mare4322

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1. Safe staffing levels

   mare4322 replied to chelleanne's topic in Psychiatric

   I am also concerned about the staffing ratio. I am the charge nurse 3 days a week 12 hr shifts of a 26 bed psych unit We are allowed me, a med nurse, and 2 MHTs for a census over 19. When the census drops to 19 they send 1 of the MHTs to another un...

2. New at leading medication group on CD Unit

   mare4322 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Hi, I have been working on a CD unit for the past 2 years. Well, I was just told that I'm going to start having to do a group with the patients on medication. We have dual diagosis patients there. To tell you the truth I don't know all the things ...

3. AA Meetings for Nurses

   mare4322 replied to mare4322's topic in Recovery

   Thanks Billyhanes, That's a great idea to start a Nurses AA Group. If I do you'll be the first to know. Thanks for your support.

4. AA Meetings for Nurses

   mare4322 replied to mare4322's topic in Recovery

   Thanks for the feedback on this thread. I agree that a drunk doctor is no different that a drunk of the street. We are all equal in AA. I do feel however that some of the things we do in our addictions (ie: addicted nurse takes Mr. Wells pain injec...

5. Giving IM Injections

   mare4322 posted a topic in General Nursing

   This is a stupid question but I need to ask. When you give an IM or other injection, for that matter, if you withdraw to see if it's in a vein and you do get a blood return. You are supposed to stop and take out the syringe and waste the medication...

6. AA Meetings for Nurses

   mare4322 replied to mare4322's topic in Recovery

   Chellet98, Thank you for responding to this thread. I was beginning to think no one would. I think that it's important for nurses to have a meeting strictly for nurses, pharmacists, and doctors. Some of the things I've done in my addiction are thi...

7. AA Meetings for Nurses

   mare4322 posted a topic in Recovery

   Years ago when I first got into recovery there was a group call Nurses for Recovery. It was strictly for nurses and we had some pharmacists attend. I have not been working my program to the best of my ability and have a need to rework the steps and...

8. No direction on Chemical Dependency Unit

   mare4322 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I've been working on a chemical dependency unit for 1 1/2 years. We do not do detox, as pts. are detoxed on one of our psych units then transferred to us. On my unit we have Residential Treatment and Partial Hospitalization programs. I am the only...