vikkirn

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1. Staffing on Inpatient Unit

   vikkirn replied to swimrn1's topic in Psychiatric

   On the unit alone? I must say that is one policy we have a agree with you can never be on unit alone with pt. I still don't really get it tho b/c you can go down halls exam room ect by yourself and pt??? Not a safe situation either. Discuss!

2. Staffing on Inpatient Unit

   vikkirn replied to swimrn1's topic in Psychiatric

   On the unit alone? I must say that is one policy we have a agree with you can never be on unit alone with pt. I still don't really get it tho b/c you can go down halls exam room ect by yourself and pt??? Not a safe situation either. Discuss!

3. Staffing on Inpatient Unit

   vikkirn replied to swimrn1's topic in Psychiatric

   ughhhh

4. Psych Nursing Opportunities

   vikkirn replied to gptrn's topic in Psychiatric

   YOu just described a psych unit as your job but more ;-) GL I have found it hard to go from psych to any other nursing. They say once a psych nurse always a psych nurse but I still don't know why lolol!~

5. Advice for Nursing student placed in psych pediatrics?

   vikkirn replied to FionaA's topic in Psychiatric

   I love playing with the kiddios esp the babies 4-12. It is really an eye opener to what most of these kids have been thru. I could not even imagine it. Most importatantly is to listen talk and be playful then you will do alright. Last thing you need ...

6. What do pysch nurses do?

   vikkirn replied to Novo's topic in Psychiatric

   Ughhh raped really? And I thought where I work was messed up. Shezzzz time to find a new line of work.

7. How easy is it for a new grad to land a job in a psych setting?

   vikkirn replied to mell260's topic in Psychiatric

   Way to easy if you ask me. Where I work it's about bodies and it's a tuff place to work. I'm seasoned and I still suck at it.

8. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

   vikkirn replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

   I so feel you. I went back to s state psych job that I quit over 10 years ago. Times ruff I had been out of nursing so no one want'ed to hire me. Well it's kinda like a time warp but more dangerous. The new model is talk talk talk till you turn blue....