bringtherain

bringtherain has 2 years experience and specializes in psychiatric, pediatrics.

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1. Graduation in December - no jobs?

   bringtherain posted a topic in LPN-RN

   Anyone else graduating in December? I'm starting final semester clinicals at the end of the month. All I want is to graduate and pass boards. I am an LVN right now and there are just no jobs for LVN here. I am afraid that when I graduate there will ...

2. excelsior college

   bringtherain posted a topic in Online Learning

   So, I am in the program and have 5 years to finish. If I cant do it in 5 years then geeze... I dunno. Anyone else in this program? What do yall think about it?

3. Has anyone worked in pediatric home health?

   bringtherain replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in Pediatric

   Yup. Me. LVN home health nurse. I spend 6-8-12 hrs a day at a home with a kiddo. We care for them, play with them, give them their treatments, watch cartoons with them - and give them all the attention they need since they are not able to go out in t...

4. You must be crazy

   bringtherain replied to bringtherain's topic in Psychiatric

   Congradulations :] it is a lot of fun to work in psych.

5. New to psychiatric nursing and would love any and all advice/suggestions!

   bringtherain replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in Psychiatric

   Also, do not show them fear - even if you are intimidated by them. During a psych crisis you need to be quick to act because things can easily break out into a code (fight) You are the nurse, you are in charge and not them. You are here to help them....

6. New to psychiatric nursing and would love any and all advice/suggestions!

   bringtherain replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in Psychiatric

   be openminded - compassionate - yet firm. Stick to the rules. Some pts will try and split staff and manipulate. Treat them respectfully, but remember - there is a REASON they are in the hospital. They are not well, as normal as some of them seem. Do ...

7. where's my *insert parent figure here*

   bringtherain posted a topic in Pediatric

   I know as a pediatric home care nurse - I am there to help care for the child when the parents are unable to meet the pts care requriements. They have other children to tend to, or they work. I understand - that is why I am there. But it seems like, ...

8. Fianlly, my dream come true

   bringtherain posted a topic in Pediatric

   For as long as I have been a nursing student - I have wanted to be a pediatric nurse. Now I can proudly say "I am!" I work with children 4+ in a psychiatric hospital setting, but recently got a job with a pediatric home health agency. I love it. I lo...

9. You must be crazy

   bringtherain posted a topic in Psychiatric

   to work at a psych. hospital! I hear that a lot. The truth is, you *do* have to be a little nuts to work at a psych. hospital, but even crazy nurses need work too! :] It isnt that we are *crazy* we have just seen so much, that we are kind of immune ...

10. Parents of kids with autism, please read

    bringtherain replied to LydiaNN's topic in Pediatric

    woah cant read all the replies right now but I would say yes, that would be great :] My son has autism

11. I failed Nclex today

    bringtherain replied to 2bR_Nswag's topic in NCLEX

    im sorry that you did not pass. but keep your chin up! get ready for the next go-around. :]