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  1. Reducing the Brain, Ignoring the Soul

    finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    so, should they stop treating depression with chemicals or should they just treat more carefully? thoughts, opinions? sorry if this has become a topic of mild fascination. i do not want to hijack...

  2. Day in the life of a Psych Nurse?

    finness replied to littlebitt's topic in Psychiatric

    which did you hear has more one to one? nursing or social

  3. Working with Psych NPs?

    finness replied to zenman's topic in Psychiatric

    nurse practitioners,

  4. Please help with paranoid family member

    finness replied to ernurse2244's topic in Psychiatric

    Obviously more pronounced in

  5. Scared

    finness replied to sammilynn's topic in Psychiatric

    don't be scared. everyone everywhere makes mistakes sometimes. it's part of learning. just work hard in school and you will be sure to

  6. Working with Psych NPs?

    finness replied to zenman's topic in Psychiatric

  7. Another Paxil Question

    finness posted a topic in Psychiatric

    the other day, my instructor said that people who suddently stop taking paxil and then restart (not using medication as directed) are really putting a lot of undue damage and stress on their heart....

  8. Another Paxil Question

    finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    thanks for the info. i didn't see anything on cardiovascular disorders. i'll keep

  9. Do you feel that humans are innately abusive/cruel?

    finness replied to susanna's topic in Psychiatric

    aww...you know you're my gurl! no need to apologize. i know it's been said that a lot of people use mental illness as a "cop out" to excuse bad behavior. maybe they do--but sociopathic behaviors...

  10. Professionalism and Nurses

    finness replied to Dixiedi's topic in General Nursing

    did you ever think of (gasp) telling her? it could simply be a matter of not knowing any better--three out of the four clinical instructors far regularly refer to elderly clients as honey or dear....

  11. Do I want to do this?

    finness replied to kato44's topic in Psychiatric

    out of curiousity, do you know what the studies regarding psychiatric disorders and smoking pertain to? the same as substance abuse? just

  12. Caps anyone??

    finness replied to KibbsRNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    heyyy...i want a

  13. Is there/should there be a gay/lesbian nurses association?

    finness replied to inquiringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    when it comes to the right to marry, raise a family, and live without discrimination, yes, gay people are "special". or so says the supreme court. sexuality is much more then what goes on between...

  14. Story on Oprah: Cradle Rape

    finness replied to NannaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    not to hijack your thread, but i thought the following quote, as per the ana provision 9.4 drives home our role as nurses. "a nurses primary responsibility...is to health...health is understood as...

  15. Story on Oprah: Cradle Rape

    finness replied to NannaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    i hate to nip at your heels, but i am going to have to disagree! yes, we do have problems within our own country--fortunately; none of them include a viral genocide. (admittedly, considerably more...

  16. Story on Oprah: Cradle Rape

    finness replied to NannaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    i don't think they were categorizing all christians as being arrogant--just you! honestly, though, i applaud your altruism, faith based or not. people, myself included, will respond negatively...

  17. Story on Oprah: Cradle Rape

    finness replied to NannaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    is that so? the last i knew, historians had been able to piece together very little of africa's ambiguous past, but the presence of invaders was apparent long before "colonization." at present,...

  18. Do you feel that humans are innately abusive/cruel?

    finness replied to susanna's topic in Psychiatric

    not at all!! at one point during my freshman year, i was considering a political science major, so this sort of discussion is right up my alley. the human psyche is indeed complex and...

  19. Story on Oprah: Cradle Rape

    finness replied to NannaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    "but.... to many africans - life is cheap. it is not valued." certainly these are illicit, brutal attacks perpetrated out of sociopathic ignorance, but i am dumbfounded by the audacity of someone to...

  20. Do I want to do this?

    finness replied to kato44's topic in Psychiatric

    perhaps other posts and posters could do better to answer your specific questions (i am just a student), but i wanted to wish you luck in pursuing your new career. nursing, especially the psychiatric...

  21. Do you feel that humans are innately abusive/cruel?

    finness replied to susanna's topic in Psychiatric

    "and nothing more should be expected of human beings." after listening to blonde jokes for over an hour, scientists discovered that blondes scored an average of seven points lower on their iq test...

  22. Another Paxil Question

    finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you, Lysorke. I knew that falls were a potential threat with Postural Hypotension, but I didn't know if there was something beyond this that would be considered "critical". To the other...

  23. Another Paxil Question

    finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    Goodness-what a laundry list! My next question (and then I'll leave ya'll alone ; -) is what is the danger of postural hypotension? I realize that it can represent an "immediate danger" but my...

  24. Job interview soon

    finness replied to Twilight777's topic in Psychiatric

    I am not done with school yet, so I can't offer any advice, but I wanted to wish you good luck!

  25. Another Paxil Question

    finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    thanks. do you know where i would look for this information? i am very curious about this