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  1. addictions nursing reference

    hi could someone please give me some references to study up on to look into addictions nursing - thank you tons!
  2. bipolar v borderline

    MrChicagoRN unstable behavior, moody, difficult to be around, takes no responsibility for consequences of behavior etc and i do think they are similar no matter what the cause - i have never been around a borderline person so i was simply asking for ...
  3. bipolar v borderline

    Cackalacky thank you! i dont care about the cause ie genetic or whatever - i was simply looking for what i might see - its a personal situation and sometimes its hard to be intellectual / objective when dealing with family / friends - thank you so mu...
  4. bipolar v borderline

    hi! could someone help me distinguish bipolar from borderline? someone told me the two have very different presentations but i dont see it. in the "real" world could the two be easily confused? i would love examples of "typical" presentations of each...
  5. help - psych tech position for rn

    I too Orca apologize - I worked really hard to get my education and experience and it would mean nothing to me if it was not legit :). sorry :)
  6. help - psych tech position for rn

    thanx for attempting to explain the accusation made by orca and I still dont understand why respond to anyone unless you are trying to help them. i re-read what i wrote and if it was not clear i meant APPARENTLY lacking as stated - i didnt go into fu...
  7. help - psych tech position for rn

    Orca Am I the OP and what is that and as above a jail is pretty psych related - ie gave and monitored psych meds, suicide watch, hostile behavior, schizophrenics. bipolars, people very high on all types of substances with withdrawal monitoring, ran p...
  8. help - psych tech position for rn

    Hi Meriwhen Thanks so much. I worked for three years in a jail so yeah I have more psych experience than I ever thought I would want. Inpatient hospital seems to not be liking that experience I guess because some of my patients have actually murdered...
  9. hi - I need some advice or not sure what to call it. Can someone explain the point of psych techs? Are they the same as patient care assistants on a medical floor only they work in psych? And.....would it be wrong/conflict of interest/etc for an rn ...
  10. Just a vent... medical vs psych

    well well at my facility the staffing is so poor the nurse giving report may not know if the patient has an access so it may be ignorance rather than lying. what a dilemma and poor patient all the way around.
  11. thank you Psychcns :) are you a cns? :)
  12. ha guess i wrote it all in the title but.....anybody have advice / opinion on what would make a good substance abuse registered nurse. i have never had a problem in this area and i will study up on it very thoroughly but can i be effective without ha...
  13. psychiatric nursing - clothing

    hi Hygiene Queen that is really odd/funny because even though I have worked in medical and just new to psych, i certainly would know better than to wear something around my neck :) i did work with a super rich nurse one time who lost her rolex in ...
  14. psychiatric nursing - clothing

    haha Hygiene Queen i wont wear heels - funny :) thanks edie
  15. Child psych

    recently looked at Rush University - they told me almost all the programs are going to DNP but you can still find a few. My concern would be your competitive edge in the market when you have a MSN and everyone else is getting a DNP. I am going to do ...