lcdrn

lcdrn has 13 years experience and specializes in LTC, MED SURG, PSYCH.

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1. First nightshift down

   lcdrn replied to gtoko's topic in General Nursing

   If you can't sleep during the day, you could ask your Dr. for a script for Trazodone. It helps me sleep. Good luck to you, and give your body time to adjust from days to nights

2. end of my rope...trying to tie a knot and hang on!

   lcdrn replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

   Dear Sweetie 715, I'm in Psych now too and I am loving it. I would suggest that you try to get a County job. The schedules are better, the benefits are great and your schedule would be set. You could plan your life by it and de-stress. It sound ...

3. 'Truman Syndrome' Haunts Some Psychiatric Patients

   lcdrn replied to NurseyBaby'05's topic in Psychiatric

   I've seen it in an 18 yr old psyche patient on my unit. He believes he is on a t.v. show and that his every move is being recorded. He wants everyone else on the Unit to leave because "they aren't on my show today." Very interesting.

4. I do not want to go back

   lcdrn replied to 1styearsucks's topic in General Nursing

   I remember my 1st RN year. It was in a Skilled Nursing Unit in a Hospital. Then I did Med Surg for 12 years. Just recently I got a County job with great benefits in an Inpatient Mental Health Facility. Really, it's more fun than work. I have 6 p...