amandapmct

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1. Boundaries question

   amandapmct replied to cargalrn's topic in Psychiatric

   I think the "why not" is best summed up as "dual relationship." Someone below said "remove the patient from the context and it's not illegal or unethical..." but you simply can't. Once they are your pt. they are always your pt., partly because they...

2. Gamee/techniques to teach anger management

   amandapmct replied to ColeRobert's topic in General Students

   1) Start a focussed discussion on "what has helped you stay calm in the past when you felt angry but did not react to those feelings?" Open that up for discussion and write down people's answers on a white board or poster board. Keep the focus on ...

3. "Issue" with professor

   amandapmct replied to EDRN-2010's topic in General Students

   I completely agree with Ranka. I think you should meet with the dean and also write a response to the write-up, including a copy of the syllabus. Why didn't the head instructor intervene? This is clearly not something you did wrong or should be wr...

4. wanting to become an NP after nursing but it's expensive

   amandapmct replied to whawk's topic in General Students

   Another thought is, if you live really conservatively for a few years, you could conceivably pay your loans back quickly. It would be a psychological challenge, I'm sure, but could certainly be done; if you're making $60,000, let's say, you chooose ...

5. What is the schedule like in nursing school?

   amandapmct replied to sstephens04's topic in General Students

   I am glad to hear this because I also work (not quite full-time) and have a family and I'm starting nursing school in September; I keep hearing it's barely possible with all those obligations and yet I don't have much choice. I'm also pretty determi...

6. Need help with Therapeutic Communication

   amandapmct replied to mycatmax's topic in Psychiatric

   Try The Gift of Therapy by Irvin Yalom

7. Did anyone consider becoming a psychologist first?

   amandapmct replied to darthbreezy's topic in Psychiatric

   I am a master's level mental health therapist and am in the process of applying to nursing programs. I am not sure if I will go to an ARNP program (there's a nursing immersion program where non-nurses with a Bachelor's degree can get a Master's in n...

8. Psych unit job descriptions

   amandapmct replied to yuyu75's topic in Psychiatric

   I'm excited to hear that you have an MSW and RN. I have my MA in psychology and am hoping to start the RN program next fall. Did you find that your MSW was valued by employers, even when you had little nursing experience?

9. schizophrenia

   amandapmct replied to mani3433's topic in Psychiatric

   Positive symptoms = presence of odd behaviors - hallucinations, delusions Negative symptoms = absence of behaviors that should be there; desire to interact, engage in hygiene, etc. Very simplified, but maybe a way to remember the distinction between...

10. THC and Schizophrenia

    amandapmct replied to yvonne1's topic in General Students

    Although drugs can exacerbate psychotic illnesses and also cause "psychosis" it is not necessarily a cause of schizophrenia - and general consensus (sort of) is that there must be a genetic predisposition to get schizophrenia.0 Schizophrenia can't e...

11. Advice on TEAS test results

    amandapmct replied to getyournursingon's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I am wondering if and how people prepared for the TEAS. I would probably fail 8th grade math and science if I took a test tomorrow! I need to brush up on basic math and science skills. Any advice on test prep materials or manuals?