Isitpossible

Isitpossible LPN, LVN

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mom, married, age 38

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  1. Walden University Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

    Hi all, I do attend Walden, the PMHNP. I am in my next to last class. If you have any questions feel free. :) Walden and other online programs will be mandated in 2019 toprovide clinical placement sites. As of 2019 the new accrediting standards ...
  2. Nursing School Needs Repair (And Why I Quit)

    That was a dumb comment: maybe try psych nursing? clearly OP is not cut out for nursing school. Psych nurses undergo the same training as any other RN and pass the same boards. So what makes "psych nursing" better for the OP. Wrong answer and insult...
  3. What happened to all the Walden Haters?

    Hello and Congrats on your successes! I am a current Walden student and find the program challenging and I am learning so much. I do enjoy it. I compared Waldens Classes to other Psych NP programs..classes are the same. Clinical hours the same.. I t...
  4. Walden University NP School Exam Inquiry (PMHNP):

    Are you finding Walden excruciatingly slow with financial aid? Their already driving me crazy
  5. Problems with q15 rounds

    Gosh couldnt agree with lala more!! God firbid there is a murder, (yes it happened at my facikity), suicide, rape or any other event..Heads are going to roll including yours#! Please dont let this go.email top administrator s about your very valid ...
  6. Yes I love using humor on my detox floor.. One standing joke I use is when pts ask for a med.. I say "how much you willing to pay..50 cents will work and I accept IOU.." For some reason the pts love it and we crack up... Makes for a great shift using...
  7. On probation for being too "anxious"

    Im new to med surge also. Its a very different environment than what Im accustomed to. Been a nurse just three years. Im learning on med surge to stop panicking. When orders are flying phones ringing, I would feel overwhelmed and anxious. Just ...
  8. Insulin

    Im having a issue with diabetes care in the hospital setting. All the diabetic pts are on sliding scale with meals and Lantus at night. It seems that we are not doing a great job with controlling pts glucose. I wonder why I dont see long acting in...
  9. Transfer Psych to Medsurg

    As a psych nurse new to med surge one skill that completely came in handy just today was de-escalation!!! A family member was going off on my fellow nurse!! I interceded quickly, therapeutically and got her to calm down and assisted her right off ...
  10. Overmedicating...NO!!

    Rose Queen..No I did not report. I was not on the unit of the RN who gave that Haldol.. It was second hand information. Of the ativan no need to report I simply did it myself and pt got correct dose. As one can see from been There done that...it s...
  11. Overmedicating...NO!!

    I'm a little frightented by some of my colleagues actions...most epecially with psych patients. I see nurses giving more anti psychotics than ordered. One night my pt was seizing..doc ordered 1mg Iv ativan... med contained 2mg.. Nurse says f×× ...
  12. Psych nurse cross training to MS

    So I've been a nurse for three years now. I have (and still do) work primarily psych. I also did LTC for about a year when I graduated in 2012. Med-surge is somewhat different from psych, and I feel like I'm not getting the best orientation becau...
  13. Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

    OP, hopefully your okay with this now.. No can really know what made the family member request another nurse. I think its very mature of you to reflect and try to figure out why you werent requested. But at the end of the day, you did everythying y...
  14. Not going to play that game

    Good for you!!! they were looking for scapegoat, and had the wrong one.. lol... Kudos!
  15. Nervous about new job!!

    I absolutely love psych...congrats and good luck. Some great information, never turn your back, keep safe distances ALWAYS, no matter how harmless a patient seems, and therapeutic communication is a great friend indeed in this environment. However ...