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pinkiepie_RN

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  1. restraining on a nurses order?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    No PRN orders in Psych. That's why we have telephones and VTOs and doctors on call. With restraints and seclusion on my unit, someone (an MD) needs to face-to-face see the patient within the first...

  2. starting graduate school next week!

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I was hesitant about wanting to be a nurse practitioner but I knew I wanted to get in the classroom. I know some schools around me have an NP certification/2nd master's degree

  3. starting graduate school next week!

    pinkiepie_RN posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I graduated with my BSN in May 2009 and was urged by one of my instructors (who is now my advisor and director of the grad program at my alma mater and grad school) to come back because she thought...

  4. Anyone from Mid-Atlantic states interested in sharing their snow storm stories?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I live close to work so I didn't think it would be a problem but I was late 15 minutes on Saturday, an hour on Sunday because I got caught in a snow drift on a back road and OH it's supposed to snow...

  5. How i landed a new grad position

    pinkiepie_RN replied to SKYSTHELIMIT's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I interviewed at JHH, I met with a nurse recruiter first, who covered benefits, including salary. Share time was enjoyable and it gave me a good feel for the units I had interviewed on....

  6. Had my first good night in a while!

    pinkiepie_RN posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Even though it was a result of a patient developing what potentially may be urosepsis, I was able to help coordinate things and get a guy transferred off of my floor! I noticed a problem with his B/P...

  7. Anyone from Mid-Atlantic states interested in sharing their snow storm stories?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Getting off of my shift on Friday morning, I helped my manager bring in clothes and stuff so she could spend the weekend at the hospital because she lives a good few hours away from work and wasn't...

  8. Advice for an MSN (concentation in Nursing Educator) student

    pinkiepie_RN posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hi guys! I'm not going to be starting any core education classes for a few semesters, but I'll be starting to take some of the general class required for my MSN program next week. Does anyone out...

  9. Managing Aggressive Behavior Course

    pinkiepie_RN replied to travelingdeb's topic in Emergency

    I agree with this recommendation! That's what I had to take to work on my (inpatient psych)

  10. Night shifters - are you noctural all the time?

    pinkiepie_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Due to factors beyond my control, I've been scheduled 1 on, 1 off, 1 on one off, 2 on, 1 off, etc. from now at least until the end of March. I have no problem going to bed @ 0800 when I get off of...

  11. Advice for an MSN (concentation in Nursing Educator) student

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Thanks. I'm really excited about doing research and refining my research skills, and being able to apply those skills to

  12. Night shifters - are you noctural all the time?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you have a pretty nice schedule. Lucky

  13. Night shifters - are you noctural all the time?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    That's the problem I've been bumping into! I *CAN* stay up all night if I'm not at work, but it's much easier for me to cuddle up and go to bed between 12MN and

  14. Night shifters - are you noctural all the time?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    That's the last thing I

  15. Night shifters - are you noctural all the time?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently winning a battle with bipolar disorder and I think the sleep schedule is making me depressed, which is why I'm trying to make it as regular as possible. We self schedule, but my manager...

  16. How quickly does your shift go by?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to profstudent4life's topic in General Nursing

    I work in psych, 7p-7a. From 7p-12 midnight, it's usually pretty busy between groups, meds, snack, helping patients with getting ADL supplies, doing laundry but once midnight hits, it's hit or miss,...

  17. Waitlisted At Towson Spring 2010

    pinkiepie_RN replied to everythingbeth89's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I was waitlisted with a 3.2 and got in after being wait-listed for a couple of

  18. Want To Work in Psych, Should I Settle for Med-Surg?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to Evergreen09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i like my job. it's in a hospital, so we do see patients with simple medical problems, like colostomies and iv rehydration in addition to their psych

  19. starting graduate school next week!

    pinkiepie_RN replied to pinkiepie_RN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm at Towson

  20. Want To Work in Psych, Should I Settle for Med-Surg?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to Evergreen09's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I knew I wanted psych as a new grad and it showed when I went on a m/s interview and they looked at my resume and asked me why I had experience as a psych tech and what I was looking for in a job on a...

  21. Can someone please explain diff. b/t PCT and CNA in MD?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Maryland Nursing

    My hospital hires PCAs (patient care associates) for all floors and the sitters are CNAs. When I was at a different hospital while working in nursing school, I think CNAs mainly worked the floor and...

  22. Pre-Reqs for Towson

    pinkiepie_RN replied to kierkegaard's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Upon acceptance to the nursing program @ TU, I had to take the NET, but I don't think it affected my academic standing or anything. The other poster has answered your other questions pretty well....

  23. volunteer situation

    pinkiepie_RN replied to shannontoo's topic in General Students

    Are you volunteering or are you shadowing, or some combination of both? It sounds like you aren't sure and perhaps some of the nurses that work with you aren't sure

  24. Would a voluntary inpatient stay preclude me from becoming an RN?

    pinkiepie_RN replied to CommanderZ's topic in Psychiatric

    I would recommend looking into a Partial Hospitalization Program, if I were you, as an alternative to going inpatient if you don't find yourself to be a threat to yourself or others. I just got out...

  25. Interested in pursing a peer mentoring program as a grad school project

    pinkiepie_RN posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Greetings! I am working on my application for graduate school to become a nurse educator at my alma mater. I am most primarily interested in peer mentoring as a research subject and while I've been...