MagnumRN BSN

MagnumRN has 30 years experience as a BSN and specializes in PMH.

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1. Transgender patient and a dilemma

   MagnumRN replied to CBlover's topic in General Nursing

   I don't believe the DSM offers recommendations on treatment of disorders. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) offers a common language and standard criteria for the classification of mental disorders.

2. 16 year old CNA...

   MagnumRN replied to HemOncAspire's topic in CNA/MA

   Best of luck to you, HemOncAspire, I wish I had had your energy and motivation when I was your age!

3. 16 year old CNA...

   MagnumRN replied to HemOncAspire's topic in CNA/MA

   This seems odd. Were there any other 16 year olds in your CNA class? Are they able to get jobs? Most jobs require a high school diploma, have you graduated? I'm guessing that most employers would rather hire adults. I may be sheltered but I've never...

4. Linguistic Pet Peeves

   MagnumRN replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I mean, when someone starts a sentence with "I mean". Also, affect and effect are not interchangeable.

5. It Ain't Like The Movies!

   MagnumRN replied to madricka's topic in General Nursing

   The one time I wished things were EXACTLY like on TV/movies was 2 years ago when my family and I decided it was time to turn off my elderly father's ventilator...darned if he didn't live for 2 and a half days!!! I was hoping for a pause, then a gentl...

6. Who needs a bigger pat on the back?

   MagnumRN replied to bossman's topic in General Nursing

   this...little known fact.

7. Pens or pencils?

   MagnumRN replied to imapsychrn's topic in Psychiatric

   Drop that mike, EKUGRAD! Wow, I've been doing this for 30 years (although always acute inpt, never state hosp) and that's one of the most impressive efforts I've heard.

8. Pens or pencils?

   MagnumRN replied to imapsychrn's topic in Psychiatric

   Once on my inpatient unit an individual straightened out the spring in a bic pen and worked the whole thing under the skin of his arm.

9. simultaneous restraint & seclusion...help!

   MagnumRN replied to lillyt899's topic in Psychiatric

   A person in restraints is quite vulnerable. If the person in restraints is being remotely monitored (video monitor and intercom at nurses station) I would hope that the door to the room is locked for the patient's protection.

10. How does working as an R.N. beforehand help in being a nurse practitioner?

    MagnumRN replied to sarahnp2b103's topic in NP Students

    Interesting. I wonder if this is regional. I work in a small OP MH clinic where we have Drs, CRNPs and PA-Cs who all have caseloads in the clinic and a few of the PA-Cs round at a local inpt psych unit on the weekends.