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Hi Nathan ,If you are not sure that you will like nursing take the shorter course and see i,m in Australia so I'm not sure of the difference between lPN ect .by starting at the bottom so to speak you will learn all the basic stuff that forms the pla...

Carolynd ,In the eaerly 70's I had limited experience in my general nurse training in gyny wards because i was a nurse who happened to be a male,however by the time I had finished the veils had been lifted i trained and a pupil midwife and completed...

Finness ,The senior psychiatrists told us the staff at the acute unit that this would probably be the one true case of Mania we would see in our careers.

sarah ,the patient i saw was not reacting to any of the usual drugs here in fact diazepam caused the complete opposite effect. ect was the only choice left to the psychiatrist to use. btw the patient survived and even expressed that she would have ec...

I've seen ECT used with several disorders sucessfully,Mania, depression,and psychotic depression

do any of the psych units you work in allow patients to keep their mobile phones or does the unit have a policy that requires all phones to be handed over on admission and returned on discharge. thanks in anticipation MHN

Hi everyone ,Im looking for a tool that is used to determine staffing levels in acute psychiatry inpatient units by way of an acuity measurement instrument i don't know if there is such a thing in psychiatry i know there is this type of tool in gener...

georgia girl,Maybe you could say you are looking for new challenges and by working with juveniles you'll be able to put something positive back to society.

my understanding is they have sold a good number of their hospitals in cluding the national capital in canberra

send him to coventry

We are lucky parking is free either in open or under cover multi story parking (if you are early or lucky enough) security patrols area it pretty well lit they also have distress alarms in the carpark to call security if they are needed urgently

Too late for mayne health though isnt it.they sold up maybe they left a legacy for those who bought it

Kavi "bugger Me" definately doesent refer to acts which some would label as indecent or illegal. MHN

commentary on flatus volume/amount "a bit more choke and that would've started"

describing the strength of a wind as being to"blow a dog of its chain"

Rachy,Try some witch hazel used to use it post ops for face lifts and bleps works well at reducing swelling around eyes

How about "would'nt it tear the fork outta your nightie" in response to sad story.

Ted maybe there should be some in put about teamwork. also why does there have to be a focus on the label "malenurses" they are really only nurses who happen to be men as well.show the kids that nurses can be of either gender. MHN (RN,RM,MHN) nurse ...

Kalaki,there are a number of violence risk assessment tools The HCR-20 is a long term predictor of violence recidiavism The Broset Violence Checklist is a short term violence predictor (inthe next 24hrs) Both of these can be found doing a search on...

I am doing an assignment and trying to establish why some general nurses don't appear to wish to work in the the mental health area. If you fall into this category could you let me know your reason. Your response is appreciated in advance.MHN

I always thought qualifications were put in the order you gained them. e.g. MHN. R.N.,R.M.,R.G.N.,M.H.N.

I'm looking for information about the positive and negatives about the use of punch bags for psych patients to vent their anger.Does anyone have any experience regarding this or know of any articles that may throw some light on the subject. The reaso...

Chig,I have experienced some of the things you spoke of about being asked to lift a lot of the time.I also agree with the idea of changing the culture within nursing but that can only be done if we are to critically examine our practice and to be mor...

Belinda ,I agree with the others about consulting Doc and doing stool culture,However I have seen the yogurt with acidophilus used with good results you can also get acidophilus in caps from drug stores here I always take it on vacation with me.

Nice to see Nurses getting off their collective butts and doing something positive for themselves, for too long nurses have been their own worst enemies .There appears to be a changing wind in NJ. go get em.