LuciGirl

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  1. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    :) Thanks for your correspondence re: child/adol psych nursing! I'm soon to be 45! Wow! 2 grown kids of my own. It is interesting to read that there were few takedowns/seclusions where you worked. I'm very very concerned at the declining attitud...
  2. Child Psych

    Depakote is frequently used with the teens we see on our unit. Re: antidepressants & mood stabilizers - be alert for side effects and don't be afraid to ask docs to try a different one. Ex. Headaches are a common side effect for some folks wi...
  3. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    There is a book called Restraint/Seclusion Free Environments that presents the Engagement Model and trauma focused care - very good book and this is the model the hospital "says" it is going to introduce. Good point about examining my own issues of ...
  4. CEU business idea

    Re: specialty certification - I believe most have to have ceus that are approved by ANCC. Becoming a provider of CEUs (directly) thru ANCC is major pricey but if you check around different state boards of nursing - you can go thru them to get provid...
  5. Need resources for developing CEU programs

    ?Question? I've done some workshop presenting but want to market further. Does your friend have any suggestions for marketing oneself and what is a ballpark figure of what to charge for giving a presentation - hourly rate? I'm in the midwest. Tha...
  6. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    To: HarryPotter - Thanks for your reply. I am looking elsewhere for work, but feel like I'm "abandoning" the kids that come to the unit I work on. I am hopeful about a new approach to dealing with kids that mgt is looking into - just learned about ...
  7. Now I am really questioning nursing

    Being a patient advocate is a great part of being a nurse, but sometimes, your co-workers are stuck in status-quo mode. The move towards a restraint/seclusion free environment makes sense to me, but many of my co-workers in psych are stuck in old wa...
  8. Child Psych

    I would really like to do some travel nursing in the area of child/adol psych nursing. Where have you worked? You may PM me. Thanks a bunch
  9. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    After 20 years in nursing and numerous jobs, I find myself again at a point where management refuses to discipline unethical, unprofessional behavior of some workers who seem to be the "untouchables". Disacknowledgement and minimization of my concer...
  10. Injuries related to contraband in psych

    Razor blades hidden in bras, books - the bible
  11. ssri withdrawl?

    We are seeing the flu-like, withdrawl symptoms more and more in patients who miss a dose or more of their SSRI. Textbooks call it "SSRI Discontinuation Syndrome". Fancy Smancy terminology because they don't like the "sound" of the word "withdrawl". ...
  12. Opportunities for employment in foreign countries

    :balloons: I am a registered nurse with 20 years experience in the USA and am very interested in doing temporary contract nursing in the area of child/adolescent psychiatric nursing in New Zealand, Samoa or other south pacific region. Would greatly ...
  13. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    I'm glad you shared your experience. The more we expose situations that are going on - the more we will recognize unprofessional behavior and learn how to deal with it and hopefully find resolution.
  14. unprofessional behavior in RN community

    I've grown weary of nasty, backstabbing, snoopy, crabby, mean, sarcastic, condescending nurses who swear one minute and then blab about church the next.... I would really like to just leave nursing completely. It is a very unhealthy profession. I ...
  15. I'm giving my notice tomorrow

    The bottom line is your nursing license and I agree that you have to protect it. I have been so frustrated, because I continue to run into difficult nursing jobs - not because of the actual patient care, but because of bullying and unprofessional be...