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1. Code Blue Tips

   PsychRN29 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Hi I work at a psych facility and have for about a year and a half since graduating from nursing school. I actually work on a child unit, but when there are code blues in the hospital 1 nurse from every unit must respond. I recently responded and f...

2. outpatient psych

   PsychRN29 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Can anyone tell me the responsibilities of an RN in an outpatient psych setting?? I currently work at an inpatient psych facility with kids and Im curious about the similarities and differences of an outpatient setting. Is the pay usually less?

3. Psychiatric nursing... do you really lose all your nursing skills?

   PsychRN29 replied to lilmoongoddess's topic in Psychiatric

   I have been a psych nurse for about a year and have thoughts of transferring to a med surg unit in the near future to keep up my clinical skills. From what I have heard, the hands on skills like putting in a catheter or starting an IV will come back...

4. psych to med surg advice

   PsychRN29 replied to PsychRN29's topic in Med-Surg

   Thank you both for the encouraging words! It's nice to hear from someone else that it is doable and worthwhile. I do think that my clinical skills would eventually come back to me, but I just feel somewhat anxious like Im starting all over again. ...

5. psych to med surg advice

   PsychRN29 posted a topic in Med-Surg

   I graduated a year ago and have worked on a child psych unit ever since. I would like to get back into a med surg environment because I feel like I am already losing my skills and dont want to be in a situation where psych nursing is my only option....

6. EPS vs TD

   PsychRN29 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I'm a new grad working on a child/psych unit and Im confused about the difference between EPS symptoms and tardive dyskinesia. How does each present in a child? Is Cogentin used to treat both? What about ativan or benadryl? Thanks

7. New nurse ready to give up on nursing already

   PsychRN29 replied to Nurzelady's topic in Career Support

   Im a new nurse too and often feel the same way, but I talk to my friends that are nurses and they all say to hang in there...its normal to feel this way for the first year or so. Hearing this always helps me and I often think about it after a challe...

8. Help! New child/adol psych nurse needs tips!

   PsychRN29 replied to PsychRN29's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks for the encouraging words Davey Do. I agree that everyone has different approaches for dealing with these patients and not every technique works for everyone. I definitely have a more calm apporach as opposed to the loud and in charge approac...

9. Help! New child/adol psych nurse needs tips!

   PsychRN29 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Hi, Im a new grad working at an inpatient psych hospital on two different units. One unit is children ages 5 to 12, and the adolescent unit is ages 13-17. Ive been there about 2 months and Im still orienting. I find that I related better with the ad...