BLCaldwell

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1. Are You Kidding Me????

   BLCaldwell replied to Flo1216's topic in General Nursing

   Sad to say there are people in our profession that only went into it for the $$$$$. There are the "Don Quixote" nurses.... they tilt at every windmill on the horizon. Then there are the ones that are not part of the problem, but because of their a...

2. New use for Tylenol?

   BLCaldwell replied to mattcastens's topic in General Nursing

   I've been following this thread for awhile now and thought that I would try some "research". I have degenerative arthritis. I take Celebrex 200mg bid. I work full time 3rd shift on a psych unit in a cold (read well air conditioned unit). There ar...

3. How do YOU keep sane?

   BLCaldwell replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

   After 37 years as an RN I've decided that it helps to be a little bit off of plumb in order to enjoy what you do.... Only in nursing if you get fed up and want to take this job and stuff it can you change speeds and not have to start over. For exam...

4. Transition from 8 hour to 12 hour shifts

   BLCaldwell replied to Cindy_A's topic in General Nursing

   I have done 12's at night and love it.....when the charge nurse I follow is also doing a 12- sure makes it better. Sure do love those days off. There was a hospital I did agency work at, they wanted you to do 7 on and 7 off, it was 12 hour shifts ...

5. Re: Movies with Nurses

   BLCaldwell replied to skwirm's topic in General Nursing

   One that I liked was "Lorenzo's Gold", sort of like alternative medicine. Another was "Snake Pit", psych has sure come a long way. Can't think of that WW II movie where there were all these dedicated nurses on an island in the Pacific. It used to pl...

6. What do you do to get past the 2am slump

   BLCaldwell replied to peaceful2100's topic in General Nursing

   Have been a dedicated night person for the past 10 years. When the slump hits...wash my face and get a glass of ice water. Force myself to THINK-- exercise the gray matter. I'll do care plans. Working on psych it's a little different, we have to b...

7. Belly Piercing/Tattoo

   BLCaldwell replied to shavsha's topic in General Nursing

   I've seen an infected nipple ring. The MD never had.... he split the 36DD breast from nipple down and packed it. Didn't even try warm moist compresses. Took several regimens of antibiotics- both aerobics and anaerobic. The military get pierced and...

8. The Unbelievable things our Pts DO..It is true

   BLCaldwell replied to AmandaDawn's topic in Humor

   Worked in the ER for a few years here and there... Once in NYC a newlywed couple came in, seems that she had 3rd degree lacerations. Spent their wedding night- the rest of it at least, inpatient with her mother comforting her and cussing him. Time w...

9. Is it possible for a Bipolar person to become a psych nurse?

   BLCaldwell replied to magaroon's topic in Psychiatric

   In the Southern vernacular...you go girl! There are many self medicating nurses in the world, at least you are attempting to focus in on the best mood stabilizer for you.

10. nursing options after psych nursing??

    BLCaldwell replied to misseymac's topic in Psychiatric

    I got the thread back, re-read all of the messages and decided that I needed to add some more.... Have been a nurse since the 2 year program RN / college based feasibility studies were done back in the 60's. I have been active in nursing as a volun...

11. Gotta good "poop" story? I do.

    BLCaldwell replied to st4304's topic in General Nursing

    I have laughed so hard... reading the comments to the different perspectives of poop. It has brought back so many memories of why I now work in psych. While working as a visiting nurse.....had a private MD who use to have his little old southern la...

12. nursing options after psych nursing??

    BLCaldwell replied to misseymac's topic in Psychiatric

    For all the RN's out in the "trenches"-- do not re-invent the wheel. As an RN, you can become an Advance Practice Clinical Specialist in Psych-Mental Health. There are programs that are a result of a MSN. There still might be a few that do the Cet...