kingvonnBSN2017 BSN

Adult Psychiatry, Correctional/Forensic Psychiatry

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About kingvonnBSN2017

kingvonnBSN2017 has 7 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Adult Psychiatry, Correctional/Forensic Psychiatry.


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  1. kingvonnBSN2017

    What’s it like working in the psych emergency department?

    BUMP ?
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    What’s it like working in the psych emergency department?

    I am glad this was posted. I have been working inpatient adult psych and working in a mental health unit in a jail environment. I have an interview for an 8-bed Psych ED position in a community hospital (looking for a change). Always 2 nurses on staf...
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    Psych or LTC less Stressful?

    Wow! I’m sorry that this happened to you. When assaults like this happen in psych, I’ve always heard “it’s okay, it comes with the territory”. But in reality, I come to work to care for my patients and do my job, not be cut, punched, spit on, etc. If...
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    Psych or LTC less Stressful?

    Ehh.. it depends. I've been assaulted more in LTC. I've actually never been assaulted working psych.
  5. kingvonnBSN2017

    Med Psych anyone?

    One of my jobs is in Geri-Psych, I am not sure if I would consider that med psych but there is a lot of medical components to it because of their age.
  6. Good evening nurses! For the past couple of months, I have been working in a psychiatric unit in a correctional facility with a max census of 32 for incarcerated males with acute/chronic mental health issues, most awaiting trial and seeing if they wi...
  7. kingvonnBSN2017

    Psychiatric RN Certification Tips

    I just bought the Mometrix flash cards, I am going to use that to study. I am seeing it is helping out a few of you.
  8. kingvonnBSN2017

    Do you prefer five eight hour shifts or three 12 hour shifts a week?

    I definitely prefer 12s. The position I am currently in only offers 8 hour shifts.. I can't see myself working 5 days a week so I had to make a schedule where I am working 2 16 hour shifts a week. I can't do the 5 days a week thing.
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    Forensic Psychiatric Nursing: A Unique APRN Opportunity

    I've been working inpatient psych for the past year and worked a few months in corrections. I just accepted a forensic mental health nurse position in a correctional facility. I am looking forward to working with the mental health population in the c...
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    Acute Adolescent Psych

    Hey Psych Nurses I am currently working as a psych nurse is an acute adult unit mainly specializing in schizophrenia/psychosis disorders. I am going to soon be making the switch into an acute adolescent unit. Any adolescent psych nurses here? Any wo...
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    What skills are utilized in correctional nursing?

    The facility that I am at is not that different from med/surg actually. I work a lot with IVs, wound care, foleys, trachs/suctioning, etc.. I love what I do and I love the non-hospital environment.
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    Specialty Poll for male nurses

    Psych previously, now in corrections and have no plan on leaving anytime soon!
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    Non-hospital jobs for ADNs

    Corrections. A lot of jails and prisons hire nurses with an ADN. You might like it.
  14. kingvonnBSN2017

    Pysch nurses, how often do you do these things?

    I'm in acute adult psych. I do wound care, but they're usually simple dressings. I deal with incontinent patients often, have to assist patients with ambulation (or a sitter/tech), check I/O's, trach care, ostomy care. I actually like it though.
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    Hey, I'm so late. I've been working in the field for a few months now. I would like to get the book Verbally Judo, but when I looked it up, I found two. Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasiam and Verbal Judo: Redirecting Behavior with Words. Which...