ThePsychWhisperer BSN, MSN, APRN, NP

ThePsychWhisperer has 11 years experience as a BSN, MSN, APRN, NP and specializes in Psychiatric and emergency nursing.

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   Bullied psych nurse commits suicide

   ThePsychWhisperer replied to Rocknurse's topic in Headlines

   I never said bullying doesn't exist. Please don't attempt to twist my words. If you truly were bullied, my apologies. But bullying is a term that, just like nurses eat their young, is used far too often and many times inappropriately. To me, those so...
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   PMHNP- ANCC Exam 2019

   ThePsychWhisperer replied to Bea Bea's topic in NP Students

   I am not familiar with the new exam, but I think the second question all depends on the school. The student may be able to take the exam before his/her official graduation day, but the school has to send in the education verification form to the cred...
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   Bullied psych nurse commits suicide

   ThePsychWhisperer replied to Rocknurse's topic in Headlines

   Depending on your ethnicity and age, I could see where these comments may have been insensitive or even racist, but bullying or character assassination? Not so much.
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   I have a bizarre case...

   ThePsychWhisperer replied to GladiatorBill's topic in Recovery

   I am a little confused. Do they want you to enter an IPN for drug use or bizarre behavior they believe is related to drug use? If you have a valid prescription for the Ativan, I'm not sure they can force you into an IPN, although your employer may op...
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   Anyone here work inpatient psych doing IM rounds?

   ThePsychWhisperer replied to atxfnp's topic in Advanced

   I am a PMHNP that does IM rounding in a hospital setting, I am also available for questions ?.
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   PMHNP/PSYCH NP

   ThePsychWhisperer replied to Success2011's topic in NP Students

   Thank you! Apparently when I make make suggestions like this, I'm hating.
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   PMHNP/PSYCH NP

   ThePsychWhisperer replied to Success2011's topic in NP Students

   Hating? You're precious. Hating on what exactly? I have a military and emergency medicine background, and outpatient and inpatient psychiatric experience. I see some of the sickest patients at their worst while working my main job at a community hosp...
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   PMHNP/PSYCH NP

   ThePsychWhisperer replied to Success2011's topic in NP Students

   While there are indeed multiple areas in psych to specialize if one chooses, I don't think Bryan has a terrible idea regarding needing some exposure to the sickest psychiatric patients prior to becoming a psych NP. And you have a good background but ...
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   Your most bonehead moment in nursing. Or 2. Or 3.

   ThePsychWhisperer replied to FolksBtrippin's topic in General Nursing

   - Once spiked through a bag of blood and ended up with blood on the floor, my shoes, infusion pump...pretty much everywhere besides in the patient where it should be. - During nursing school prior to reading the chart, I told a double AKA to "hop ou...
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    When Your Nursing School is Shut Down

    ThePsychWhisperer replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

    Leader, overall, we're discussing for-profits and their often times deceptive practices, misleading students into mountains of debt with no usable degree. Not sure where the discussion on hate and PC rhetoric came from.
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    Rude nurses

    ThePsychWhisperer replied to rnbsn2md's topic in Relations

    SDN is the student doctor network. I enjoy going over there to read the forums from time to time, just to see what new anti-nurse practitioner rhetoric may have surfaced.
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    Rude nurses

    ThePsychWhisperer replied to rnbsn2md's topic in Relations

    A lot of this isn't adding up for me. Graduated HS at 16? Okay. OP would have had to have been at least 18 to begin nursing clinical, so a minimum of 20 prior to graduation. Three years of nursing experience would have made him/her 23. Newly graduate...
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    I passed my AANP

    ThePsychWhisperer replied to Cococure's topic in NP

    Congrats on passing! Welcome to the world of advanced practice nursing!
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    PMHNP prescribing questions

    ThePsychWhisperer replied to Joebird21's topic in NP

    In cases of catatonia, I'm limited to hitting it hard and fast with antipsychotics/benzodiazepines if I'm having to provide care solely at my facility. We can refer out, but to my knowledge, we have one local OP provider of ECT, and Vanderbilt is the...
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    PMHNP prescribing questions

    ThePsychWhisperer replied to Joebird21's topic in NP

    I work for my grossly medical hospital's in-house psychiatric unit. I do consults for patients on the medical floor, and aid the ER in disposition of the difficult psychiatric patients. We don't do any ECT in my hospital, unfortunately. It's become a...