ccoombs

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1. Psychiatric Home Visits

   ccoombs replied to QTNurseBSN's topic in Psychiatric

   I am an RN with an assertive community TX team. Much of my job is home visits. I do med management, lots of injections, assessments, individual and family education, and informal counseling. It's rare that I feel unsafe and even then it is usually du...

2. Mental Health Nurse Interview

   ccoombs replied to Rlala's topic in Psychiatric

   I work as an Assertive Community Treatment nurse 1: All of our nurses are BSN but that is not a specific requirement, excepting the team lead who has to be a BSN 2: My pay as a relatively new nurse is slightly better than that of my classmates who wo...

3. Need some help!

   ccoombs replied to FLLPN3339's topic in Psychiatric

   There are a number of positions open within the georgia state hospital system. Go to http://www.dbhddjobs.com and see whats available

4. New nurse on ACT team

   ccoombs replied to TerpGal02's topic in Psychiatric

   I'm a relatively new RN working with a very busy ACT team (rapidly approaching 70 patients) in south Georgia. I worked inpatient for a about 6 months prior. Having done both as a new nurse I will say that the best way to describe ACT is career broade...

5. Should I be concerned?

   ccoombs replied to mangopeach's topic in Psychiatric

   I wouldn't sweat it. It is important to understand principles of therapeutic communication but in practice patients differ dramatically based on a multitude of factors, so these techniques are rarely applied in a textbook way. Additionally deescalati...

6. First job in Psych nursing

   ccoombs replied to beachhorizon's topic in Psychiatric

   and every day is different from the last.

7. First job in Psych nursing

   ccoombs replied to beachhorizon's topic in Psychiatric

   at my hospital the RN rarely does med pass, thats more of an LPN function. The RN does do a good bit of charting and paperwork. Initial assessments and discharges are RN jobs as well. I actually spend most of my time talking to my patients, trying to...

8. EPS vs TD

   ccoombs replied to PsychRN29's topic in Psychiatric

   ha, I took too long responding.

9. EPS vs TD

   ccoombs replied to PsychRN29's topic in Psychiatric

   EPS refers to a broader range of symptoms such as dystonia, akathisia, and pseudoparkinsonism. Tardive Dyskinesia is a more specific, often irreversible disorder that causes bizarre facial grimacing, involuntary tongue rolling, lip smacking, and pill...

10. psych NP program in 2013

    ccoombs replied to linacaro's topic in NP Students

    I'm a new grad working in a state hospital in GA, and while it's certainly not med-surg patients can have any number of medical issues. Additionally many state hospitals have infirmaries or med-psych units. If you are planning on returning to school ...

11. Know of any new grad friendly psych jobs? Anywhere in the country?

    ccoombs replied to ChineseLantern's topic in Psychiatric

    Georgia state hospitals accept new grads. Best of luck!

12. How often do you get psych pt self walk ins

    ccoombs replied to chimpanzee's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in a state hospital and we get almost no voluntary admissions.

13. Psych patients psychic??

    ccoombs replied to carolmaccas66's topic in Psychiatric

    I have a previous degree in Anthropology so I have an interest in cultural and supernatural explanations for mental illness. I work in southwest georgia and it is not uncommon to hear schizophrenic patients say that a "root" has been put on them. For...

14. Any hospitals out there doing 8 hr shifts?

    ccoombs replied to kacm74's topic in General Nursing

    Im at a state hospital in south GA and we work 8s.

15. Staffing Levels in Psych

    ccoombs replied to ajt575s's topic in Psychiatric

    The unit I work typically has 1 rn, 1 lpn, and 3-5 techs. Our census runs anywhere between 10-30. We've had a couple of quiet weeks but I'm sure it will be wild again pretty soon. My unit is an acute male unit, most individuals are actively psychotic...