mikayla0813

mikayla0813 has 3 years experience and specializes in ER, Mental Health/Psych.

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1. the tendency to pathologize behaviours that seem natural to me

   mikayla0813 replied to Swandive's topic in Psychiatric

   I just feel like a jerk because we have no psychologist or social worker to refer her to while she's here. If she wants to talk, there's no one appropriate. No group therapy, either. Seems like that is a big disservice to the patients, but maybe I'm...

2. Working with psychopaths/sociopaths, please advices!

   mikayla0813 replied to zuzi's topic in Psychiatric

   I understand your frustration! Patients with personality d/o are some of the most frustrating to deal with. It is difficult at times to remain therapeutic. My advice to you is if you ever start to feel that you can no longer be therapeutic, take a ...

3. Somatization Vs. Conversion

   mikayla0813 replied to jennfinn's topic in Psychiatric

   Conversion disorder is classified as a somatoform disorder. It is, however, much less common than the classic somatization disorder. Also important to note is that conversion disorder is almost always preceded by a traumatic, anxiety producing even...

4. Most common meds in pediatric psych inpatient

   mikayla0813 replied to Guest321574's topic in Psychiatric

   :up:True....couldn't IMAGINE my kids on these types/dosage of meds!

5. the tendency to pathologize behaviours that seem natural to me

   mikayla0813 replied to Swandive's topic in Psychiatric

   So, this patient continues to say that she doesn't feel like she's receiving help. Does this patient have an AXIS II diagnosis? Sounds a lot like Borderline Traits to me, but could be wrong...I've seen many, many patients (especially female) try to ...

6. Most common meds in pediatric psych inpatient

   mikayla0813 replied to Guest321574's topic in Psychiatric

   The kiddos on my unit are taking these medications: Lithium, Geodon, Trileptal, Seroquel, Depakote, Tenex (not a "psych" med, but still used), Clonidine (same). These are what the Dr. on this unit has ordered most of these kids. I have seen Abilif...

7. Psych nurse pay?

   mikayla0813 replied to RocknRollYogaRn's topic in Psychiatric

   I work at a state hospital and my pay is comparable to what other RN's make at the medical hospital in town. I also get great benefits.

8. Fall 2009 Graduate school roll call!!!

   mikayla0813 replied to love-d-OR's topic in Post Graduate

   1. University of Alabama at Birmingham 2. I'm going to be a Family Practice Mental Health Nurse Practitioner when I grow up! 3. Working full-time 4. Going to school full-time (i'll be done in 17 months! yay!) 5. And it's going to be tough...