mumseyllama

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psych RN thinking of OR

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  1. i want to be a NURSE!!

    Hey girl, we sure need you in the field. Stick with it!!
  2. Career choices questions

    Take the 2 yr degree and start working. I have 2 bachelors and they do nothing to increase my pay rate. Nursing is great with tremendous variety although the work can be very hard. But there are lots of part-time and shift positions which is great wh...
  3. OR safety

    Hi OR girl, Thank you so much for your information and advice. I will certainly ask those questions of the interview committee and OR staff. How long have you been in the OR? what is your favorite area and why? I'm a long time noc nurse and am co...
  4. I need some advise, please

    My daughter developed a seizure disorder @ 10 months, not febrile. She had 4 before she was put on phenobarbitol. It was a wonder drug. She never had any more. She was weaned off the phenobarb at 2 years old. She's perfect now.
  5. Question

    I worked in a hospital in CT that used body bags. We did a good job with them although the patient really needs 1:1 observation due to potential for asphyxiation. They can get out too if they're small enough (really). My last 2 hospitals haven't us...
  6. OR safety

    I'm considering a jump from psych to OR. I just read an article about the dangers of glutaraldehyde in the OR. Do you folks feel safe with the chemicals etc. in which you come into contact? What questions should I be asking to evaluate the safety of ...
  7. new grads in psych

    It takes a special kind of person in each of the specialties. Good luck on the floors!
  8. charging pts with assault

    I work in VT and our administrators are very supportive in charging patients who physically assault our staff. Manypatients feel the have free license to any behavoirs when on a psych unit. This sets very firm limits. One night a woman going into re...
  9. Suicide in Psych Ward

    Our staff are all required to do a cursory search of the client even when security staff has already done so. We do not, however, require that the patient remove all clothing so that we may check it (as has been required at other facilities where I h...
  10. What's safe whats not.

    Hi, I work in VT. Have had some great travelers I've really enjoyed working with. We have a 2 unit facility, good staff, old building. High cost of living here. One unit's locked, the other unlocked. What I really like which is different from some ...
  11. New Med

    My mother-in-law (82 yo, dementia) was just placed on abilify as a switch from 0.5mg haldol which was prescribed for auditory hallucinations and paranoia. The nursing home providers feel it is effective for her. I haven't seen it used yet on my unit...
  12. new grads in psych

    I went directly into adult psych from nursing school, having spent some student days working in child psych. Don't worry about having tons of med/surg background. Doesn't matter. I spent 6 months on a med floor in 2000. Everything changes so rapidly ...
  13. Psych work and Depression

    Hi GeorgiaGirl, I hope that if you're clinically depressed you've sought help/medication from a trusted clinician who'll maintain your confidentiality. I think we in the psych profession sometimes think that we shouldn't get sick like we often see ...
  14. job details?

    Hi Jen in CT, I worked down there in Middletown. Being a psych nurse is very interesting if you enjoy delving into the often very different realities of others. We deal with people who often experience altered realities--hear voices, see hallucinati...
  15. Question about verbal threats

    By all means, consult your Director of Nursing and begin a paper trail. What a difficult environment to live through. It's hard to believe that in this age of short staffing all of you are not treated as golden. I have, in the past, needed to creat...