Imarisk2

Imarisk2 has 13 years experience and specializes in Geriatrics, Adult Psych.

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1. Professional/Personal relationship with patients

   Imarisk2 replied to mammac5's topic in NP

   Before you make the choice, think carefully: if things get sticky, you can't step backward. If you are asked for "expert advice", how will you handle it? If they friend you on facebook and start commenting on your previous professional relationsh...

2. June 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

   Imarisk2 replied to Joe V's topic in Announcements

   Hey! What are you doing here? This is MY CMS nightmare! Go find your own!

3. Why Do People Look at me Like I'm Crazy?

   Imarisk2 replied to Shiner50's topic in Management

   "Sometimes I cannot help ......., or they don't WANT the help, sometimes I cannot get what the (patient) wants and they see that as a lack of advocacy, and sometimes there are hospital wide things I don't necessarily agree with but I have to support ...

4. Advice for dealing with addicts?

   Imarisk2 replied to garnetgirl29's topic in Addictions

   Don't argue with them. Get a Doctor's order stating that these meds need to be given an hour apart, and clarifying which one should be given first. You could even make a valid argument for rearranging your standard protocols. About a month ago we w...

5. Topic for Child/Adolscent Psych Inservice

   Imarisk2 replied to imapsychrn's topic in Psychiatric

   Seclusion and restraint. There is such a push today to maintain safety on inpatient units without the use of force by staff. With so many different programs like CPI, Moab, Brandt, etc, being promoted and taught to staff across the country, it woul...

6. What is psych nursing really like???

   Imarisk2 replied to ifhn10's topic in Psychiatric

   I have been an inpatient psych nurse for over 6 years, having come from being an LNA in LTC. I don't deal with lots of procedures and body fluids anymore. I DO deal with lots of people with psych issues and/or misaligned attitudes. Milieu manageme...

7. 1st Psych Nursing Job starts Monday, any advice?

   Imarisk2 replied to ChelleNurse's topic in Psychiatric

   It pains me to read about coworkers who throw each other under the bus. My motto has always been that if we the staff cannot keep each other safe, we have no business thinking we can keep the patients safe. And while our floor is known as the frien...

8. What do you have to do to become a psych nurse? What's it like

   Imarisk2 replied to Rachelmargaret's topic in Psychiatric

   As above. Working in psych, you would have lots of opportunities to work with people in crisis. You will meet people suffering from addictions, joblessness, homelessness, and those with significant losses of important relationships. You will encou...

9. Geri-Psych: Does it exist? (asked the naive new nurse)

   Imarisk2 replied to ElizaW's topic in Psychiatric

   I've been working in a psych hospital for over 6 years, and I used to be an LNA on a ten-bed geri psych unit located in a community hospital while stumbling through nursing school. These demented patients DO suffer. And we who care for them are oft...

10. Win CASH! Christmas Nursing Caption Contest - $100

    Imarisk2 replied to Brian's topic in Announcements

    I'm on a consistent carb diet this year, so HE expects me to taste and spit Christmas cookies!

11. How to become a psych nurse

    Imarisk2 replied to sameyeam's topic in Psychiatric

    I have an ASN in Nursing. Found a 15 week psych internship program straight out of passing the NCLEX in 2006. I have been a psych nurse ever since. I have never drawn blood or set up an IV. I work at an inpatient psych hospital, and while we do h...

12. Being called "ignorant" by your boss- am I over-reacting?

    Imarisk2 replied to Cat_RN's topic in Geriatric

    We warriors need a different strategy for conquoring our stressful jobs. We cannot do this unless we present a unified front in healthcare. It is totally unacceptable to treat each other with less honor and consideration than we treat our patients....

13. When do you march up the chain of command?

    Imarisk2 replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are extremely wise to be considering your options early in the game. Your radar has been activated for a reason. I believe strongly in the instinct we develop as nurses.... it carries through in all facets of our practices and our lives...

14. What to do about disruptive behavior?

    Imarisk2 replied to Mudwoman's topic in MICU

    To dress down anybody in this fashion is a travesty. To find others trying to laugh it off or downplay it as something somebody can get away with because of who they know and how many years they've been holding their own personal courtmarshalls is n...

15. Are you a nurse with "alternative" spiritual beliefs?

    Imarisk2 replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Spirituality

    As a nurse who is also a human being, there are so many ways of expressing myself without wearing religious emblems on purpose. My goal, when I am working, is to help my patients be the healthiest best that they can be. Most of the time, the less f...