here_kitty

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1. personality disorders?

   here_kitty replied to cherilee's topic in Psychiatric

   At my hospital, if a patient is in a DBT program outpatient, we are not supposed to even have 1:1 with the patient. We are just supposed to pass meds, address immediate needs, and encourage the...

2. Patient Name bands

   here_kitty replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Psychiatric

   The patients in my hospital wear ID bands, but often take them off or they are otherwise made illegible. We are supposed to check 2 forms of ID with the patient, but sometimes they are so psychotic,...

3. Seroquel

   here_kitty replied to RN007's topic in Psychiatric

   It gets used a lot on our units for anxiety (like 25-50 mg doses). We usually give higher doses (100 mg+) for

4. disallusioned with nursing! psych new grad

   here_kitty replied to inthesky's topic in Psychiatric

   Wow! I feel very blessed to work where I do! The usual assignment is 3 patients plus meds on 1 or 2 others, on a day or evening shift. On night shift, it's another story, you could get 8 patients on...

5. shootings and mental health

   here_kitty replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

   :yelclap: Exactly, it's unfortunate, however, that the mentally ill who ARE violent are the ones that are the representatives for all the other gentle, kind souls who happen to suffer from the same...

6. Something Different

   here_kitty replied to Can't Wait's topic in Psychiatric

   Go for it! I am a relatively new grad (June '06) and started in August working in the psych units at my hospital. They didn't have any problem hiring me, in fact, I think I was hired over a few...

7. Inventory and storage of patient's personal effects

   here_kitty replied to psych nurse's topic in Psychiatric

   We have 3 units at the hospital I work at, 2 of them have lockers in which pt's belongings are stored, the third has a drawer for each patient (pretty small one, too) and then any 'overflow' gets put...

8. Another poll: What DON'T you like?

   here_kitty posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I am interviewing for a job as a new grad on an inpatient acute crisis unit...I had a clinical rotation there and loved it, but I am just curious about what the downfalls to a career in psych could...

9. Poll: What do you love about psych nursing?

   here_kitty replied to here_kitty's topic in Psychiatric

   What you don't like is a good question...I wonder how much is similar to what med-surg nurses don't like? I think I'll start a new

10. Poll: What do you love about psych nursing?

    here_kitty replied to here_kitty's topic in Psychiatric

    Morgan314: Thank you for your reply! Your response is very compassionate, a quality all psych nurses should have! I am a new grad, and I REALLY loved my psych rotation, and I have an opportunity to...

11. ATI at school: Did it help you in passing NCLEX

    here_kitty replied to Bala Shark's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We did ATI in school too, and had access to non-proctored tests as well as having 3 or so proctored tests. As a learning tool, it was great (my program used the proctored tests as mid-terms and...

12. Am I Just a dummy (4th time failing!!!)

    here_kitty replied to missea39's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am so sorry you didn't pass this time, but don't give up! I would REALLY REALLY recommend the Kaplan NCLEX study guide, they teach you strategies to help identify the correct answer and dismiss the...

13. Poll: What do you love about psych nursing?

    here_kitty posted a topic in Psychiatric

    what do you love about psych nursing? what was your motivation for choosing psych nursing as a specialty?

14. Change, change, change

    here_kitty replied to EmilyCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Emilyerin-do we go to the same school? I had this very same assignment, VERBATIM! Thanks, by the way, I posted under 'nursing student forum' and got no

15. Input, please! Need to choose where to precept

    here_kitty replied to here_kitty's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks, everyone for you input. One more question (that might seem kinda dumb, but I'm still a student :>) The hospital I did my critical care rotation in also had an ICU, do most hospitals have...