little black cat

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1. Seclusion brainstorm help

   little black cat replied to Jules A's topic in Psychiatric

   Those techs work under YOUR supervision, your nursing judgment, and your license. I say this as someone who has worked both as a tech and presently as an R.N. Seclusion of a particular resident is not for staff convenience. As long as our residents(a...

2. How does a psych career affect the psych nurses?

   little black cat replied to malusport's topic in Psychiatric

   I need to have a life outside of work, and leave work at work. When I was a mental health worker, we would staff the groups. We used to joke that we benefited from the therapy, too.

3. childrens unit good place to start psych nursing?

   little black cat replied to vkunurse94's topic in Psychiatric

   Oh, and the R.N.s do the face-to-face after seclusions & restraints.

4. childrens unit good place to start psych nursing?

   little black cat replied to vkunurse94's topic in Psychiatric

   With the exception of one adult unit, which is subdivided into geropsych and short term inpatient, we are strictly an adolescent facility. There are two male sex offender units. These are the kids with the most to lose. We have one coed locked unit. ...

5. Graduation Day

   little black cat replied to MistiroseRN's topic in New Nurse

   Our pinning ceremony was two days ago. It was the most wonderful thing to see our instructors lined up and watching us walk in. I was crying, too. It was the proudest, most perfect day of my life. And like Mistirose said, it made me sad to think I wo...

6. Nursing Students over 35

   little black cat replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Students

   I am 45 and get pinned May 9th. I tell patients this is what I want to be when I grow up. :usarm: :prdmltywf:

7. Do CNA's Make better RN's? HELP!!

   little black cat replied to jdarcy's topic in Pre-Nursing

   :redbeathe

8. Do CNA's Make better RN's? HELP!!

   little black cat replied to jdarcy's topic in Pre-Nursing

   And it gives me more confidence as a jittery, timid student nurse at clinical when I find out that the big, bad, intimidating nurse I have to work with has only been in healthcare half the time I've been.

9. What mantra is getting you through nursing school?

   little black cat replied to MySimplePlan's topic in General Students

   It's something a drill instructor told us in Navy bootcamp, and it is now my mantra: "You can do this. I did this, and I figured I wasn't any dumber'n anybody else."

10. let spring break begin!

    little black cat replied to blue heeler's topic in General Students

    I'm still studying and thinking about school, but at least I don't have BE anywhere for school. I don't miss the drives or the deadlines. :prdmltywf::usarm:

11. Ok Guysssss, Lets Start The Graduate Count Down

    little black cat replied to TruDivaRN's topic in General Students

    I guess we'll be getting our apps when we get back from spring break. It's in there somewhere!

12. You know you are in nursing school when ctxt

    little black cat replied to tnstudentnurse's topic in General Students

    You don't really do anything to your hair but yank it back into a ponytail or twist it up into a claw, and you don't remember the last time you went to the salon (but it was sometime last school break).

13. Should I feel bad?

    little black cat replied to brittney140's topic in General Students

    I got rear-ended into oncoming traffic while I was waiting to make a turn coming home from clinical. My truck was totaled, I got transported to ER on a backboard, was lucky enough to be discharged home after a few hours, and I STILL felt guilty about...

14. Ok Guysssss, Lets Start The Graduate Count Down

    little black cat replied to TruDivaRN's topic in General Students

    My last day of clinical is May 1, 2008. Pinning is May 9th. I'm starting to lose steam, though. I'm happy to be starting spring break. Thank you, Lord, for all the people who have supported me throughout all of this.

15. What if I fail out of the program

    little black cat replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    Hi, I'm new here. I find that when I'm not grasping the material, I usually have to find a different WAY to study.