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  1. Where Do People Dream This Stuff Up?

    goettin98 replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "I don't know how my tox came back positive for cocaine, I didn't do any. I bet someone slipped me some at that party last night." Yeah. Cuz I hate when your nose just falls off into a pile of...

  2. Hello Psych Nurses & Future Psych Nurses, Please Read

    goettin98 replied to little_miss_hulk's topic in Psychiatric

    Another option (if your hospital has one) is to work as a float/registry nurse for a while. Our registry is set up so that you pick an area, like Women & Children (where you work antenatal, OB,...

  3. Inpatient Smoke free ward - HELP!

    goettin98 replied to rainbowsunsets's topic in Psychiatric

    I live in a smoke free state, which does include the prisons. I'm thankful for this. If I had to interrupt my day every few minutes for pts to go smoke, I wouldn't be working there. Pts can be...

  4. Hello Psych Nurses & Future Psych Nurses, Please Read

    goettin98 replied to little_miss_hulk's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm not sure what your psych unit there is like, but ours is probably just as med-surg as the actual medical floors. We do the same things- Foleys, IV fluids and antibiotics several times a day,...

  5. Need help committing a family member

    goettin98 replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Sorry, I must have misread. I thought you meant she manipulated the medical doctors and they let her go. I'm glad she did get a psych admit that time. Keep us

  6. 15 minute checks

    goettin98 replied to GomezKar's topic in Psychiatric

    We have 2 types of precautions- q15 minutes and q30 minutes. On our acute unit, most people are on the q15's. Sorry to say, but on our unit, we are forever playing catch up with these darn things....

  7. Psych Ward Violence: Safety Measures Where You Work

    goettin98 replied to Vito Andolini's topic in Psychiatric

    We do room checks every shift, but we still find contraband. We have longer visiting hours than other psych units in my area and I'm sure that contributes to it (more visitors, more contraband being...

  8. Need help committing a family member

    goettin98 replied to TraumaNurseRN's topic in Psychiatric

    TraumaNurseRN, So sorry to hear of your situation. It's difficult to face a relative going through a hard time. First of all, it infuriates me that they did not admit your sister to psych after...

  9. Beyond Meds and Charting

    goettin98 replied to DaFreak71's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in a medium-sized hospital (around 800+ beds) with one floor devoted to psych. We have an acute unit, a step-down unit, and a geriatric unit. Sadly, we can't keep staff. I work 3-11 usually....

  10. Inpatient Visitation Times

    goettin98 replied to p0969's topic in Psychiatric

    I know this is a really old thread, but I wanted to bump it. The nurses on my unit (myself included) are interested to know the visiting hours on other units and pros/cons of them. Ours are 4-8:30...

  11. No scrubs allowed in psych?

    goettin98 replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Psychiatric

    I don't know where the idea ever came from that psych patients aren't "sick." Maybe it's just my floor, but we always have patients on IVF and IVAB, getting units of blood, patients with feeding...

  12. No scrubs allowed in psych?

    goettin98 replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Psychiatric

    On my floor, we can wear business casual or scrubs. I would say about 90% of the nursing staff wears scrubs. The general consensus is that it's better for cleaning up bodily fluids and easier to...

  13. 3 hot's and a cot

    goettin98 replied to Billikin's topic in Psychiatric

    JRAI, you took the words right out of my mouth! That is exactly what my unit has become! Rarely do we get the true psych patient, because we're too full with criminals and drug addicts that are just...

  14. Mental Health Acute Wards

    goettin98 replied to wnoise's topic in Psychiatric

    Our hospital is entirely smoke-free. If the patient wants a nicotine patch, the doctor has to write an order. If the staff thinks the patient has tobacco or a lighter on them (and they usually do),...

  15. Did you work as a CNA before RN?

    goettin98 replied to doglover1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I was a CNA for 3 years while I went to nursing school. In my opinion, at the nursing home where I worked and the hospital where I am currently, you can certainly tell which nurses had been an...

  16. lazy co-workers

    goettin98 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I hear ya, chenoaspirit. On my floor, we have a big problem with "I'm an RN, that's not my job" and/or "That's not my patient." It drives me nuts. To me, when things are relaxed and flowing...

  17. BSN's vs. Community college

    goettin98 replied to cottoncandyclouds's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I'm in the same boat as jennbn who posted above. At the time I was considering nursing school, it just was not financially possible for me to go to a BSN school. The only one around me for 50 miles...

  18. Privilges and other policies in adult in-pt acute care units

    goettin98 replied to epg_pei's topic in Psychiatric

    To answer your questions, blackstarryskye, we get just about everything. Overdoses, detoxes, "3 hots and a cot," schizo, bipolar, suicide attempt, MR/DD, geri, MDD, you name it. We do have a few,...

  19. Does psych nursing hire LPNs?

    goettin98 replied to mommie2bodie's topic in Psychiatric

    At my hospital, they have phased out LPNs and do not hire new ones. The ones who were working there either had the option of working as nurses aides or going to school to become

  20. Do you wear different scrubs for psych?

    goettin98 replied to angelfire280's topic in Psychiatric

    On our unit, we are allowed to either wear scrubs (any color, any print), or business casual. I would say 95% of the nurses and aides wear scrubs. To me, scrubs are much more comfortable, and I like...

  21. Privilges and other policies in adult in-pt acute care units

    goettin98 replied to epg_pei's topic in Psychiatric

    if a patient is admitted involuntarily, do they receive permission to leave the unit unaccompanied for short breaks? ie smoking breaks absolutely not. can't leave the floor without a doctor's order...

  22. Safety and staffing

    goettin98 replied to blackstarryskye's topic in Psychiatric

    I swear, I think we must be working at the same hospital! I'm in the same predicament and not liking it at all. Half the time they don't even staff to grid, and you can forget about them actually...