normj

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1. psych degree?

   normj replied to shock-me-sane's topic in Psychiatric

   Ditto. I had only 6 months of med-surg before i went into psych, and i am regarded as the unit 'expert' on medical stuff, often fielding questions from nurses with 25+ years experience in psych who have no recent med experience. Plus, people with M...

2. That's why they call him "The Streak"

   normj replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in Psychiatric

   yes, and if all else fails, have them arrested for indecent exposure ... i don't understand why folks are so concerned about using restraints here ... we would put them in locked seclusion immediately ...

3. That's why they call him "The Streak"

   normj replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in Psychiatric

   We call it a B-52 ... 2mg lorazepam 5mg haloperidol 50mg diphenhydramine IM, all in the same syringe ... Nighty-Night!! :stone

4. That's why they call him "The Streak"

   normj replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in Psychiatric

   I find that lorazepam frequently only disinhibits such patients.

5. Why did you choose psych nursing?

   normj replied to Keely-FutureRN's topic in Psychiatric

   The old saw "You don't HAVE to be crazy to work here, but it sure helps" definitely applies on my unit ...

6. BPD, bipolar and RN?

   normj replied to FrostedGlass's topic in Psychiatric

   personally, i think the best therapists, psychiatrists, psych nurses, psychologists, etc are folks who have been there, done that ... and are now keeping themselves well thru application of tested treatments. you certainly should not be caring for ...

7. RN with a record, need HELP

   normj replied to nm1979's topic in General Nursing

   Clearly, asking your attorney is the right thing to do in this case; every state has different laws. Good luck.

8. Question about other student actions on psych unit

   normj replied to AmyB's topic in Psychiatric

   or you could just hide a stool sample in their bookbags ... sorry, couldn't resist ...

9. New Psych RN Here!

   normj posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I got into nursing to be a psych RN ... Did my 6 months in purgatory (ie, Med/Surg) ... And I've just been offered a job on a psych unit! I am going to take it ... my unit sucks, even the director quit ... our management is suffering from chronic, ...

10. Interesting Psych Issues? Looking for paper topic

    normj replied to Lawnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Of course there is always the subject of restraint use ... as a nurse, you could put a great spin on it, such as Pt rights versus RN safety ... and if you do do that, post your paper here so we can see what you have learned!

11. Psych ER Nurse or Psych Homecare??

    normj replied to EarthChild1130's topic in Psychiatric

    I know that at Harborview MC, in Seattle, WA, USA, there is a full-time staff of RNs and others designed to receive, triage, assess, and process involuntary and voluntarily detained psych patients in their ER ... they are a level one trauma center .....

12. Role of psych CNS/NP in Acute Care Hospital?

    normj replied to normj's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks Osorry! That is exactly the kind of thing I thought I might hear ... I know we could use that in our joint, especially since a "Psych Consult" on a med/surg floor where I am at consists of a pissy psychiatry resident coming up and "evaluating...

13. Role of psych CNS/NP in Acute Care Hospital?

    normj replied to normj's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks Osorry! That is exactly the kind of thing I thought I might hear ... I know we could use that in our joint, especially since a "Psych Consult" on a med/surg floor where I am at consists of a pissy psychiatry resident coming up and "evaluating...

14. Role of psych CNS/NP in Acute Care Hospital?

    normj posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi, Anyone care to elaborate on the role and need for psych CNS/NPs in the Acute care hospital setting? In particular, I am wondering about how often they are employed to do psych rounds on med/surg and critical care to evaluate patients and write o...

15. Do I NEED Med-Surg training to be a psych nurse?

    normj replied to EarthChild1130's topic in Psychiatric

    I just started my first RN job on a med/surg floor ... and spent all of last night dealing with the typical shenanigans of a galloping borderline who has a multitude of medical issues. Orginally got into this because I want to be psych nurse ... and ...