SoundRN7

SoundRN7 has 6 years experience and specializes in Psych/AOD.

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1. Psych nurses: What have you learned from working with substance abusers?

   SoundRN7 replied to E.Renez's topic in Psychiatric

   Not everyone with a mental health diagnosis abuses drugs but everyone who abuses drugs has an underlying mental health issue.

2. If you want to work in psych you must be crazy yourself...

   SoundRN7 replied to Msmedic68w's topic in Psychiatric

   Psych nurses are super human! Or maybe that's just one of this crazy psych nurses delusions.

3. Psych nursing v. 1 to 1 observation with a psych patient

   SoundRN7 replied to justdoiting's topic in Psychiatric

   All nurses, not just psych nurses, get frustrated with patients at times. It's completely normal.

4. can you help me find a job as a psyche nurse?

   SoundRN7 replied to bernadette22's topic in Psychiatric

   When looking for psych nurse jobs online also use the key words "behavioral health" and "mental health" nurse.

5. Psych nursing is easy

   SoundRN7 replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Psychiatric

   During my first week working in psych I thought the same thing, "this is easy." That happened to be a holiday week with few patients and very low acuity. Almost two years later I'm still working psych/AOD crisis and "easy" is not a word I would use ...

6. Looking for psych nurses with experience of wearing uniforms and street clothes.

   SoundRN7 replied to jeffthenursern's topic in Psychiatric

   I work in a psych crisis facility and we can wear street clothes or scrubs. I've never noticed it making a difference to the patients one way or another.

7. Need help with psych group activity?

   SoundRN7 replied to stargirl018's topic in Psychiatric

   How about doing some progressive muscle relaxation with the group?

8. Does psych nursing affect ur home life?

   SoundRN7 replied to ProgressiveThinking's topic in Psychiatric

   Does working in psych make you crazy? I think most of us that work in psych have at least a little crazy in us already. I work psych and I believe it has helped me become a better listener to my family/friends at home. On the negative side, since I ...

9. Nursing for dummies

   SoundRN7 replied to SoCal student's topic in Psychiatric

   After getting my RN license it took me a little over a year to land my first nursing job and I landed in a psych/AOD crisis facility. I definitely lost some of my hard earned medical knowledge in the year it took me to find a job. I too had high anxi...

10. Acute psych questions

    SoundRN7 replied to Nursejesssica's topic in Psychiatric

    Working in acute psych will definitely give you the opportunity to practice nursing in a non-judgemental and caring manner to people who are at their worst. It's not as scary as you might think. There are some in the psych profession who are judgemen...

11. Smokers need not apply?

    SoundRN7 replied to RainMom's topic in Professionalism

    At my facility the only reason someone would need to clock in and out for a break is if they were going to go out to smoke. There are some who take a break and go shopping at the mall next to work and they don't have to clock in and out for that. So ...

12. Smokers need not apply?

    SoundRN7 replied to RainMom's topic in Professionalism

    No, I was not comparing smoking to eating....really. Of course humans need to eat. I was also not making excuses or trying to justify myself. SMH

13. Smokers need not apply?

    SoundRN7 replied to RainMom's topic in Professionalism

    Mine is an E-cig and I get them online from a place called Vapor4Life.

14. Two Job Offers.... Which to Take?

    SoundRN7 replied to DemosthenesRN's topic in Job Hunt

    If you can swing both jobs I would recommend that. Both positions offer the potential for valuable experience that can be used in any job the future.

15. Smokers need not apply?

    SoundRN7 replied to RainMom's topic in Professionalism

    You can get electronic cigarettes that have no nicotine in them. My original intention in using them was to slowly decrease the nicotine levels I was using, eventually going to zero nicotine. Alas, haven't been able to get to that zero level yet and ...