Hokie

Hokie

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About Hokie

Hokie has 3 years experience and specializes in Psychiatric.


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  1. What's dual diagnosis like?

    Agree with Aloevera. Lots of prns, especially pain medications due to drug seeking. No use of seclusion but have had some fights but have been able to resolve without seclusion. The patients are extremely needy with requests for such things as den...
  2. do you talk about work?

    Working in the psychiatric field, I tend to talk about the strange, funny, stressful and dangerous things as well if only to get it out of my mind and relieve stress while maintaining confidentiality of patient information. Because if you don't talk...
  3. Another discouraged, unhappy camper here

    Part of the problem with some of the programs are that there are just not enough slots for the number of applicants and also it is due to the number of teachers available. It took me 4 years to complete the AA route with working full-time and attendi...
  4. Some questions for school.

    What's your opinion of your career compared to your ideas when you initially graduated? Started career in psychiatric nursing, so first few months, wasn't sure what I had gotten myself into. After 2.5 years, for the most part, am happy with the de...
  5. Currently work for the State of Maryland which provides 15 sick days which can be used for self and family leave as well, 6 personal leave days, 11 holidays and 10 days for annual leave or vacation for first 5 years and then 15 days for 5-10 years of...
  6. Moving to Dover as a future student

    Wilmington University also has classes available in Dover and class size is smaller than the Georgetown location, depends on which is more convenient for you. As stated previously, each semester is only 7 weeks long and classes are usually from 4:30...
  7. Letter to Congress: ANA "Safe Staffing Saves Lives" campaign

    Thanks for the link. Completed the survey and sent the letter.
  8. Do you have enough time to help yr patients?

    I'm a RN on a dual-diagnosis unit and previously worked on the chronic psychiatric unit. On both units, I have had the time to sit and talk with the patients which is the reason to work psych. As has been noted earlier, there are CNAs which work wi...