K8TLittleone

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1. Making the switch from hospital to psych. . .

   K8TLittleone replied to K8TLittleone's topic in Psychiatric

   Thank you both for your replies! At our facility, if someone presents with some kind of obvious issue at admission we send them to the local hospital. And no, I wouldn't want acute medical issues on a psych unit either. We are told to do focus asse...

2. Hello Psych Nurses & Future Psych Nurses, Please Read

   K8TLittleone replied to little_miss_hulk's topic in Psychiatric

   Hello! I am a May '08 grad and after working on a neuroscience floor of a big teaching hospital decided a few weeks ago to get a job at the local state mental health hospital. I will tell you that I am VERY glad that I did my time doing hospital nu...

3. Making the switch from hospital to psych. . .

   K8TLittleone posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Hello everyone! I am a relatively new nurse (graduated May '08) who until a few weeks ago was working in the Neuroscience unit of a large teaching hospital. I got great clinical experience on my high-acuity and fast paced unit. Prior to my nursing...

4. Neuro--tell me why you do/don't like it!!

   K8TLittleone replied to irishnurse68's topic in Neuro

   I am a new grad (May 2008) and kind of fell in to neuro at a large Level 1 trauma center/teaching hospital two months ago. It wasn't my first choice, but I think the Lord works in mysterious ways because it's a perfect fit for me! It is very challe...

5. Quick Neuro Assessment?

   K8TLittleone replied to neuroRN's topic in Neuro

   Hello! I too am a new-grad (May 2008)- just passed my boards! Yeay! I started on a neuroscience unit at a major teaching hospital two months ago, and have an amazing preceptor. One of the best pieces of advice that he gave me is to try to use your ti...