Bjo

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  1. I Passed Today 75!!!

    Bjo replied to MLK RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congrats on your success. Have a great career and always keep in the back of your mind why you worked so hard to earn this degree in the first place. It will get you through a lot of tough

  2. What does your spouse do?

    Bjo replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    my husband is a welder at ormet in hannibal, ohio. they are currently on strike!!happy holidays for

  3. Are Timeouts really Seclusion?!?!?

    Bjo replied to Tracyhbrn's topic in Psychiatric

    We have police officers on campus, so we would write out the incident report and then make all the necessary notifications, and turn it over to the police

  4. Would like to shadow a pscyh nurse: advice on how to do this?

    Bjo replied to elijah's topic in Psychiatric

    Are you already a nurse, or are you going to possibly be starting school? I think that would make a difference. Maybe you could ask them if you could have a tour of the facility first, or something,...

  5. Are Timeouts really Seclusion?!?!?

    Bjo replied to Tracyhbrn's topic in Psychiatric

    We don't get orders for 'chemical restraints'. Something about the JCAHO standards or Medicaid or something. We give emergency medications, which is really the same thing of a different name. So do...

  6. Are Timeouts really Seclusion?!?!?

    Bjo replied to Tracyhbrn's topic in Psychiatric

    That sounds like basically what everyone is doing. At our facility, the doctors are getting really controlling. We can't be sure they will sign an order for the seclusion unless we call them and...

  7. Are Timeouts really Seclusion?!?!?

    Bjo replied to Tracyhbrn's topic in Psychiatric

    I understood what you meant.:wink2: It is really a touchy subject. We do the voluntary timeouts, also. It isn't actually seclusion, but they are away from the stimulation of the milieu. Sometimes it...

  8. Psych RN Continuing Ed?

    Bjo replied to HeyFraydo's topic in Psychiatric

    hey, it's good to see another certified psych nurse on line!! i'm due for recert next year and i've been looking for some material too. i've also taken some classes at college which i think apply for...

  9. Are Timeouts really Seclusion?!?!?

    Bjo replied to Tracyhbrn's topic in Psychiatric

    Where I work now and previously, anytime a patient is prevented from leaving the room, it is seclusion. It was practiced exactly as the standards indicate. However, I know that there are ways around...

  10. Safety Policies

    Bjo replied to Meraki's topic in Psychiatric

    Just make sure that your policies follow the regulatory agencies that oversee your facility. We had trouble satisfying JCAHO and Medicaid at the same time. What one wanted the other didn't think was...

  11. Safety Policies

    Bjo replied to Meraki's topic in Psychiatric

    maybe look at on unit privileges as well. like what level can pick the television or movie programs, or the radio station. we also had policies on assault precautions. i agree with hukilau:get that...

  12. psych nursing info

    Bjo replied to wannabepsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I think it would be great for someone to enjoy working with teenage cutters. If you have the patience for it, the profession of psych nursing needs you badly. I know a lot of people who become really...

  13. Civil Commit to Forensics?

    Bjo replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in a state run psych hospital in Ohio and we have forensic and civil patients on the same ward. We have had the same situation happen with both types of patients. At our hospital, it depends on...

  14. New med admin system and paranoid pts

    Bjo replied to margo123's topic in Psychiatric

    I haven't heard of that! We still use the old "what's your name and birthdate" routine when giving meds. From the sounds of your experiences, it doesn't sound like

  15. Safety Policies

    Bjo replied to Meraki's topic in Psychiatric

    I was the clinical nurse manager for an adolescent psych unit a couple of years ago. We had policies on visitation and safety searches, confidentiality (now HIPPA) seclusion and restraint (as a last...

  16. Resources to study for certification

    Bjo replied to autumn-moon's topic in Psychiatric

    i took the ancc certification for psych a couple of years ago. it wasn't what i expected. we were in a large room with these little school desk/chairs, the kind that is "all-in-one. there were...

  17. CLEVELAND or COLUMBUS- Help!

    Bjo replied to allsmiles's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I believe they also have PERS retirement benefits and are

  18. CLEVELAND or COLUMBUS- Help!

    Bjo replied to allsmiles's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I would have to recommend OSU in Columbus because of the benefits that they have to offer. They also pay close to the top of the scale for that area, as

  19. Psych Certification for ADN

    Bjo replied to sbic56's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm certified in psych and I have my ADN. It took a lot of time to make sure all of the paperwork was completed but it was worth it to me. The test was common sense if you have any psych experience at...

  20. belmont tech?

    Bjo replied to nursecompassion's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I graduated from Belmont Technical

  21. Need ideas for nursing education groups

    Bjo replied to Jolly's topic in Psychiatric

    I work with chronically ill mental health patients. We have geared our patient education groups toward recovery. We talk about what is important in their lives and then develop their treatment plan to...

  22. I can't keep staff. Why do I try?

    Bjo replied to ClariceS's topic in Nurse Management

    The same thing has happened to me. I hate to sound like a parrot but it's true. What I'm seeing at our facility is that nurses are in general looking for more money with less responsibility and we...

  23. should psych patients be held accountable?

    Bjo replied to psychnurse01's topic in Psychiatric

    I absolutely agree with Pat RN. If you don't have malpractice insurance GET IT NOW. There are clauses in my policy about assault and the insurance is less than $100 per year. Check it out on this...