NurseNinja1990

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  1. Lost Integrity: When Nursing Students Cheat

    NurseNinja1990 replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Students

    After I left my final last semester, I heard one girl literally had her phone out during the exam and was looking up answers. I felt cheated because I spent so much time studying, but took solace in...

  2. Inpatient or Outpatient for future PMHNP?

    NurseNinja1990 replied to AlcRoc's topic in Psychiatric

    Honestly, if I had the choice I'd go outpatient full time and per diem inpatient. Inpatient can be incredibly demanding and challenging, but you'll learn so so

  3. Transitioning to Psych / tips wanted!

    NurseNinja1990 replied to FunnerRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Congrats! A few things I usually include in the report: 1. Diagnosis of the patient. I'd become familiar with some common psych diagnosis, their common medications, and their presentations 2. The last...

  4. What makes a PMHNP applicant attractive in the eyes of grad schools?

    NurseNinja1990 replied to jcssagaz's topic in Psychiatric

    A few things I can think of. 1. Join the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. 2. Get Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certified. 3. Learn the role of the PMHNP and the scope of practice in...

  5. Would you take this job as a new gad?

    NurseNinja1990 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi all! I'm about to finish school and was told about a Nurse Practitioner residency at a site where I did clinical hours. I had never heard of something like this, and it felt like a great...

  6. Would you take this job as a new gad?

    NurseNinja1990 replied to NurseNinja1990's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Thanks for the insight,

  7. PMHNP's: How long after graduation until you can sit for boards?

    NurseNinja1990 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I'm doing my budgeting for the year and was curious how long the process takes between graduating and taking the boards is.

  8. What's the nicest compliment you've gotten as a nurse?

    NurseNinja1990 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just thought we could all use a warm and fuzzy topic. Nursing can seem like a thankless job at times, and when you do get that rare validation from a patient or another staff member it sticks with...

  9. Worried about PTSD

    NurseNinja1990 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi everyone, I'm mostly just here for moral support on this one. A few months ago while I was at work, I was assaulted by a patient who screamed racial slurs at me while getting in a few...

  10. Worried about PTSD

    NurseNinja1990 replied to NurseNinja1990's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you everyone, I really appreciate the support. I think I'm going to ask about the counseling they offer at my job. I'm going through a very difficult time right now and I'm just trying to make...

  11. Failed dosage calc test and feeling like a failure.

    NurseNinja1990 replied to jessang16's topic in General Students

    I did! The only reason I didn't end up in the same situation as you is we had 3 attempts to get a 90. My advice to you is take a deep breath, and find a way to be productive while you wait to retake...

  12. I want to quit during orientation...

    NurseNinja1990 replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    I've quit during orientation before. I showed up at the place after being promised a part time night position with rotating weekends only to be told it was days only, every weekend. I flat out told...

  13. NP Salaries/Location/Specialties

    NurseNinja1990 replied to tsipareht's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    TBH I'd be ecstatic to make 50+ dollars/hour if it meant I could work much less to make the same amount I make now as an RN. Work/life balance is my #1

  14. Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    NurseNinja1990 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    I had my first true assault the other day. Turned around to answer a question of another nurse and got sucker punched right in the jaw. My supervisor was kind of a jerk about the whole thing, and...

  15. What's the biggest mistake you've ever made as a nurse? What did you learn from it?

    NurseNinja1990 replied to Mini-Murse's topic in General Nursing

    I was a nurse's aide in college at a pretty poorly-run nursing home. A woman I was assigned to had a walker next to her bed and asked me to grab it for her so she could make her way over to the...

  16. Whats your favorite part of nursing?

    NurseNinja1990 replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing

    I always have a crazy new story every week. I'll never leave

  17. Nursing nightmares.

    NurseNinja1990 replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    I had just discharged an extremely challenging and abusive patient then went home and dreamt that I was trapped on a 12 hour bus ride with

  18. Dodged a swift kick to the face today

    NurseNinja1990 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    During a code situation I finally had a clear shot to give an injection to a combative patient and right as I finished getting the Thorazine and Benadryl in he broke loose from one of the staff...

  19. Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    NurseNinja1990 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    I've been scuffed up in code situations in psych plenty of times restraining violent patients. The worst incident I've ever seen was a patient took a pretty hefty bite out of someone's arm, spilling...

  20. What is your worst visitor story?

    NurseNinja1990 replied to nordie's topic in General Nursing

    I used to work in detox and patient's families brought in drugs all the time. The two big ones I can remember was one lady brought in a teddy bear stuffed with 50+ klonopin tablets which were then...

  21. Uhhhh, That's Kinda Personal

    NurseNinja1990 replied to evastone's topic in General Nursing

    I go out of my way to give as little information as possible while staying polite. I have a coworker who has to go to court every 6 months to re-file her restraining order against a former patient who...

  22. Zyprexa and Ativan IM Compatibility - (Haldol Allergy)

    NurseNinja1990 replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

    From my own experience, we typically do Zyprexa and Benadryl, and in 2 separate syringes at

  23. What is harder- nursing school or first year working?

    NurseNinja1990 replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    Oh man, for me nursing school was 100% harder. I owe it to the complete lack of support from professors, the number of hoops I had to jump through, and the general pervading feeling of anxiety that...

  24. Nursing Job Change: Jump Ship or Sit Tight? 5 Things to Consider

    NurseNinja1990 replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    I jumped into psych right out of school and haven't looked back :) Not for everyone, but I love

  25. Many nurses do not chart?

    NurseNinja1990 replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    I just learned some keyboard shortcuts that really cut down on my charting time. That, and videogames have made me a fast typer lol Some examples: TAB to go to the next section, and SPACE to select...