You have the knowledge needed for the job. Once you start hands on it will be a breeze. In my hospital what your being hired for is called triage assessment. Its a good place to start cos what you know about these patients as an RN will help a lot wh...
Lol Psychguy!!!! This is typical for most hospitals and i often wonder why they dont care to change. I have worked inpatient psych now for 4yrs. Congratulations on your program, am going through the same program with USI and will be through next year...
Hi Sharpiemom i laughed when i read about the ride home. I now love my 37 mins ride home so much. I look forward to it at the end of my day. You'er right not to turn your back on patients, our patients can't be predicted. Its good to be familiar wit...
Thanks for this post. A good sense of humor can make a 12 hr shift not just go fast but less draning. Yes! It can be a good tool having in mind that some patients are very trying.
Hi K-Pax you are right it might never be cured but one of the biggest things we do include your point on safety. All through my shift it looks like safety is what we do. But l think when we empower our patients we are also doing a great thing. I went...
You are right MedChica leave work at work and not take it home. Sundowning is a very tough one. Girl that shift is hard. Am on day shift and though they are manic, some violent at night when most don't sleep will be hard. Good job lady.
I often wonder everytime am at work what will be best for my patient? As psych nurses at the end of the day when our brains are tired from all the barganing LOL, redirections and family dynamics of our patients have we really achived a goal. Have we ...
1981go replied to IcySageNurse's topic in NP Students
Congratulations Barefoot. Do you have any tip on the clinical pharmacology? Do you have any suggestions on how one can study for the class, does the text have a study guide?
1981go replied to IcySageNurse's topic in NP Students
Hi am in USI PMHNP program, I got in summer,2012. You are right on those classes that seem to be the smae but this is the core classes for the graduate program. Their is 18credit hours of those Nursing 601,602,603,604,617,622 I hope I got it all but ...
1981go replied to bailey502's topic in Post Graduate
Hi am happy to see all these post makes me know i have made a good choice. But how long does it take to get a reply on the admission. Am applying for the spring semester 2012 have just finish sending all my papers to the school. i have not heared any...