JenTNRN

JenTNRN has 2 years experience and specializes in Oncology and Psych.

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1. Switch to 12-hour Shifts

   JenTNRN replied to MerPsychRN's topic in Psychiatric

   Our hospital forced everyone to switch from 8's to 12's with exception of a few people who medically cannot work 8's last march in hopes to improve staffing by only having to schedule 2 shifts versus 3. Well, it has resulted in more burnout, less st...

2. detoxing in ICU setting

   JenTNRN replied to classicaldreams's topic in Psychiatric

   My Psych hospital has a inpatient 5-7 day detox unit. Etoh detox protocols we use are Ativan 2mg or Librium 50mg every hour for Ciwa scales >10. Using the Ciwa, we assess every four hours under 10. If initial assessment is 10 or greater, then as...

3. Working in Psych while Pregnant

   JenTNRN replied to Cilantrophobe's topic in Psychiatric

   In my 2 years of Psych, I have only been hit once. I worked my whole pregnancy in Psych, but I never worked the acute units while I was pregnant. At our hospital we have acute male and female units, Child & Adolescent unit, an A & D unit, ...