nurse lala BSN, RN

Psych. Violence & Suicide prevention.

Behavioral health RN III at LBVA.

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    Nursing diagnosis and intervention

    nurse lala replied to skoli51886's topic in Psychiatric

    Really?
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    How do you help your suicidal patients?

    nurse lala replied to medsandmargaritas's topic in Psychiatric

    What a great question. Talking about suicide is important because by discussing painful feelings will usually lighten the emotional load. The RN builds rapport and can help process the issues...
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    Med Error

    nurse lala replied to Daisie4100's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Honey, you did everything right after discovering your error. It is horrifying to discover our own errors. And I think all good nurses feel panic. The panic passes when you come up with a plan to...
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    Nurses with back issues

    nurse lala replied to mag2124141's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    There are options for nurses that do not involve heavy lifting. Pediatrics and neonate, mental health and occupational nursing. The problem is some employers want and many nurses believe they have to...
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    Non-FIT Nurses and FIT Nurses

    nurse lala replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    I get the intent of this post. We all need to let go and reward ourselves. I desire many of the foods I see posted here. But I choose not to indulge in these highly processed foods that offer little...
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    Psych Nursing

    nurse lala replied to KANDIGIRL's topic in Psychiatric

    I am not sure that a psych nurses are paid any differently than other specialty fields. Those of us who love it like the fact that the work is not task oriented as experienced on Med/surg units. Less...
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    long nails as "sharps"?

    nurse lala replied to greenbeanio's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree that assault charges are a consideration. But ethically, I find it hard to believe any court would support a suit under the circumstances as outlined. The fact that the client has used her...
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    How important is science in psychiatric nursing

    nurse lala replied to fiba's topic in Psychiatric

    An understanding of chemistry is needed to understand processes in the body. So pay
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    Does it ever get better?

    nurse lala replied to jsmythee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with my colleagues. The jobs you have had do not seem to be the right fit for you. Please do not give up hope on nursing though. There is a job out there, somewhere that will be perfect for...
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    Should male nurses put the toilet seat down?

    nurse lala replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In our house, we all close the toilets before flushing. This way there is less airborn waste and nobody becomes the target of leaving the seat up or down. Win/win outcome. In public, I will use my...
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    Theme song to your Nursing career?

    nurse lala replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    One very good song and perfect for nursing! Actually written by Lloyd George of Little Feet and covered by many. Lloyd was working for Frank Zappa at the time who declined to record it because of the...
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    Theme song to your Nursing career?

    nurse lala replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    You don't always get what you want (you get what you need)-by the Rolling
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    Decompressing - HELP - 23 yo RN in distress! LOL

    nurse lala replied to margotnurse21's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree with my peers that you need to take steps to regain your best self. You sound to be suffering from burn-out. One combats burn out by taking exquisite care of your self. You have to do things...
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    DUI/ PROBATION

    nurse lala replied to RN DUI's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I have a girlfriend found UTI on the job. She completed the CA diversion program but was barred from having a job with access to medications. That girl went back to school and got her NP. Now...
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    Demanding family members

    nurse lala replied to PerfectlyNumb's topic in Emergency

    It is really hard to establish boundaries after the highest authority caved in. In rugby this is called a suicide pass. The family is about to tackle the MD and he passed the ball to you without...
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    "New grad" rn with dreams of psych

    nurse lala replied to lasgrace's topic in Psychiatric

    Knowing what I know now, I would encourage you to invest in some specialty education. Take a course in Motivational Interviewing, a valuble process to engage the patient into taking active steps to...
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    Nursing Diagnoses for psychiatric nursing

    nurse lala replied to dancer25's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    NANDA is the gold standard
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    First externship in a psych floor, what to focus on?

    nurse lala replied to Coumarin's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree with nursefelly that your greatest contribution is being available to the individual patients for an opportunity to share and process information. Your job is to be present. To engage the...
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    Panic attacks triggered by rapid position change

    nurse lala replied to dandk1997RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I have never encountered a positionally triggered emotional response. That does not mean it doesn't happen, but I am skeptical. What comes to mind is, the need for collaterol data to confirm the...
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    Funny chart entry

    nurse lala posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Back in nursing school I was reading a chart of an elderly woman on the medical unit and came across an abbreviation I could not figure out. The doctor wrote that the patient was HAAL?! This was...
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    Charting PRN requests

    nurse lala replied to vintagemother's topic in Psychiatric

    I applaud your sensitivity Vintagemother, it will serve you well as a professional nurse. It is neither rude not intrusive to ask about the symptoms for which a client is seeking medications. If the...
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    Made an uh oh

    nurse lala replied to momo_2013's topic in Psychiatric

    I have a few thoughts. The order is ambiguous and open to interpretation, therefore a call to the MD is indicated. To clarify all that is needed is the addendum, "Not to exceed 2mg q 24 hours" for...
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    Nurses' perceptions of patients with borderline personality disorder - lit review

    nurse lala replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Folks diagnosed with BPD are similar to every other Axis I or III diagnosis. They are suffering from a disease process. And those with BPD truly suffer, possibly more so then the general population. I...
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    What are some typical things you do as a Psychiatric Nurse

    nurse lala replied to cd365c's topic in Psychiatric

    In the absence of a mental disorder,
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    How often do you encounter violence?

    nurse lala replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Psychiatric

    No nurse should ever put him or herself in a situation like that...being alone with a violent individual. Standards of care indicate three staff minimum to subdue and restrain. That nurse was asking...