Laurean

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1. The Unwritten Rules Of Dating As A Nurse

   Laurean replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   This is why we have ethics. Yes, there are those who would take advantage of those who are experiencing possibly the worst time of their lives. In my eye, those people need treatment as well. I have in the past, and will in the future, call anyone w...

2. The Unwritten Rules Of Dating As A Nurse

   Laurean replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   As a psych nurse of over 20 years I can only offer this sound piece of advice. NO!! NO!! NO!! That is unless you plan on never working in the psych world again and know it is true what NEO Soldier said... what got the guy there in the first place? I ...

3. What do you love about Psych?

   Laurean replied to Alex_RN's topic in Psychiatric

   I have worked in psych for over 20 years. I love it for several reasons. I got into it due to my own mothers illness, she had a history of paranoid schizophrenia and as a child of a patient it was hard to have a relationship with her or have any kind...

4. Case Study: Why Is She Having Hallucinations? The Mystery of The Dog in A Fedora

   Laurean replied to SafetyNurse1968's topic in Critical

   Meningitis? She is anemic due to the simple fact that she is vegan and of menstruating age. But meningitis is one illness that is a pretty good clue. She has malaise, it has sudden onset and continues to worsen and it will cause hallucinations. I als...

5. Crisis Triage Psych

   Laurean replied to nina12345's topic in Psychiatric

   I am in triage. The department is called the PES, short for psychiatric emergency services. I think 2 pieces of advice I can give is to understand that some of the medical issues in our patients presents as psych issues, and to always stay calm. I h...

6. What nursing specialty has the best work life balance?

   Laurean replied to dianearc's topic in General Nursing

   I'm still trying to understand why you went into nursing. It is not an easy job no matter the area you want to work. I am also unsure why you are thinking nurses get high pay. For our bio and tech skills we don't get paid what we are worth in any hos...

7. What is your favorite specialty of nursing? (ER, MedSurg, ICU, Pediatrics, etc.)

   Laurean replied to LindseyPar's topic in General Nursing

   Most new grads are not able to choose a speciality as I remember when my training occurred everyone wanted to work days on ob/gyn or in an office. Both require extensive organisational skills and discipline. However I went to nurses training TO BE a ...

8. When and Why Nurses Are Leaving the Workforce

   Laurean replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

   Yeah cuz after you get so old you can't get another job. I'm counting down my years now.

9. School Shootings

   Laurean replied to OldDude's topic in General Nursing

   The boy who shot up Santa Fe got the guns from his legal gun owning father. Just like folks who drive drunk. They have a license and a weapon and the mentality that it will never happen to them.

10. School Shootings

    Laurean replied to OldDude's topic in General Nursing

    I read this article at the beginning of my day and now ready to try and contribute. It made me sad that we have to come up with a plan to keep our kids from killing each other but i took a concensus at work and this is what we thought. Btw i wor in a...

11. Strip searching and removing jewelry

    Laurean replied to KathyDay's topic in Psychiatric

    A psychiatric patient has just as many rights as any other patient. If females are being followed into the bathroom by males then I would say something because I would not want that done to me! I work in a psych er and we automatically aquire patient...

12. Mental health.....telehealth.....

    Laurean replied to 78diho's topic in Psychiatric

    I am nearing the end of my psych nursing career and I believe that a telehealth job would be the perfect wrap up to a great career. Suggestions anyone?

13. No rehire !!!!!!!!!!

    Laurean replied to Yorker's topic in General Nursing

    The company deemed you a non rehire because you did not finish probation. Thats all. 'They' the company does not want to waste resources on someone that will not finish the probationary period. In turn, you did not have to give notice. A probation pe...

14. Violence in Nursing

    Laurean replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Wow this article is long overdue! The reason, I believe that violence is condoned towards nursing is because ADMINISTRATION does not hold the patient and the individauls chain of command accountable. It is directly given to the one who is attacked. T...

15. Communication Discrimination

    Laurean replied to WinterLilac's topic in Relations

    ..."are situations I am asked to speak with a particularly malignant attending or "impossible" family because "they will hopefully listen and at last hear what they got to hear". Ridiculously, it usually works" Working in psychiatry we are taught tha...