Irishpsychintern

Irishpsychintern has 4 years experience and specializes in Psychiatric..

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1. question about IM emergency meds from new psych RN

   Irishpsychintern replied to manchmal's topic in Psychiatric

   No never... the law is the law... If you dont do it, in my books, youre abusing the patients rights which in turn, I feel, is abusing the patient. Ireland has a shocking (not near as strong a word as needed) history in psychiatric care. Its a disgrac...

2. Why are we as Psych nurses seen as bottom of the barrel?

   Irishpsychintern replied to dreamingofbeing's topic in Psychiatric

   Im as proud as I can be of being a psych nurse.. This idea of "well its not really nursing" is ********. Id like to see a general nurse deal with people on an acute admission unit WITHOUT a "chemical straightjacket". Or help someone deal with awful a...

3. question about IM emergency meds from new psych RN

   Irishpsychintern replied to manchmal's topic in Psychiatric

   Hey..... I just qualified as an RPN in Ireland. Over here, we do 4 years psych or whatever discipline you pick (general, Intellectual disability etc) I have tons of experience in the very thing youre talking about. If it were me I'd............... 1....

4. Any other autistic nurses out there?

   Irishpsychintern replied to elizabethgrad09's topic in Disabilities

   Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah Thats funny.... I was the same. I had a twitch in my foot--- diagnosed myself with MS.......Had a migraine which I thought was stroke.. The list goes on... Im seriously laughing here !!!!

5. Any other autistic nurses out there?

   Irishpsychintern replied to elizabethgrad09's topic in Disabilities

   Hmmmm , Maybe.... Im not sure. I thought I was mad until I became a psych nurse.

6. rectal tube/malecot

   Irishpsychintern replied to wcnurseinaz's topic in General Nursing

   Ouch, yikes,

7. what is the most beautiful thing in being a nurse?

   Irishpsychintern replied to smily11's topic in General Nursing

   For me the best thing in nursing is being in a position whereby you can help people and make a difference. I work as a psych nurse and often see people in all states of distress. Its one of the best feelings when they walk out the door, their conditi...

8. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   Irishpsychintern replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   I worked in "GrangeGorman" psych hospital for a while while I was a 3rd year student. Its one of the last psych institutions left in Ireland and is soon to be closed down (thank god). For the weeks I was there, I'd often see an old women walking arou...

9. What did you want to be when you grew up?

   Irishpsychintern replied to demylenated's topic in General Nursing

   Well................................ First off it was an archaeologist, , , , , somehow I ended up in care of the elderly--- distantly related in a roundabout kind of way... Then I wanted to be in "án garda siochána"... Thats the police over here. T...

10. Brain of a Nurse

    Irishpsychintern replied to ttpurtee's topic in General Nursing

    No mention of eyes in the back of our heads..... Probably the single most important thing.... after the bullet proof disposition..

11. Ok, what's the real deal with new grads?

    Irishpsychintern replied to future nurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Hell hath no fury like a nurse called lazy.

12. What's the weirdest baby name?

    Irishpsychintern replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, I heard a mother calling her daughter one day in a crowded shop... Ill have to try spell it phonetically so youll understand.............. so here she was-----------"yev-von-eee"................Another lady remarked that that was a name she had...

13. A Nurse CAN be both sexy & smart

    Irishpsychintern replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of whether sexy belongs in the workplace.... If youre seriously sexy, , , well you just cant hide it.... Im a "male" nurse intern and my god some of the girls I work with are incredible.. They all dress respectful and proper.... But they j...

14. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Irishpsychintern replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I was in my 3rd year in college and was working with a nursing agency as a carer to pay my bills etc. They sent me out a monastery owned by the Carmelites for a night shift. The night shift passed without incident. In the morning I met the head nurse...

15. A "chick's" perspective on Men in Nursing

    Irishpsychintern replied to KimmbaFNP's topic in Male Students

    Being a male nurse is cool. None of the ****** **** the girls get involved in and the chicks love ya because "youre so caring" !!! Best job ever. Definite leg opener.