Hi all! I am transferring to a geri psych unit soon and have a question. I will be working weekends. I am also needing to pick up one more day. Have any of you noticed if Mondays are busier than Fridays? I dont mind working on a busier day so I ma...
Hi! I am new to peds office nursing and desperately need some tips on administering vaccines to toddler/preschool children. Where I am working at, we administer the vaccine in the thigh. How do you position/restrain the child? Also, what ideas for di...
Squeaky44 replied to mee9mee9's topic in New Nurse
I have a BS and was a teacher for approx. 5 years before going to nursing school at an ADN program. I am not sure if my degree helped me get into school or not. I started working with adults and switched to ped about a year ago. If I were you and it ...
Hey thank you so much for the info. I really appreciate all of your input because where I work is going to start an ICU sometime soon and I was very curious as to how it differed from the regular hospital. I now have a much better idea! :)
Has anyone worked in an ICU that is based within a freestanding LTACH center??? If so, could you tell me about the pros/cons and any other issues that you may have come across? I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks. :)
How are you reimbursed for mileage? My question really is for those who only go to hospice office once a week. Do you get mileage paid from the driveway of your house to the clients home? Or does it start after you go to the first clients home? Any i...
Squeaky44 replied to Squeaky44's topic in Psychiatric
EEK! One week orientation? Were you a brand new nurse or had you already been a nurse in another area? I am getting ready to apply at a residential facility. I just want to wait till after the first of the year because I actually have xmas eve and xm...
Squeaky44 replied to Squeaky44's topic in Psychiatric
I agree with the difficulty with age mixing. As I said I have not worked as a psych nurse, but I was a special ed teacher and taught summer school in a boys home with kids from 5-18 all together. Things could get pretty interesting! I want to thank e...
About how long is nursing orientation on a psych unit?? I have already been a med/surg/tele nurse for 4 years, but I know the assessments and treatments are a little bit different. Any further info. would be much appreciated.
Squeaky44 replied to Squeaky44's topic in Psychiatric
Thank you so much for your input! I am definitely considering a change to psych nursing. Your job sounds really interesting.l One more question though! Do you know about how residential psych is different? I know you have the kiddos for a long term p...
Hi! I am a nurse who is interested in pediatric psych. I have past experience with ED kids from my past teaching experience. I was wondering what pros/cons there are to this specialty and what a typical day as an RN is like. Any information would be ...