SoxfanRN

SoxfanRN

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  1. Troubles as a new manager

    SoxfanRN replied to rckymtnrn30's topic in Nurse Management

    Do you have definitive proof that the charge nurse stabbed you in the back? If so, I would confront her since she, too, is in some position of power. Trust within a healthcare team has to flow in...

  2. Nursing educators- salaries

    SoxfanRN replied to ginat113's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I don't know any educators in the hospital setting making as little as $50,000. Most educators I know of started at around $70,000 and went up depending on experience. I'm sure that area and size of...

  3. Nursing educators- salaries

    SoxfanRN replied to ginat113's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    This has been my experience as well. One can make much more money as a clinical educator in a hospital than in the academic setting, and with a MSN compared to a PhD. Like Vicky said initially, this...

  4. Best nursing programs for men?

    SoxfanRN replied to davebd's topic in Men in Nursing

    That is not necessarily true. Men make up a very small portion of the nursing workforce. That alone severely limits the probability of finding a male professor. Add in the fact that PhD prepared...

  5. first med error and feeling burned out

    SoxfanRN replied to chuckc's topic in General Nursing

    We all make mistakes and we all have to ask questions, even after years of practice. I hate making med errors! Thankfully my patients were OK, like yours, and I could just use the errors as a...

  6. I can't stand needles, help!!

    SoxfanRN replied to SEANurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    Try not to perseverate on the needles until you actually have to use one. You may find that the anticipation is much worse than the actual implementation. After that, if you still have discomfort,...

  7. shootings and mental health

    SoxfanRN replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Approximately 50% of people with schizophrenia use illicit drugs. Many of these people cannot work or can only manage lower-end jobs. This is certainly not enough money to support a great place to...

  8. shootings and mental health

    SoxfanRN replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Likewise, if everyone who had homicidal thoughts (think of driving on a crowded highway in traffic) were institutionalized, we'd all be locked

  9. shootings and mental health

    SoxfanRN replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    I am familiar with the Autistic spectrum and mental illness. I have been a psych nurse my entire career. While Cho does sound like he had symptoms of AS and some other psychotic process, I think we...

  10. Behavioral restraints and q15 min checks

    SoxfanRN replied to letina's topic in General Nursing

    Every standard I have ever seen or read is to have 1:1 for behavioral restraints because of the very real possibility of death. Your 1:1 can be a sitter, CNA, MHW, or whatever, but someone should be...

  11. shootings and mental health

    SoxfanRN replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Any time a tragedy of this nature occurs, the quest for information and prevention of similar future events is exhaustively searched. The fact is that the mentally ill population has a lower...

  12. The Psychiatric Nursing Profession...a thread to begin learning about it

    SoxfanRN replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric

    The state facilities tend to be large campuses for psychiatric patients. Different buildings house and treat different

  13. Hydrotherapy

    SoxfanRN replied to abbaking's topic in Psychiatric

    Back in the dark ages of mental health, cold water blankets were wrapped around agitated people. The rationale was that the person't body heat would warm the water up and then comfort them. It is...

  14. Borderlines.......

    SoxfanRN replied to PsychRN-Kris's topic in Psychiatric

    A large part of DBT is mindfulness, the dialectics part. Mindfulness uncludes recognition of one's own emotions, behaviors, responses, and responsibilities. The blaming others is addressed. DBT...

  15. Why no union! Without Nurses the hospital can't run!

    SoxfanRN replied to gospel Rn, BSN's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked in a union system and in a non-union system. I was actually a union representative as well. Here's where the union helps: Wages, benefits, raises, time off, retirement, job security,...

  16. Potential MSNEd student looking for any useful information

    SoxfanRN replied to LaeDeesNP's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Many current MSNs will tell you to go the APRN route because that was the traditional way to go if you were not going to be a CNM or CNS. However, the entire purpose of the CNE certification and...

  17. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    SoxfanRN replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    Unions can be a good thing as far as raises, benefits, and staffing ratios. They can also be devastating to teamwork. You have work stoppages, complete separation between management and staff, and...

  18. Nursing Grand Rounds as a clinical teaching strategy

    SoxfanRN replied to msnrn3's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have not seen walking rounds with RNs. I'd have to do a literature search for any validation of this. I suppose taking random patient charts, walking into the room, and presenting the patients...

  19. Nursing Grand Rounds as a clinical teaching strategy

    SoxfanRN replied to msnrn3's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The main problem with nursing grand rounds is actually getting nurses off the floor so they can go. Most will not come in on a day off. The NGRs I have been to mostly have the managers and other...

  20. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    SoxfanRN replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    yup, and sometimes we are the worst at taking our own advice. support each other is something we are not really good

  21. I Need Days Off for My Own Mental Health!

    SoxfanRN replied to PsychRN-Kris's topic in Psychiatric

    For thos ethat have a hard time saying no: You can also tell your supervisors up front that you are not interested in doing OT or working extra. I know as a supervisor, I appreciated that so I didn't...

  22. Chemical Dependency Nursing

    SoxfanRN replied to krisssy's topic in Psychiatric

    It depends what kind of substance abuse (SA) treatment you'd be doing. If you're doing detox, a strong med-surg background would help. If you're doing counseling or groups, a strong psych background...

  23. Nurses are Pathetic!!

    SoxfanRN replied to lorster's topic in General Nursing

    I think a lot of the problem is that nurses do not speak up. The unhappy ones speak up only to be shot down because the happy ones either do not support them, or management says, "Look, they're happy....

  24. The Psychiatric Nursing Profession...a thread to begin learning about it

    SoxfanRN replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric

    They say there is a reason we psych nurses get into the field we do. Many of us have had expeirences with mental illness whether through ourselves or with loved ones. But your past is just that:...

  25. A Different Approach to the ADN vs. BSN Debate

    SoxfanRN replied to Sheri257's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    When discussing barriers to Nursing as a profession affordability and accessability are two very big barriers, especially in small states and rural areas. ADN programs in community colleges provide...