pattyjo replied to spdaydream's topic in Psychiatric
I have a "Do what you love" philosophy on this, so if psych nursing is calling your name, go for it. I've worked in different areas through my career, usually briefly, but always end up back in...
Could you create a clinical scenario or maybe find one on line? Sometimes the text book publishers include these in their online resources. Perhaps your students could work in teams and then come...
pattyjo replied to eriksoln's topic in Psychiatric
If interested, here is the page for DSM V which is due out in 2013. I believe right now APA is looking for comments from interested parties on the changes being made....
pattyjo replied to shockable_rhythm's topic in Psychiatric
Anything written by Kay Redfield Jamison, PhD. She is a psychologist who was diagnosed with bipolar d/o in her 20s. An Unquiet Mind (autobiography) and Night Falls Fast (about suicide) are especially...
>>Finally, if I were to venture a guess on another potential drug class of Some of the second-generation antipsychotics, such as Abilify, have apparently increased the risk of hyperglycemia in...
pattyjo replied to psych nurse's topic in Psychiatric
You can also check out universities in your area; they often have qualified interpreters on staff. My only concern with using hospital lists for non-English speaking patients (including those who...
pattyjo replied to RENAISSANCE RN's topic in Psychiatric
As odd as this sounds, it isn't something that just popped up. I remember sending an article about this to my son several years ago. Couldn't find that one, but here's a link to medscape, an article...
Just a message to all of you who work in hospice care: Last week, my MIL died 13 months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. At that time, she was told she had "6-8 months" Clearly those...
I am still in the MSN program. Length of time would depend on the area of concentration and how many classes you are able to take per semester.There are 4 required courses for any track you would...
pattyjo replied to Psychrich's topic in Psychiatric
Have you tried this one? They have educational materials for adults and adolescents; you just need to scroll through the list. Most are free. I have another similar site, but couldn't attach it here;...
Hi Annlet I did a bridge program through Drexel Univ. and then went right into their MSN online program. I challenged the 3 exams for the required bridge classes, but I think there were going to be...
pattyjo replied to Katydidit34's topic in Psychiatric
Just went to CNN.com to look this up; here's the link http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/06/29/attention.deficit.drug.ap/index.html It appears that the FDA is going to look at all meds for...