horus2001

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1. PSYCH NURSES-please help

   horus2001 replied to scorpiogurl22's topic in Psychiatric

   i hate to seem cynical but most of psych nursing is pushing pills. Before i get jumped on, i work as a psych nurse at a state mental hospital so i do have some background. modern psych is give them...

2. Right to defense against violence on adolescent unit

   horus2001 replied to CrashVector's topic in Psychiatric

   i too work on a child/adolescent unit. we had a similar situation where a patient struck a nurse so she could get a shot of vitamin T. i asked the nurse if he wanted to call and report an assault....

3. mental health educator

   horus2001 replied to texasbsn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   Seriously? You want to teach? I looked at some of your postings and... Let me be honest with you, in graduate school, you write papers. If the quality of your grammar and spelling is the same as you...

4. Violence towards staff and mgmt response

   horus2001 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I need to vent but i also want to pose a question. today, i had a six year old psych patient who threw a tantrum on the unit. This kid functions at the level of a 18 month old, so the tantrum i can...

5. Houston info needed

   horus2001 replied to als1124's topic in Texas Nursing

   best paying jobs are in the medical center area. there are several large players with outlying hospitals in the suburban area. check st. lukes, methodist, md anderson, Texas children, memorial...

6. Hurst Review/Random

   horus2001 replied to SQueenRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

   i used hurst. i ended up with 75 questions, finished in 45 minutes. passed the nclex no problem, much of the success i owe to hurst. it was simply the best prep program i

7. benzo withdrawal......advice please

   horus2001 replied to cherilee's topic in Psychiatric

   it sounds like they are still W/Ding. i know if our patients meet certain vital sign parameters we can still give them a PRN to help them per the vitals. does your doctor have any PRNs scheduled...

8. Atheists? How do you deal with religious people?

   horus2001 replied to CalicoKitty's topic in General Students

   ahh but there is a difference between being religious and spiritual. the difference is that religious people follow a specific dogma and set of beliefs. you can be spiritual and not religious and...

9. Atheists? How do you deal with religious people?

   horus2001 replied to CalicoKitty's topic in General Students

   i did find this: http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Secular-Philosophies/Atheists-In-Foxholes.aspx the thing to consider, as we as a culture have advanced, we have become more and more hostile towards...

10. Atheists? How do you deal with religious people?

    horus2001 replied to CalicoKitty's topic in General Students

    the statement those who tend to become religious were already religious does not make sense. people become religious because they have reached a point in their lives when they need something bigger...

11. Atheists? How do you deal with religious people?

    horus2001 replied to CalicoKitty's topic in General Students

    i don't know about that. i encounter a lot of nurses that are very religious. i think it a coping tool for dealing with issues that are beyond our power to resolve. Also just as the saying goes...

12. Tattoos and piercings

    horus2001 replied to averna's topic in General Students

    anything other than a stud ear rings should be forbidden for safety. that nose ring seems pretty cool until it gets ripped out by a patient who is psychotic or caught on something during a code. it...

13. Tattoos and piercings

    horus2001 replied to averna's topic in General Students

    umm, under most normal circumstances, the nose is a lovely holding tank for staph and other

14. opening a practice

    horus2001 replied to almostarn's topic in General Nursing

    well, anyone with capital can open a clinic and hire docs to work for them. i can't see much value in opening a clinic as a non-prescription writing nurse. You can't write orders, can't order tests,...

15. opening a practice

    horus2001 replied to almostarn's topic in General Nursing

    you question does not make any sense. nurses can't practice medicine. doctors practice medicine. Usually, a group of doctors (who often have a very high income) will invest in a practice and hire...