kennybania

kennybania specializes in Mental Health-BC.

Latest Activity

1. University of South Alabama Psychiatric NP program

   kennybania replied to BDev's topic in School Programs

   I believe that I sent it in around the 10th of October. I received an email on 10/15 stating that the acceptance packet was complete.

2. University of South Alabama Psychiatric NP program

   kennybania replied to BDev's topic in School Programs

   I received a letter in the mail Friday with directions to set up/activate my Jag mail account but that's it. I'm still waiting on the curriculum schedule.

3. ANCC Mental Health Nurse Certification

   kennybania posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Does anyone know how long it takes ANCC to review your application and send the authorization to test after submitting it online? Also, does anyone have any current advice about the certification test itself? I see that they will be changing it up af...

4. PRN Psych medications

   kennybania replied to babaloo's topic in Psychiatric

   At the facility I work at, we can administer PRN IM medication if the patient refuses PO against their will if they are a danger to themselves or a danger to others. If this results in the patient being held for the IM, it is considered a medication ...

5. HIV Testing without Consent

   kennybania posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi all. To give a little background I am a relatively new RN working the 11-7 shift at an inpatient psych unit. One of our jobs in the morning is to obtain any labs that the doctor has ordered. As I was reviewing orders, I saw an order to obtain a bl...

6. 2nd shift vs. 3rd shift

   kennybania posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I searched around on the forums but couldn't find anything that answered my question specifically. To give a little background I am a new nurse that has been working at an inpatient psychiatric facility for the past 8 months. I started out on 3rd shi...

7. Do you think psychiatric care is inadequate in the US?

   kennybania replied to MusicEMT's topic in Activism

   Our job at my state run facility as it was explained to me is to get patients in, get them stabilized on meds with as normal function as possible, and get them back out into society. I read a study that stated up to 80% of schizophrenic patients are ...

8. Money Management

   kennybania replied to jlamarev's topic in Career Support

   Agree with the above poster about The Total Money Makeover. Best money management book I have ever read. The best advice I can give you is to start doing a written monthly budget and stick to it! That way you know where your money is going each and e...

9. When to run?

   kennybania replied to NurseandGrow's topic in Psychiatric

   The only time I could think of running away is if: A. You are the only staff member on the floor at the time B. clearly out of view of everyone else and C. your life is in immediate danger. Granted this doesn't happen too often, but it does happen. I...

10. A job interview

    kennybania replied to DVT33's topic in Psychiatric

    Great advice from Meriwhen! If I could add something, I would say be sure you know what to do if a psych patient is getting out of control. Answer is to try to de-escalate the situation as smoothly and quickly as possible. The person with the best ra...

11. State hospitals?

    kennybania replied to Ntheboat2's topic in Psychiatric

    I also work at a state hospital. Sadly, we nurses don't get paid as well in the South as compared to other parts of the country I hear. I made about $52000 a year starting out. From talking to others from the same area, its relatively the same amount...

12. 3rd TRY!!!

    kennybania replied to jeuulnie's topic in NCLEX

    Congratulations!

13. My NCLEX experience....what is all the fuss

    kennybania replied to Oppon262's topic in NCLEX

    If you took the Hurst review, and you know the material well, I am very confident that you will do just fine. There have been about 10 people in my class to take the NCLEX so far and the 9 that took Hurst all passed at 75. The other one took Kaplan a...

14. My NCLEX experience....what is all the fuss

    kennybania replied to Oppon262's topic in NCLEX

    https://allnurses.com/nclex-discussion-forum/infection-control-mnemonics-299890.html

15. Hurst Review Q Test Score

    kennybania replied to aphillipi's topic in NCLEX

    I took my NCLEX Monday and it stopped at 75. I felt very confident leaving the testing center and went straight home and tried the PVT. I got the good pop up. So yesterday I found out that I passed officially. I only took 5 out of 6 of the Hurst QRev...