TsavarenaRN

TsavarenaRN

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  1. Mississippi nurses roll call!!! (be known)

    TsavarenaRN replied to 1BlessedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi All! Graduated Meridian Community College's ADN program May 2008. I've been working adolescent mental health ever since (private facility then changed to state

  2. Fainting in Surgery Clinical...

    TsavarenaRN posted a topic in General Students

    2nd semester, OB rotation. I was watching a C-section (first actual surgery experience) not five minutes into the procedure I start sweating horribly, shaking, feeling like that surgery mask was...

  3. Privacy and Covering My Arse.

    TsavarenaRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Just in short, had a doc treat one of the psych inpatient children with blatant disreguard to apropriate restraint and seclusion technique. We use CPI, not sure if many other facilities do. Pt was...

  4. Am I in trouble?

    TsavarenaRN replied to johnsavv's topic in Psychiatric

    The only thing I could guess based on what you have written would be a med error due to lack of order for med given. This is usually (and this is based just on MY personal experience) handled by a...

  5. Suicide attempt on our pedi psych unit. Please keep my coworkers in your thoughts.

    TsavarenaRN replied to NeoPediRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Love and prayers for you, you're team, and the boy. :redpinkhe:redpinkhe:redpinkhe No real suicide attempt on my peds ward since I've been there, (Thank God) but a few fights and some superficial self...

  6. Advice for soon-to-be graduate???

    TsavarenaRN replied to Asklepios's topic in Psychiatric

    All I can really say is...dive right in! Nursing school did not prepare me for psych, but it was what I really wanted to do. I was able to be hired right out of school I believe because of the lack of...

  7. How are MS nurses amidst recession?

    TsavarenaRN replied to MissRN0520's topic in General Nursing

    Last I checked, central MS is still in need of nurses. Especially in long term care and psychiatric facilities. The medical hospitals in my area are still posting nurse openings

  8. I seriously need HELP in Psych Documentation!

    TsavarenaRN replied to DaisyChains's topic in Psychiatric

    Sorry this is a little long, but I had an awesome psych instructor in nursing school that taught me this train of thought for mental health assessment. Also inservice at work was slightly helpful....

  9. Need Help ASAP...Could seeing a psycologist effect my nursing license?

    TsavarenaRN replied to skittlebear's topic in Psychiatric

    As a new nurse in psych I was already anxious/stressed. Also suffering from marriage problems. Started seeing a therapist 3 months ago, using my company's insurance plan. I am even taking some...

  10. Can child and adolescents psych be mixed on same unit?

    TsavarenaRN replied to Shell5's topic in Psychiatric

    My facility keeps them on the same floor, adolescent girls on north wing, children age 5-12 on south wing. It does seem to pose more difficulties as there is only one elevator for all to share, one...

  11. Need some ideas..adol psych

    TsavarenaRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I work with female adolescents on a pych ward, everyday the nurse is required to give a one hour nursing group related to the patient's probs, meds, etc. I've been doing this for about 4 months and...

  12. Hurt on job, no pay?

    TsavarenaRN posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I work at a psych hospital with assaultive adolescent females, needless to say I get beat up on occasion. After one such incident of being pushed down by a pt. twice my size, my lower back started to...

  13. I really AM the nurse!

    TsavarenaRN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    First job as an RN, at a very nice nursing home, been there about 3 weeks now; I'm learning fast and I feel like things are going well, except for this one silly thing, which I may be getting a...

  14. Out of school 3-4 months and still no job!!!

    TsavarenaRN replied to kcsb12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I know how you feel. I got out of school and got my NCLEX results almost the same as you. I went applying like crazy and got pretty discouraged when I didn't hear anything back immediately. I was...

  15. ATI Testing is BS!

    TsavarenaRN posted a topic in General Students

    Why is it that I can make A's and B's on all of my unit exams but then at the end of the semester I have to take an ATI Fundamentals test on the same material and then I fail? Not to mention the fact...

  16. How Nursing Students spend their summers?

    TsavarenaRN replied to Krither's topic in General Students

    I am going into 3rd semester this fall. I am working as a student nurse at a local hospital. Although I do not get to do anything beyond the scope of an aid, the nurses I work with are always...

  17. How is a pharmacist unique in the care of patients?

    TsavarenaRN replied to Matt000's topic in General Nursing

    The pharmacist prepares and distributes physician prescribed medications. Pharmacists work closely with nurses, physicians, and other health care providers to evaluate the efficacy of clients'...

  18. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

    TsavarenaRN replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

    I started college when I was 19, I will graduate from the nursing program when I am 24; two semesters to go! (took me a while to figure out what I wanted to do heh

  19. Dirty Needle Stick....

    TsavarenaRN posted a topic in General Students

    I'm in first semester ADN, I just got to do my first few IM injections today during clinical, on my fourth injection I accidentally stuck myself after I had stuck the patient. Of course all of my...

  20. ATI Testing is BS!

    TsavarenaRN replied to TsavarenaRN's topic in General Students

    I know...I do agree that the books are pretty helpful with my regular nrsg classess, but I also strongly agree that I am becoming more freaked about them than my unit tests and my upcoming final. I...

  21. Dirty Needle Stick....

    TsavarenaRN replied to TsavarenaRN's topic in General Students

    I was going to activate it after I had finished taping the cotton ball to patient's shoulder....bad decision I should have done that first. I was concerned about putting pressure on injection site. I...

  22. Dirty Needle Stick....

    TsavarenaRN replied to TsavarenaRN's topic in General Students

    Thanks so much all; I feel a bit better :heartbeat What happened: I was in clinical at a nursing home. It was a flu vaccine, 21g, 1 inch needle. All had gone well until I with drew syringe (it...