I also had the same question as psych np, would long term psych care count?.Iwas thinking of working with long term psych patients to see if i like it....i find acute care 'too stressful for me...I...
Wow, I was thinking of leaving the nursing field for counseling until i saw the salaries for LCSW & LPC and am noe considering psych APN...so I said to myself...go to All Nurses to get good...
I started a my first school nurse job in 9/07 and now I have tendonitis of R elbow, from constant ice bag making. Also my left hand hurts from constant holding of thermometer to take temps. I know...
I have 10 years experience working as a nurse, and am considering psychiatic nursing which i always found most interesting in nursing school and "out in the field". What are the differences in working...
thanks for the advice, for the older kids we tell them to wash their hands and rinse their faces. The other nurse will write that letter to the children affected with allergies right before allergy...
:uhoh3:I have been a school nurse x 2yrs and this spring I am seeing more "allergy eyes"...I give the elementary school students cold compresses (gauze & ice water), but one after the other is...
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let me see if i can answer my own question, a private psychiatric facility may not pay as well as a state but there may more staff available and better retention due to other things such as quality of...
for those kids who have red marks i give an ice bag, for the others't ...i take a look at it "you don't have a red mark, you are lucky, or i will massage it and just declare that "you are fine". For...
Things have gotten better thanks to the advice and info that I've gotten from this website, we use manufactured ice bags, check for red marks before giving an ice bag, returned to exercising, will be...
Thanks ladies for all the helpful advice. I recently finished 6 acupuncture treatments for my tennis elbow and it had helped. this is such a great forum for information, you guys
I have been thinking about acupucture, because physical therapy returned my ROM but i still have lingering discomfort. We do have reusable ice paks that i now use, but now with the warmer weather...
I suggest you work with children at a hospital or private duty. I worked with adults and children in home care and was a per diem private duty pediatric nurse on weekends, I found the private duty...