paulschwinn

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1. Am I a good fit for the Navy?

   paulschwinn posted a topic in Government

   I have experience and a BSN. I'm a young single guy and I want to travel, have fun, and enjoy life. Compared to being a civilian nurse, what are some freedoms that I should expect to lose if I join the Navy? I'm into guns (I compete in IPSC), but I'm...

2. Person learns more from patients in a mental hospital than any doctor

   paulschwinn posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I found this on reddit and felt it belonged here.

3. does nursing count as exercise!?

   paulschwinn replied to futurenurseOB's topic in Stress 101

   you know... you make a very good point... this is probably why nurses aren't so eager to hit the gym after a shift. maybe a good stretch, like yoga, may be more beneficial for nurses than the usual gym routine. instead of a gym membership, a membersh...

4. What does it take to be a good psych nurse?

   paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Psychiatric

   so true...

5. Decompress?? what works?

   paulschwinn replied to martymoose's topic in Stress 101

   oh yeah... and there's these... https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+deal+with+nursing+stress https://www.google.com/search?q=strategies+to+prevent+stress+and+burnout+in+nursing there's also plenty of literature about "nursing burnout" http://schol...

6. Decompress?? what works?

   paulschwinn replied to martymoose's topic in Stress 101

   good question... who cares for the caregiver? one thing that makes nursing different from most jobs is Mortality Salience. hospitals mainly exist to deal with morbidity and mortality, so mortality salience is a factor that i think gets overlooked a l...

7. Do i need a license to be a navy nurse?

   paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Government

   deferred adjudication for class A misdemeanor assault. but i'm already off probation. so it shouldn't be a problem... maybe i should talk to a recruiter...

8. Do i need a license to be a navy nurse?

   paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Government

   OIC... thank you!

9. Do i need a license to be a navy nurse?

   paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Government

   sorry jeck, but i'm assuming AOC means Area Of Concentration? AOC - Military and Government if that's the case, then how are MOS and AOC related?

10. What does it take to be a good psych nurse?

    paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Psychiatric

    yes! this is what i wanted to know! i didn't want to make the mistake of thinking i could do psych simply because "i like art blah blah blah". thank you for the honest feedback! i think you're right, that flexibility, adaptability, and a cool head ar...

11. What does it take to be a good psych nurse?

    paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Psychiatric

    i think everyone has a little bit of mental illness hiding inside them somewhere. i think i'm somewhere between schizoid and schizotypal. what kind of mental illness do you have? does having an understanding and appreciation for abstract art, or the ...

12. What does it take to be a good psych nurse?

    paulschwinn posted a topic in Psychiatric

    What are some personality traits that make a good psych nurse? How do you pick out the good psych nurse from the average floor nurse? Complete the sentence: You know you're a psych nurse when... Also, as a psych nurse, does it help to be the artsy, i...

13. Terror Management Theory (TMT) and Nursing Stress

    paulschwinn posted a topic in Psychiatric

    there's a lot of material on the internet about TMT... https://www.google.com/search?q=Terr...agement+theory basically, i think this theory applies to nursing because nurses deal with a lot of mortality salient (MS) events. hospitals are full of m...

14. Terror Management Theory (TMT)

    paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Stress 101

    this article kinda helps validate some aspects of TMT... Nurses With Low Self-Esteem: Please Seek Help https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/nurses-low-self-751537.html

15. Nursing Informatics or Health Informatics?

    paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Informatics

    thank you overtonis! you saved me a lot of money :) i think i'll go with your advice. it matches what i'm reading in a lot of these other articles.