shrinkyrn

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1. Mental Health Status tick-charting?

   shrinkyrn replied to MyrnaJean's topic in Psychiatric

2. They should be force to retire

   shrinkyrn replied to apnurserock's topic in Retired

   I thought this was hilarious because I turned 62 on a Thursday and I retired on Friday. I couldn't wait to be able to retire. I'm not financially in good shape or anything I just needed to retire after 41 years. I have a bad back, bad legs and just w...

3. Psychiatric Nurses and Safety

   shrinkyrn replied to Kayla_Martin's topic in Psychiatric

   Kayla, I just retired after 41 years of Psych/Addictions nursing. I worked inpatient (childrens, geriatric, acute and chronic), outpatient, did ER evals of psychiatric and substance abuse patients. I was hurt in all those years, in all those areas, m...

4. Nurses smoking weed?

   shrinkyrn replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

   As an Addictions Nurse who saw nurses referred in for "treatment" and having to enter the Impaired Nurses State Program due to DUI or being positive for ANY substance....(and you know pot is in your system for about a month), I don't believe it's wor...

5. If you want to work in psych you must be crazy yourself...

   shrinkyrn replied to Msmedic68w's topic in Psychiatric

   Behavioral Health nurse for 40 years....went into it right after graduation and have stayed there all these years.....Have worked all areas of psych...I'm the most sane well adjusted person I know....really!!.....probably because I have actually used...

6. suboxone taper

   shrinkyrn replied to sassyann85's topic in Addictions

   I question the use of Suboxone in a short term detox period. Suboxone is more of a long term medication, since it hangs on the receptor cells longer a taper in detox makes no sense IMHO and experience with suboxone patients. In the outpatient settin...

7. CARN

   shrinkyrn replied to MeganGorres's topic in Addictions

   I got my CARN over 10 years ago, it was a very difficult exam. I am so glad that I took it and got my CARN, it has helped me get my current position in an outpatient addictions treatment center....wouldn't want to have to take that test again!

8. Can lpns become addictions nurses?

   shrinkyrn replied to geekchic's topic in Addictions

   @ demylenated.....Awesome description and understanding of addiction...I have been an RN in the field of psych and addictions for 38 years....(takes deep breath)....I have worked with RN's who lack that knowledge...Kudos to you!!!

9. Increase abuse of Bath Salts

   shrinkyrn replied to WendyBensonRN's topic in Addictions

   http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/osa/irc/pubs/DrugFactSheets/BathsaltsFactSheetOct2011.pdf this is a good fact sheet explains about bath salts. I work in outpatient D&A, we have had a lot of people come through who were using bath salts, called "salts" ...

10. psych nursing

    shrinkyrn replied to taytay05's topic in Addictions

    Don't go into nursing , especially psych nursing to work through your own issues of codependency or depression. Empathy is a wonderful thing, identifying with patient issues will cause you a whole lot of problems. Agree with Meriwhen...Psych patients...

11. Certification in Addictions Nursing Promoting/Protecting the Health of the Public

    shrinkyrn replied to sirI's topic in Addictions

    I first got certified when I worked inpatient dual diagnosis rehab....I have moved into an outpatient Drug & Alcohol setting an am the Addictions Nurse..The pay is nowhere near hospital pay, but the job is much less stressful and so much better f...

12. They won't stop calling me!

    shrinkyrn replied to optimist's topic in General Nursing

    When I had a request for time off denied because there "was no one to cover" I used my answering machine to screen calls and from that point forward staffing became a management problem not my problem everywhere I worked. I no longer work in a hospit...

13. Questions about alcoholism and withdrawal

    shrinkyrn replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Addictions

    What's the ammonia level?? confusion could be related to hepatic encephalopathy, I don't know what you are smelling but look up "fetor hepaticus"......

14. Alcoholism: disease or choice?

    shrinkyrn replied to HonestRN's topic in Addictions

    I would like to recommend Dr. Kevin T. McCauley's DVD Pleasure Unwoven....It gives hypothesis for both Disease and Choice and goes on to scientifically prove that indeed Addiction is a Disease......It is not a boring presentation, in fact it is one o...

15. Stupidest comlaint of the night award...

    shrinkyrn replied to JDougRN's topic in Emergency

    Ron White, "you can't fix stupid!"