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  1. Med overrides

    maureeno replied to lmd32's topic in Psychiatric

    so, I left for a while thinking and thinking about this coming back and verifying this is what I read >> it is always done via NGT is

  2. What skills and qualities are needed?

    maureeno replied to CarolineRn's topic in Psychiatric

    the old standbys called Theraputic Use of Self: warmth accurate empathy positive regard concretness [giving clear feedback] genuineness to these I would add curiosity

  3. Luvox

    maureeno replied to HazelLPN's topic in Psychiatric

    the Luvox increases the effect of alcohol your grandson seems worse when he 'drinks excessively' because he is intoxicated poor guy sounds like he is in trouble with ETOH >>Fluvoxamine may...

  4. Med overrides

    maureeno replied to lmd32's topic in Psychiatric

    Holy Guacomole! I work involuntary psych and we do not place NG tubes for this reason

  5. special offer...

    maureeno replied to aimeee's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    thank you very much! I have an ever growing interest in this :) there is even Title: "Do It Your Way": A Demonstration Project on End-of-Life Care for Persons with Serious Mental Illness exactly the...

  6. the changing faces of LTC

    maureeno replied to ktwlpn's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    as a nursing student I worked here years ago many changes have been made here is the rationale [note well the mixing of residents was part of a total concept and remodel] >>>Resident Directed...

  7. Please Help!!!!!!

    maureeno replied to Brittneesher's topic in General Nursing

    picking a career because you feel like you belong with those doing the job is how I picked nursing maybe you could check with your school's career center and take some vocational tests of your...

  8. "But I'm pregnant . . ."

    maureeno replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    thank you passing through your words express my thoughts on this "I empathize with my sisters in waiting and will help all I

  9. Nursing Pay - Why So Low?

    maureeno replied to Cqc_Cqb's topic in General Nursing

    >>>In a study published in the September 24, 2003 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Dr. Linda Aiken and her colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania...

  10. Disappointing Career

    maureeno replied to ERKev's topic in General Nursing

    feeling isolated and alone and untrusting is rotten and worse a cycle of reinforcement can easily be set in motion you've been feeling bad for 13 years? let go! [i say this fully well knowing how...

  11. Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    maureeno replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    thank you to RN-PA I appreciated reading the hospital's

  12. questions long sorry

    maureeno replied to catz's topic in Psychiatric

    >>> suggested cbt this is what will help you

  13. Why a Philadelphia hospital gave in to a racist demand?

    maureeno replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There was a policy in place, it was disregarded. Says one quoted medical ethicist: "This was a fundamental disrespect of these professionals' skills and their fundamental dignities....

  14. medically cleared?

    maureeno replied to betterliving's topic in Psychiatric

    Dear Nurse Ratched thanks for your support! our unit has to take involuntarily detained patients and over the years the interpretation and use of the law has widened. I have had experience on this...

  15. medically cleared?

    maureeno replied to betterliving's topic in Psychiatric

    we have become a de-facto med-psych unit so 'medically cleared' now means not currently coding..... we have IVs, O2, etc. no respirators

  16. Staff splitting - Help!

    maureeno replied to RedWhiteBlue's topic in Psychiatric

    I too would mark this down as 'learning' here are some things to ponder: could the patinet have directly contacted the director [units must have info posted] have you observed the charge nurse being...

  17. Abilify

    maureeno replied to Orca's topic in Psychiatric

    that was the consensus of nurses on our involuntary unit when sadly a pt was switched, since the sample was so small [n=1!] I've searched about and read about aripiprazole... the usual reports of...

  18. have you ever "written up" yourself in an incident report?

    maureeno replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    yes, I have one attraction I have to nursing and nurses is our honesty and acceptance of our own and others' human fraility. can't solve problems without identifying them first luckily I've worked in...

  19. Do you have to be a Nurse before a NP?

    maureeno replied to Soon2BNP's topic in General Nursing

    The 'advanced practice' nursing programs were first started so experienced nurses could expand their practice to include routine diagnosis and med prescription. The programs now attract people who...

  20. This is "how" Nurses divert drugs for their own use.

    maureeno replied to WriteStuff's topic in General Nursing

    when our hospital unit was training to use the Pyxis machine the drawers were filled with candy for practice. I was horrified for two reasons. One for the behavior of nurses taking anything out of a...

  21. Effexor XR and Ambien

    maureeno replied to LLH's topic in Psychiatric

    insomnia is experienced by 20% of people taking your dosage of Effexor. Effexor can also activate hypomania or mania in a half percent of people. you can read the monograph that comes with your...

  22. resperidol

    maureeno replied to lynn1967's topic in General Nursing

    Aderrall is amphetamine. I concur with the posts above and would only add run away from that

  23. Bottles after 3 hours

    maureeno replied to Dayray's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I read this entire thread tonight and it made me happy and proud. The thoughtfulness and care shown in these posts will give me sweet

  24. How have you dealt with language barriers?

    maureeno replied to mattsmom81's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I think it explains the lack of concern for your difficulty,

  25. Question

    maureeno replied to CliveUK's topic in Psychiatric

    what I wish would be to have available a safe seclusion room; no hard corners, no closets, padded surfaces. the design of our unit works against