Lareinamorena

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1. Restrospective

   Lareinamorena replied to nursedanny614's topic in Psychiatric

   I didn't exactly plan to land in psych, but it does suit me, and I love it. I think it's such a privilege to listen to people that few else listen to, and to find the patterns in seeming chaos. I think it's no coincidence that my favorite art is abst...

2. Invega sustenna question

   Lareinamorena replied to GalRN's topic in Psychiatric

   Act is team of various specialists (psychiatrist, nurse, Sa & voc specialists, peer, etc) who serve people with smi in their homes and in the community with the goal of helping them optimize function, be safe and stable, and reduce hospitalizatio...

3. Nursing Student Needing Help with a Mental Health Teaching Project

   Lareinamorena replied to christinejacksn's topic in Psychiatric

   First thing that comes to mind is mindfulness breathing to relieve stress and anxiety.

4. Why are there no nursing jobs available for new grads? What is going on??

   Lareinamorena replied to vab229's topic in Job Hunt

   You're young, no kids, relatively unattached? Move to the middle of nowhere, get 2-3 years of experience, and then move back.

5. Invega sustenna question

   Lareinamorena replied to GalRN's topic in Psychiatric

   Terpgal, what kind of a job did you take after Act? I'm new to psych nursing, and I love act, but I always wonder where I might go from here. It's hard to picture moving from act to inpatient. I'm sure its very exciting/interesting in its own right, ...

6. Invega sustenna question

   Lareinamorena replied to GalRN's topic in Psychiatric

   I'm in act too, and we've seen no change in our sustenna patients! At least, nothing dramatic. I wonder if it just happens to be the toughest cases that were placed on it, and we're not trying it on other patients because it hasn't helped those few, ...

7. From substance abuse counselor-psych nursing? In need some insight

   Lareinamorena replied to IamChangin2PRN's topic in Psychiatric

   I think sac experience can give you a big leg up in psych, because there in so much overlap in the populations you're working with, and because counseling skills are so important in psych. I had a few years of experience as a substance abuse counselo...