Flo. BSN, RN

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About Flo.

Flo. has 7 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Developmental Disabilites,.


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  1. Flo.

    Nursing Medical Symbol: What is it about?

    I have a medical alert bracelet with the caduceus on it. People might think you have a medical condition if you wear it.
  2. I used to be an ortho nurse. We had elderly patients s/p hip fx that would refuse to be cleaned often. Most times it was due to pain or anxiety. I would premedicate and we would go in as a team 3 or 4 of us and clean up the patient as fast as we coul...
  3. Flo.

    Suicide

    Sometimes we have to hold the hope for our patients when they can't see it themselves. ECT works micracles and he can declare bankruptcy, move to another area and restart his life.
  4. Generally, the state hospital handles more treatment-resistant conditions. In my state, only the state hospital is allowed to give medication against a person's will. So if someone is refusing meds and clearly needs it, they have to be transferred to...
  5. Flo.

    Best refused transfer ever!!!

    A psych floor is a dangerous place for a patient that is not medically stable and far too often in my hospital, the physicans want to transfer patients to psych before it it clinically appropriate because they don't want to deal with the patient. The...
  6. Flo.

    PMHNP-low stress?

    I have been diagnosed with a chronic health condition. The doctors are recommending that I change my job to a low-stress position. I currently work inpatient psych and I am thinking of becoming a psych np. Would you consider outpatient PMHNP work les...
  7. Holy cow! I wish my manager was like that. I never see her and I work day shift. She is always in meetings or off the floor. Never helps out, even when we are in a critical need.
  8. Flo.

    Staff appreciation ideas?

    Our unit used to have a coffee and tea machine. It broke and was never replaced. It would mean alot to me if management bought a new one and supplied the tea and coffee.
  9. I work in psych, so I give very vague answers or try to change the topic. However, I will say that I have been in the ER as a patient. I was scared out of my mind and I made small talk with my nurses. I think I would have cried if one told me I was b...
  10. On my unit we are critically short staffed. We are a 30 bed unit and have reduced census to 24 due to staffing. Even with that, we are still having trouble staffing shifts. We have a shift coming up this weekend with only 1 RN scheduled. All the RN's...
  11. Flo.

    are you guys exhausted after your shift?

    I'm mentally and physically exhausted after 12 hours.
  12. Flo.

    Advice on comfortable shoes

    Crocs. Lightweight and oh so comfy
  13. Flo.

    I miss floor nursing...I think?

    I went back to floor nursing after having a desk job. For me, I was bored and lonely in the office. Now I am very happy being surrounded by other nurses, staff, and interesting patients.
  14. Flo.

    Using phones as a sitter-thoughts?

    I just had to do a shift as a sitter. It was brutally boring as the patient was sound asleep the whole time. I started off doing required education and once I finished that, yup the cell phone came out. I think I would have lost my mind, siting for ...
  15. Flo.

    Mental health advocate

    I really want to get into mental health advocacy. I struggled with mental health issues for years but I am now stable and in a great place mentally. I work in a smallish town on a psych floor. I want to get involved with the local NAMI and share my ...