pinkiepie_RN

pinkiepie_RN

General adult inpatient psychiatry

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  1. Starting as a new grad on night shift

    Hi! I will be a new grad as of tomorrow and was just offered a job today on a general psychiatric unit in an acute care hospital. I'm ecstatic about it ... there's just one problem: it's night...
  2. Treated for Bi-Polar disorder and depression

    I was recently diagnosed with bipolar (6 months ago) while still in the nursing program. I didn't feel like it affected my ability to interact with patients except positively in that I find it easier...
  3. Finally found a job!

    I worked in a paid "student tech" capacity at one hospital at another and although the experience I gained helped me get my job, I wasn't offered jobs at either place because neither of them paid my...
  4. Towson BSN Waitlist.. How Long to Wait?!

    Good luck! I also had a classmate who was on the waiting list and got accepted prior to the start of the semester. I vaguely remember hearing that most of the people that get on the waiting list get...
  5. nervous about psych clinicals

    Therapeutic communication is not so much different from everyday day-to-day communication when you think about it and if you're good in general with communication and patients, I'm sure you'll pick it...
  6. Towson or Stevenson

    I second that about it being easy for slackers. I don't know how some seemingly smart people failed and some girls with rocks in their brains made it through. I liked and would recommend the...
  7. Towson BSN Waitlist.. How Long to Wait?!

    I was waitlisted in their BSN program and recieved a call in the middle of June prior to the program starting, and accepted the postion. I just graduated from there if you have any
  8. Telemetry versus Med/Surg floor for beginners?

    I'd go for the teaching hospital, emphasis being on the teaching. The nurses will probably pull you in to see cool skills/procedures. Take what opportunities you can. I didn't perform a single...
  9. YIPEE, start my summer micro tomorrow!!!

    Oooh I remember having mostly essay tests in Micro. It was hell and I started looking forward to pop quizzes in lab just to boost my grade a little, but you just have to know your stuff. I hope...
  10. ICU Decision/Help!

    Ooh I had a friend that was in your same situation, only not with a job offer. I'm actually from Baltimore and she's interviewing for an ICU position at a major hospital here this week, even though...
  11. I need help making a job decision....I'm a nursing student

    Skills will come to you, honestly. I'd vote for the one closest to you. IMCU could be pretty interesting and it helps to get a foot in the door at a hospital you like. I also wouldn't want to...
  12. latest published guidelines for Iv Therapy !!

    http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5110a1.htm - This appears to be from 2002. Hope this helps! I just googled "iv therapy guidelines
  13. walk in or online when applying for a job?

    Most of the time if you go to HR, they'll point you to the computers in the office and say "apply online" and "all our job vacancies are posted online". Hell, I've even meet HR reps at job fairs who...
  14. Evidence Based Research Articles

    You're quite welcome. I'm a research nerd and love a good article; I'm going to miss it when my database access from school dries up in 6 months because I graduated last week (we get to keep our...
  15. Follow my heart or follow my dreams?

    Forgive me if this has already been mentioned, but I would wait to worry about more school until after I got degree #1 and a job lined up. Unless you're in an area that has an abundance of new grad...
  16. YIPEE, start my summer micro tomorrow!!!

    I don't ever remember being that enthusiastic about micro, nor do I feel like I actually used it in nursing school, but more power to you. Sometimes microbes are pretty cool. Good
  17. Evidence Based Research Articles

    Try going through your school library and using the CINAHL research database. There's an option to search only articles with full text available in HTML or PDF format. That's the main database I...
  18. In the facility at which I'm a tech (free-standing psychiatric hospital), at least 1 if not 2 security guards show up to each code. Every unit has a pager and when a code is called, the pager goes...
  19. MED-PYSCH NURSING

    Be prepared for a change of pace! You may find some questions related to labs or signs/symptoms, but most of the questions I received on my unit exams in psych were about therapeutic communication...
  20. Hi. I've suffered from bipolar disorder, type II, mostly hypomanic episodes for what seems like forever since starting high school and into college. I was diagnosed about 6 months ago when I sought...
  21. Group activities

    coping skills, medication education (i know nurses run them, not sure about scope of student), good sleep patterns, exercise, stress
  22. Thanks! I'm going to be hopefully getting paperwork from HR this week and then I will schedule my physical. I really appreciate the
  23. ACLS/PALS

    Oooh that's a great
  24. Summer Break Blues

    It may be a little late to try this now but you could volunteer in a hospital and department you're interested in. I know it's not paid and it may not be "nursing" work you do, but it could help with...
  25. Why is Nursing School so cut throat and competitive???

    My program wasn't so much competitive as it was full of gossip and reminiscent of high school. Everyone wanted to know everyone else's grade, and towards the end, whether other people had jobs lined...