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1. Always Forced To Be Sitters

   Mommycakers replied to Ashleightopia's topic in Psychiatric

   I feel the same way when I have to sit on a 1:1. It is torture for me. It rarely happens where I work now and at my old job nurses only sat on 1:1’s if there were no techs/aides to sit on the 1:1. If you are sitting on 1:1’s that often you need to t...

2. Looking for a psych RN job somewhere warm with high function/low violent patients.

   Mommycakers replied to femaleRN's topic in Psychiatric

   It does sound like you already have the dream Psych RN job. Good Luck!!

3. Nurses/Moms-your advice, please! :)

   Mommycakers replied to NothingsImpossible4U's topic in Career Support

   I have four kids and work nights. I like when my three 12's are together so I can cycle back to days. I just wanted to mention that after you graduate most places are going to hire new grads for only full time. Most likely they are not going to tra...

4. 9 months until graduation, EXTREMELY worried I won't find full time work.

   Mommycakers replied to TacticPatrick17's topic in General Nursing

   It may help to try to work as a MHT now at a Psych facility near you to help get your foot in the door. I am a Psych nurse and I know our facility just hired a nurse who just graduated this past Spring and he worked for us as a MHT. He was a hard w...

5. New grad RN in psych, encountering difficulties...

   Mommycakers replied to JentheHen's topic in Psychiatric

   I also graduated last May. I work 12 hr. night shifts and we work more like a team taking care of all the patients together. We get more admissions on evenings and nights so we have to work that way because the other nurse may be busy with an admis...

6. Reprimanded for giving glucagon?!!!

   Mommycakers replied to dblpn's topic in Geriatric

   A while back I had a pt. who had similar numbers also confused. He would not take the oral glucose due to confusion. I then went to the standing orders we had for IM glucagon. The patient was still conscious and now combative due to the confusion h...

7. psychiatric nursing magazines?

   Mommycakers replied to bymysoultosqueezeRN's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks! I have been looking for a good psych nursing magazine too.

8. Any hints on organizing patient info?

   Mommycakers replied to eyeball's topic in New Nurse

   I use a MAC but it is in a Microsoft word 97- 2004 .doc file. I have a Microsoft Office program for my MAC. Sorry you are having trouble. My sheet is a combination of different sheets I found so I couldn't even tell you were I originally got them ...

9. Any hints on organizing patient info?

   Mommycakers replied to eyeball's topic in New Nurse

   Here is the sheet I used for clinical. I am a psych nurse now so this won't apply for me now. I put it front to back so it was good for four patients. See if you like it and you can change it by configuring it to your needs. Brainsheet.doc

10. Rejected from a Nurse Aide job.

    Mommycakers replied to xxrendition's topic in Career Support

    Another option could be a job as a patient sitter. In the future once you have your foot in the door at the hospital and they see how dependable you are you can apply for a tech or nursing assistant position.

11. Going back to school to become a Psychiatric Nurse at 34 with 3 young kids?

    Mommycakers replied to Mady0625's topic in Psychiatric

    I am 44 and did a 2 yr RN diploma program. I graduated May 2010. I just landed a my first job as a Psych nurse. My kids are now 12, 11, 6 and 4. What I did was I worked on my prerequisites for the nursing program at my own pace. I took my time. ...

12. Getting hired with little work experience??

    Mommycakers replied to Mom23kiddos's topic in New Nurse

    I was a stay at home mom for 10 yrs. before I started nursing school. I was worried about the same thing you are now. I decided to get a job part-time every other weekend at a hospital as a nursing assistant. I did it for about 14 months. It could...

13. Hurst Review Video, what are the topics and how long?

    Mommycakers replied to jtanga's topic in NCLEX

    Not sure what you are looking for in a review or what you meant by your comment. I was very pleased with Hurst Review. Each subject area covers how a nurse would provide care for a patient specific to those areas. For example, Maternity would cover...

14. Hurst Review Video, what are the topics and how long?

    Mommycakers replied to jtanga's topic in NCLEX

    Videos: Fluid & Electrolytes, Acid/Base Balance, Burns, Oncology, Endocrine, Cardiac, Psychiatric, GI, Neuro, Maternity, Respiratory, Orthopedic, Renal, Pediatric & Management and Delegation. Each video differs in length anywhere from about 1...

15. New adventure or Big Mistake? Need advice please

    Mommycakers replied to Strontium's topic in General Nursing

    Check the link out below and see if you can CLEP out of any classes to save you time and money. Check out all programs in your area first so you can weigh all your options. Also, if you decide to CLEP out of a course make sure the nursing school you ...