finness

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1. tattoos in the workplace

   finness replied to wiseguy99's topic in General Nursing

   well, i kina like 'em! but then, i believe true professionalism is rooted in the ability of the nurse to practice with compassion and respect for the uniqueness of every individual. besides, "taste" is a hard thing to regulate.

2. What unions?

   finness replied to RN4NICU's topic in General Nursing

   A lot of hospitals in iowa are unionized. I dunno much more since I'm not working yet!!

3. What would you do in my situation...?

   finness replied to Nurse Ratchet's topic in General Nursing

   sheesh! you just may have opened a can of worms. firstly, you are in the company of hard working, capable men and women who were called into this profession for a variety of reasons. not everyone is "here" to fulfill a life long dream; some are h...

4. Geri Psychiatric Nursing

   finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

   nurse ratched, you are one smart cookie! i like that adage a lot...

5. Geri Psychiatric Nursing

   finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

   so would you say that a med-surg background is especially important here?

6. Electric Shock Therapy

   finness replied to Mazzi's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks...I wasn't aware that worked for mania, too!

7. college loans

   finness replied to slhn's topic in General Nursing

   I have heard there are a lot of state based tuition repayment programs. For example, if I agree to work in the state of Iowa after graduation, they will pay back my loans. I bet your financial aide office would be able to help you with this.

8. Geri Psychiatric Nursing

   finness posted a topic in Psychiatric

   how is different? how should one best prepare themself?

9. "How old are you?"

   finness replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am a student nurse (22) but recently one of my clients asked me how old I was. When I told him, he said, "Oh, I thought you were a kid. I thought I got a mini-nurse!!" LOL. :rotfl:

10. cocaine psychosis

    finness replied to rached's topic in Psychiatric

    According to the Narcanon website on methamphetamine (couldn't find on cocaine, although I would guess the effect would be fairly similar): "...Users tend to become increasingly dellusional. These effects have been reported to last for months, and i...

11. Psychiatric nursing in other parts of the country

    finness replied to RN2MBA04's topic in Psychiatric

    So sad. How does this happen?

12. cocaine psychosis

    finness replied to rached's topic in Psychiatric

    my experience in this department stems from my father's abuse of methamphetamine. he was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age 39 after having very similar delusions. nearly three years later, he is still taking veritable cocktail of medications-...

13. Want advice re: specialization, pay, older student/RN & Arizona

    finness replied to jennykate's topic in Psychiatric

    from reading other posts, it doesn't sound imperitive, but helpful. med-surg is recommended for valuable medical assessment skills, but depending on your facility guidelines, may not be necessary. have i got it about right, guys/gals?

14. Reducing the Brain, Ignoring the Soul

    finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    yes, to some patients, chemical intervention is crucial. for others, it is ineffective, fruitless, and yes, even dangerous. it is the responsibility of a competent psychiatrist to determine the appropriate therapeutic intervention...be it chemical ...

15. Looking for Child/Adolescent Psyche Postion! Just wanted to share...

    finness replied to NurseCard's topic in Psychiatric

    how very exciting! i am keeping my fingers crossed for you! you are right--the people drawn to psyche probably have had at least some experience with mental illness. can you blame us? very few people decide to be horse trainers without ever ridin...