavarenaRN posted a topic in General Students

    Right now I am working as a patient care tech on weekends while struggling through 3rd semester nursing school. Occasionally the hospital has educational classess for its staff (as I'm sure all hospitals do...) on a particularly busy day on the floor...

15. How Nursing Students spend their summers?

    TsavarenaRN replied to Krither's topic in General Students

    I am going into 3rd semester this fall. I am working as a student nurse at a local hospital. Although I do not get to do anything beyond the scope of an aid, the nurses I work with are always offering me learning opportunities by watching procedure...