suzycap

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1. Forced to wear nurses' hat

   suzycap replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Parish

   Hope you have Good Samaritan law in your state.

2. Psychiatric Home Visits

   suzycap replied to QTNurseBSN's topic in Psychiatric

   Thank you.

3. Psychiatric Home Visits

   suzycap replied to QTNurseBSN's topic in Psychiatric

   I did home infusionHad armed guard for some visits. Not due to pts. Areas of drivebys and car jacking. Had reliable junker. Syringes big concern if word got out. I loved it. Laid off

4. Techs and groups

   suzycap replied to alb402's topic in Psychiatric

   Looked into ped psych. Have seen peds in our E R. Tranfer. Hard to see 6 yo want to kill himself or parents that have to be reported for drop off and run. You peds MHRNs are special. 8 yo bipolar?

5. Techs and groups

   suzycap replied to alb402's topic in Psychiatric

   Our groups require RN or OT. Last 1 hr. Topics are scheduled. Staff facilitates. Break up into 2 groups each time, depends on function. Hallucinating, etc go to 1 group. Hard to take time to chart on group and assigned pts. Yalom is our guide. Also, ...

6. Celebrating Nurses: What Happened to the Cap?

   suzycap replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   Mine is long gone, but, my patients still see it when I greet them with a smile and my name." I am your nurse"

7. Psychiatric Unit Staffing

   suzycap replied to dopdop's topic in Psychiatric

   I walked on unit and checked assignments, 2 RN to work after 12 hr crew left. 26 pts tons. HS and prnsMix of dual Dx. Mood d/o and Thought d/o. Pretty wild. 2.aides. Not techs. Staffing...ha. I felt sick. Burst into tears, never did that in 35 yrs ...