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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. 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?

  9. 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...

  10. 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

  11. 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...

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  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 posted a topic in Nursing Career

    next term is my 10 week precepted experience. we get to choose what type of unit to be on for our experience. i know from my rotations that i do not like med/surg. i had a brief rotation in...

  16. 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...

  17. Interview questions

    here_kitty replied to wincha's topic in Nursing Career

    To everyone who posted prospective interview questions - thank you! I will be entering the job market this summer, and it is helpful to think about and answer these questions for yourself, before you...

  18. So, she does drugs... (advice please)

    here_kitty replied to christinaquilter's topic in General Nursing

    I don't feel that it is my job to do any investigation. It is my job, however, to protect patients. If I believe that any patients may be harmed as a result of a nurse who claims to use drugs, it is...

  19. So, she does drugs... (advice please)

    here_kitty replied to christinaquilter's topic in General Nursing

    That is correct, you possess knowledge that she claimed to use drugs. If someone gave you information on, let's just say a murder they had committed, would you feel ethically/morally/legally bound to...

  20. So, she does drugs... (advice please)

    here_kitty replied to christinaquilter's topic in General Nursing

    The nurse practice act for Oregon states: Nurses, regardless of role, whose behavior fails to conform to the legal standard and accepted standards of the nursing profession, or who may adversely...