RNcashy89

RNcashy89 has 4 years experience.

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1. Mental health nursing in Canada

   RNcashy89 replied to RNcashy89's topic in Canada

   Thanks guys. Anyway, Ill just have to satisfy the requirements for general registration prior to looking for a job.

2. Mental health nursing in Canada

   RNcashy89 replied to RNcashy89's topic in Canada

   In Australia - international nurses with a psychiatric background can received registration to practice only within a mental health setting. Hence my query.

3. Mental health nursing in Canada

   RNcashy89 posted a topic in Canada

   Let me start with a huge preemptive thank you to anyone who can provide insight on this matter, it has been causing me a lot of stress. My wife has been offerred a job to commence in Toronto in Aug/September 2015. I am an Australian Registered Nurse,...

4. Reception bell at a psych nurses station

   RNcashy89 replied to RNcashy89's topic in Psychiatric

   Hahaha I think you have nailed it!

5. long-acting IM going SQ?

   RNcashy89 replied to Umberlee's topic in Psychiatric

   I am aware of rare cases of adverse interaction between Haldol and Lithium which can lead to an encephalopathic syndrome which could be categorized by weakness, lethargy, tremulousness, EPSE, confused state, you need to monitor patients who are recei...

6. Psychiatric Emergency! Fumbling Syringes?

   RNcashy89 replied to Angeljho's topic in Psychiatric

   Not sure if this will be directly helpful to you. If I interpret what you are feeling correctly, its a form of performance anxiety. In my graduate year I was giving probably my 10000th IMI one day when one of the more intimidating psychiatrists came ...

7. Stand alone psychiatric facilities

   RNcashy89 replied to avon123's topic in Psychiatric

   General med/surgical trained nurse on a psych ward (generally) = as useless as a psych trained nurse on a general med/surgical ward (generally). AS mentioned, the knowledge practice gap is just as evident. Furthermore, I will always argue that a high...

8. Reception bell at a psych nurses station

   RNcashy89 replied to RNcashy89's topic in Psychiatric

   Exactly. Reason #1 : high potential and likelihood of misuse. By demented patients, developmentally challenged patients, hypomanic patients etc. Not to mention that it is FIXED to the counter, so it can not be removed or silenced at any time.

9. Reception bell at a psych nurses station

   RNcashy89 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Recently, in their vast wisdom and without consulting clinical staff, management have screwed a hotel-style reception bell to the desk of the nurses station within my psych unit. I want to hear from experienced psych nurses; is it as obvious to you, ...

10. In over my head?

    RNcashy89 replied to LoveAura's topic in Psychiatric

    You have some options/techniques as far as redirection and deescalation of acutely psychotic or hypo manic patients - however, ultimately their level of receptiveness will depend on their own capacity for emotional regulation and rationalisation. Man...

11. In over my head?

    RNcashy89 replied to LoveAura's topic in Psychiatric

    My dear god, this sounds like a bad dream. It is phenomenally inappropriate for such an individual to be treated within the facility you describe. I'm very ignorant re: international health care law, but in my neck of the woods said individual is a c...

12. Interventions for Auditory Hallucinations

    RNcashy89 replied to Isastorm's topic in Psychiatric

    Indeed. I too find swearing to be remarkably therapeutic :)

13. Panic attacks triggered by rapid position change

    RNcashy89 replied to dandk1997RN's topic in Psychiatric

    If this is the individual's genuine presentation, it would almost certainly be due to ortho hypo - if anything related to actual position change. +1 for Mandychelle. I feel grossly uneducated to comment on the gas exchange factor :) - but the above c...

14. Psych nursing is easy

    RNcashy89 replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Psychiatric

    Psych nursing is different, not easy. Certainly there is less task orientation than in a med/surg ward. I work with a lot of task oriented individuals - often they are the ones swanning around a psych ward waxing lyrical about how quiet and lovely it...

15. question about "cutters"

    RNcashy89 replied to sarasmith805's topic in Psychiatric

    By definition, the context you have addressed was form of manipulation. You were manipulating your own pain - please don't see the word "manipulate" as having any particular connotation (negative or otherwise). Furthermore, I clearly stated that "not...