ms_miyagi

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1. Things I wish I could tell my patients

   ms_miyagi replied to vintagemother's topic in Psychiatric

   In an effort to emphasize how important it is for my patients to continue to take their medications after discharge, I advise them that their illness is just like any other run of the mill illness that requires daily medications, i.e., HTN, Diabetes,...

2. Theme song to your Nursing career?

   ms_miyagi replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Humor

   For my drive into work at nights, at a Behavioral Health Hospital, it's always: "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC and for the drive home: "Welcome to the Jungle" or "Wonderful World" Depending on how bad the night was and how absolutely rotten traffic is.

3. Why did you choose to become a psych nurse?

   ms_miyagi replied to tylerspeedster's topic in Psychiatric

   I fell into Psych nursing right out of nursing school. I had sent out 100's of resume's and this one, little, free-standing Psych Hospital, was the only call I received in response to my application. Funny thing, when I was in nursing school doing m...

4. Mid-Shift Shower

   ms_miyagi replied to NurseAlwaysNForever's topic in General Nursing

   LOL, Just a reminder that if you don't have a sense of humor, nursing isn't for you. My first job out of Nursing School was in Geriatric Psych. One of my all-time favorite patients was Findley. Now Findley was a very tall, lean farm with a world cl...

5. Please Start!

   ms_miyagi replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in Professionalism

   Please start to realize that if you are getting the SAME patients for your 2nd and 3rd shift of the week, you do not need the minutiae of what brought the patient into the hospital in the first place, that hasn't changed. However I will be more than...

6. How to deal with angry doctors

   ms_miyagi replied to ann915's topic in New Nurse

   Here is what I do with angry, belligerent doctors. When they pause their tirade long enough to take a breath, I very politely state, "Dr. when you calmed down enough to speak to me in a civil tone of voice and as one professional to another, please ...

7. Taking NCLEX Valentine's Day <3

   ms_miyagi replied to mshessle's topic in NCLEX

   You will not be able to pay or see your quick results until a minimum of 48 hours after your exam start time. If you are lucky, your license will be up on your BON prior to have to spend another $8. At least that is the way it is working here in Te...

8. PASSED NCLEX-RN!!

   ms_miyagi replied to blessedrn2012.'s topic in NCLEX

   For all the soon to be nurses in their 40's. Please let me assure you that passing the NCLEX is an achievable goal. I passed mine last week with 75 questions and I am almost 48, so if I can do, so can all of y'all! Best of luck to all that are taki...

9. Got those coveted R.N. initials behind my name now!!

   ms_miyagi replied to nursetaminator's topic in NCLEX

   Doesn't it feel great to be able to say that you are now an RN?

10. Taking NCLEX Valentine's Day <3

    ms_miyagi replied to mshessle's topic in NCLEX

    Try the trick, you may be pleasantly surprised.

11. Studying for the NCLEX RN boards

    ms_miyagi replied to christinedimopoulos's topic in NCLEX

    I mostly used the NCLEX 3500 (you can find the link on here) and Saunders 5th edition (yellow book) and I took a Kaplan assessment to see areas I was weak in and focused on those areas. That's pretty much it, I didn't really study that much, because...

12. Studying for the NCLEX RN boards

    ms_miyagi replied to christinedimopoulos's topic in NCLEX

    Also, know your nutrition information. Foods that are high in potassium, calcium, sodium. Know your Lab values with criticals, write them on your white board when you are allowed to do so, this keeps them at your fingertips and you don't have to thi...

13. Taking NCLEX-RN on the 16th and I'm feeling pretty iffy

    ms_miyagi replied to sch983's topic in NCLEX

    Word of advice from one who as been there and done that....breathe!!! The NCLEX-RN is so random there is no way to know everything that will be asked on the test. Your best defense is to know how to answer the questions. As a general rule, you can...

14. Studying for the NCLEX RN boards

    ms_miyagi replied to christinedimopoulos's topic in NCLEX

    Took my NCLEX-RN last week, cut off with 75 questions. No matter how many questions you get, you will walk out of there feeling like you failed! Focus on Select All That Apply, prioritizing, delegation and infection control. Know your basic med cal...

15. Advice: Am I ready?

    ms_miyagi replied to >--stethoscope--o's topic in NCLEX

    The NCLEX 3500 has a great bank of SATA questions. Some one has posted a link to it here on AN. You should be able to search for it on here. I used it exclusively for questions because the rationales are awesome and I used www.quizlett.com for fla...