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  1. borderline-help: 2 different nurses/2 different approaches

    lberghood replied to gcja's topic in Psychiatric

    AMEN to RN writer and CharlieRN!!!!!!!! To Hseih, I wonder why you work with patients you feel are

  2. making the transition to management

    lberghood replied to shearan's topic in Nurse Management

    Amen to all of the previous posters, i too am a new manager and i am blessed to have a DON and a ADON wh o do back me up. I went from staff to management at the same time several of my peers did so...

  3. Help ...I'm not a team player

    lberghood replied to firegenie's topic in Nursing Career

    I am also angry on your behalf and very sad that you are treated this way. Unfortunately these things do happen. I agree that it is a toxic environment and hope that you will find a place where you...

  4. borderline-help: 2 different nurses/2 different approaches

    lberghood replied to gcja's topic in Psychiatric

    Excellent thread!!!!!! I was actually going to ask for advice on this very topic. I think Charlie said exactly what I needed to hear. I have been in nursing for 18 years, 7 yrs in psych and am now...

  5. Doctors who dont listen or dont care

    lberghood replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    YES YES YES I can so relate I wish that i would have this site as a resource when i started my career. I have worked in many a small nonprofit facility where i have dealth with drs who were either...

  6. Power crazy pharmacist-what can be done?

    lberghood replied to MissPiggy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My first job we also placed the meds in an envelope for passes and i had no idea that it was illegal but i found out that it was when i worked subsequent jobs. At my facility if meds are needed for a...

  7. Return Pages:What's the longest time you've waited?

    lberghood replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I paged the attending dr on a child whose xray showed a fractured hand in a psych facility at 3pm She called me back at 11pm. No excuse and not unusual for her. I, of course, had already taken...

  8. Psych Nurse ="not a REAL nurse"?

    lberghood replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN TO THAT I am a aupervisor at an acute psych hospital and was actually toying with the idea of trying to make the staff be patients for a day, i actually thought that it would be good for them...

  9. The weekend that blew up

    lberghood replied to newnurse51's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Errors happen and a most of the time they are part of the "system" and not just an individual error. In the 2 instances that you described you were not the only person at fault. In fact you did not...

  10. Nursing is taking over my life!!!!

    lberghood replied to Samantha2000's topic in General Nursing

    I can totally relate and i do think that this is normal for a nurse when you are learning and will probably get worse when you graduate and are "on your own" I also think that if this is interfering...

  11. Dealing with gossips

    lberghood replied to Pam RN's topic in General Nursing

    Have also dealth with this in more than one job. Think that there is probably one in every hospital. Ive found that being civil and keeping myself emotionally detached works best. Don't let her...

  12. About productive hours per patient day?

    lberghood replied to rrroyer's topic in Nurse Management

    anyone have any info on staffing and nurse:patient ratios for

  13. Nursing supervisor report

    lberghood replied to trixie's topic in Nurse Management

    We don't have day supervisors anymore either and it is very fragmented as i have noone person in particular to give report to. We have an old fashioned hand written sheet with the census, admissions,...

  14. New Nurse manager and view from both sides

    lberghood replied to AMV's topic in Nurse Management

    I totally agee with helping the staff out when they are genuinely overburdened however i have learned to stop myself when they are adequately staffed and the work load is within the norm. The...

  15. Getting staff to "own" the unit

    lberghood replied to nursemaa's topic in Nurse Management

    I recently read an article about BMGs(bellyachers, moaners,and groaners) and how these few people can really harm morale and they basically donot want to be part of the solution. They like to dump...

  16. My job was eliminated

    lberghood replied to shari_rn's topic in Nurse Management

    I also would respect manager that would return as staff, best of luck to you and keep us

  17. Is it normal to feel like this?

    lberghood replied to melissa_rn's topic in Nurse Management

    Thank you all so much wonderful advice, can definitely relate. New to management myself, took job as supervisor of 180 bed acute psychiatric hospital after 17 years of bedside nursing. Learning so...

  18. Calling All Nurse Managers/Clinical Directors

    lberghood replied to RNPATL's topic in Nurse Management

    Hi I just recently accepted a position of a supervisor of a 180 bed acute psychiatric hospital on weekends Inever wanted to go into management but i am surprised to find out how much i like it.. I...

  19. Eating your young

    lberghood replied to abq rn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I agree with most of what i've read here. Nursing school is hard and nursing is not for everyone. There are some bad instructors and there are some bad nurses. There are also a lot of good ones,...

  20. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    lberghood replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    This is a great topic, we can share these without upsetting family members at the dinner tableLOL I have a few As a student i walked into a sweet little old lady's room to collect her breakfast...

  21. You know the family is nuts when...

    lberghood replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in Nursing Humor

    Amen!!!!!!!

  22. Advice for new Psych RN please!

    lberghood replied to finallyanRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi I've been a nurse 17 years and switched to psych almost 2 years ago. I still feel incompetent at times but that is just part of my makeup i'm afraid. It really does get easier, the advice here...

  23. Accepted at Penn!

    lberghood replied to birthmamaew's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Congratulations!!!!! Only Have A Diploma But Hope To Get Into A Rn-msn Program And Would Love To Get Into Penn's Psych Msn Money Seems To Be The Issue Here Might Be Able To Go To Drexel Through...

  24. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    lberghood replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    hi that statement was actually a reply to a post but i am new here and didn't realize that it would come up like that on its own. I also agree with statement but alone it sounded very cynical didn't...

  25. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    lberghood replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Healthcare Has Become Health