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1. "real" role of pysch nurses

   nursethis replied to Still_searching's topic in Psychiatric

   Hey StuPer....I realize these things are taught in school, but in my experience, we covered an awful lot of material in school, with little time for reinforcing or familiarizing. I think my retention rate coming out of school would have been poor wit...

2. "real" role of pysch nurses

   nursethis replied to Still_searching's topic in Psychiatric

   In my experience, some time working Med/Surg right after graduation was invaluable in fixing many of the things I learned in my memory. Things like lab values, common medical meds, common medical conditions, etc. There are certain categories of infor...

3. New RN feeling burned out, stressed

   nursethis replied to NurseBettyRN's topic in Psychiatric

   Mostly, when we stumble, it's due to our feet, not where we're walking. I have worked in psych for the last 7 years. Although I work in an outpatient clinic (CMH) our mix of patients sounds similar to yours, although I would substitute ETOH for cryst...

4. Need advice in dealing with a "contrary" Psychiatrist

   nursethis replied to Nikilea's topic in Psychiatric

   Thought provoking thread. Work at a CMH and pick up many coming from inpt psych. Write our own orders before administering any meds.

5. making the switch to psych nursing?

   nursethis replied to RosieGlow's topic in Psychiatric

   I'd like to take the time to answer this, but I'm so burnt out, and there's a guy banging on my office door with a baseball bat, screaming about the voices telling him to kill me....Ha Ha, just kidding. I've been working in an outpatient psychiatry o...

6. Financial Help With Meds

   nursethis replied to kenzielane's topic in Psychiatric

   In addition to the programs noted above, I frequently use a site called "Needymeds.com" This site has listings of most all medications, manufacturers, and patient Assistance Programs....very helpful.

7. What does your post name reflect about you?

   nursethis replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

   HA HA HA!!! I tend to say (use) the first thing that comes to mind....and love words or sentences that have multiple interpretations:)

8. Scheduled sick time??

   nursethis replied to wayover20's topic in General Nursing

   Geez. I've never heard of such a thing. Seems it isn't so important what they tell you as what they plan to do if you get sick without giving them two weeks notice:)

9. Advice Please

   nursethis replied to TraumaQueen's topic in Psychiatric

   I have quite a bit of experience with this very question, working in outpatient psych. The sad truth is that you're free to drink yourself to death in this country. It doesn't qualify as imminent danger to self or others. The only thing that works in...

10. anyone's husband also a nurse?

    nursethis replied to nursemichelle's topic in General Nursing

    I'm on board with two thumbs up for 2 nurses in a relationship. My wife works med-surg and I work outpatient psych. It's great to be able to rant after a long day without having to explain all the nuances of nursing. It also makes the relationship fe...

11. Anyone done private duty in the home?

    nursethis replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Did night shifts with an adolescent on a vent for about 2 years, part time. Although the family was very accomodating, and the pt was pleasant, it was never very comfortable for me being in someones home. Things such as getting the pt snacks out of t...

12. Can attitudes be taught?

    nursethis replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    I'm thinking gossip and backbiting increase when overall morale is low, a manifestation of dissatisfaction with the whole environment at a particular place of work. Team building and a sharper focus on morale by management can serve to decrease this ...

13. PLEASE say something POSITIVE about Nursing

    nursethis replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing puts you in a position to help others, firsthand, one on one, and usually in a difficult situation. I've worked at a variety of jobs in my life, and none comes close to the satisfaction I get through nursing. You don't get to change the world...

14. Community mental health nursing

    nursethis replied to dek1956's topic in Psychiatric

    Michigan has conceived guidelines for "severity" which are used to determine eligibility for mental health services. Theoretically the CMH's are supposed to serve the severely mentally ill. I work in a rural area which has a dearth of alternative pro...

15. Staff splitting - Help!

    nursethis replied to RedWhiteBlue's topic in Psychiatric

    The first clue was, " I recently cared for a patient who was depressed over a recent romantic break-up," .... and your staff has just been split! Live and learn:)