Sistermoon

Sistermoon specializes in LTC, geriatric/psych, Substance abuse.

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1. RN who's also a psych patient?

   Sistermoon replied to ella-RN's topic in Psychiatric

   Good for you! I remember going to a conference at my facility, which is a psych hospital. The presenter, a psychiatrist and clinician in a state near mine, shared the fact that she had been a patient at our hospital years ago, and was still a recov...

2. The best nursing advice you've ever received

   Sistermoon replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yuppers! A+ in medical abbreviations!

3. Sharing Personal Information at Work

   Sistermoon replied to Urban_Durga's topic in General Nursing

   Am I old-fashioned or what? Dating in the workplace.....I know people do it, and TV shows make it nearly mandatory to add drama to the drama, but how not smart it is! I'm all for making it part of my professional creed NOT to open myself up to that...

4. Curiosity

   Sistermoon replied to KinshuKiba's topic in Recovery

   Jack, what a wonderful, comprehensive reply! Working on a detox unit over the past 3 years, I've seen my fair share of nurses in recovery. There's nothing quite as tragic, as challenging, as bittersweet and humbling as coming face-to-face with a wou...

5. Nurses as Wounded Healer Dr. Marion Conti-O'Hare

   Sistermoon replied to funinsun's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not familiar with Conti-O'Hare's work, but I once attended a short seminar that spoke to this very topic. The speaker told us that the concept of the wounded healer rises from ancient Greece. People would travel miles to seek the wisdom of the ...

6. Effects of illegal drugs

   Sistermoon replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

   If someone is in alcohol withdrawal, vs tend to go up, they'll feel anxious, nauseous, tremulous, and sweaty as the time since their last drink passes. If it's benzo withdrawal, they'll probably get a huge headache and some numbness/tingling in the e...

7. No scrubs allowed in psych?

   Sistermoon replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Psychiatric

   Bear with me as I describe the majority of my psych patients, and trust that I'll get to the point as best I can... Most of the people I see have suffered for a long time, not only from compromised mental health, but from the bizarre behaviors that e...

8. Borderline Personality Disorder on the Behavioral Unit

   Sistermoon replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

   Great article...good information, well written. Wish I could staple it to my forehead before each shift.

9. I REALLY want to be a psych nurse, and i'm close to graduating with some questions!

   Sistermoon replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Psychiatric

   I graduated this past May, and entered into a great 15 week internship offered by a psych hospital in my area. It gave me the opportunity to cycle through various areas and assess my true strengths and interests. I got to explore working in a subst...

10. Pay and jobs in Vermont

    Sistermoon replied to ayndim's topic in Vermont

    I live in New Hampshire and work in Brattleborough, Vermont. It's an hour's drive each way for me. Sure, there are places to work nearer to home, but as a new psych nurse, I've got the most wonderful internship going imaginable. The leaves are jus...

11. Young being eaten..by medical secretaries?!

    Sistermoon replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    What do you plan to study? It would be a shame if this one experience persuaded you to change your mind. Any chance of actively seeking a new job? Perhaps in patient care if you intend to study nursing? Doesn't sound like you have much to lose an...

12. New RN and stressed out!

    Sistermoon replied to alambert603's topic in Psychiatric

    Listen to yourself, and honor yourself. Sounds like you are miserable there for a very good reason...you describe a place that employs unsafe practices that puts people who are already at risk in even greater risk. As a new RN, you're not in a posi...

13. chemical dependency/addictions nursing

    Sistermoon replied to nursejllrn's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm orienting on an inpatient unit for adult detox. Two major things I've learned: in acute detox, it's all about assessments and meds. The big surprise is how short a stay detox really is...patients are barely swallowing their last doses of their de...

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

    Sistermoon replied to here_kitty's topic in Psychiatric

    When I was on my psych rotation and studying hard (1 year ago) I kept feeling like I was missing something BIG in the learning process, and I've never been so frustrated... kind of like having to move the bun aside to find the meat hiding somewhere u...

15. Who here attended Health Care symposium?

    Sistermoon replied to lna2rn's topic in New Hampshire

    I was there! Didn't win the money either...but I graduated in May, passed my N-Clex on 7/7, and I'm starting an internship on 8/7 at a psych hospital who had a rep at the symposium ... so I'm very glad my professors highly recommended the day, "just...