MoJoeRN,C replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Psychiatric
I too have experienced clinical depression and have been a psychiatric nurse for 27 years. Clinical depression as defined as serious enough to require hospitalization for treatment and can include...
MoJoeRN,C replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing
Sounds like you found the same kind of AA that worked for me. And you said it very well. Denial is not something one does in a conscious state, it is part of the protection of self, based on beliefs...
MoJoeRN,C replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing
Amen. I've noticed some "mandated" per judge attendees at 12 step meetings. These have had to have papers signed by the chair person of a set number of 12 step meetings a week. We have several...
MoJoeRN,C replied to tommyperkins's topic in General Nursing
I am a mental health professional and have been so for 27 years. I also am a recovering alcoholic of 18 1/2 years. What I have found in my practice and at 12 step meetings is that "when the pupil is...
I attended the University of Tennesse at Nashville, 170 members in our class, and another 160 or so in the 2nd year of nursing classes. I Think that the University of Tennessee complex would qualify...
Reading the responses to this thread have been very interesting. I have seen a wide array of responses from "putting your self in the patients shoes" to "not me, and not being exposed to the...
We were allowed to pick a classmate we felt comfortable with and to wear bathing suit/trunks. It does give you an idea of how the patient feels. Also it is important that one is able to demonstrate...
There's something to be said for wearing uniforms and caps. Only RNs could wear black stripes, LPNs blue or another color. CNAs no stripes. If they wore a cap with stripes, it constituted passing...
Supervisors and administrators use the "nursing shortage" as an excuse to staff as they do. Also they are against the nurse patient acuity ratio being advocated in California for the same reason....
The junior college idea was excellent. Some junior colleges offer an ADN (Associate Degree in Nursing) program where you can become an RN in 2 years. Some of these are excellent and you take the...
Thanks, I will.:) Latest information is that Jere Younger is now working for the Veterans Administration Hosp. Whether in Nashville or somewhere else in Middle Tennessee, I don't know. Any info...
The new license renewals do not have a place to check if you want to go inactive with licensure. I e-mailed twice and got no response from their help line or Division of health boards. I finally got...
Does anyone know Jere Younger RN, worked at Vandy and worked where eye surg pts were recovered. He and I attended UTN, studied together. His family and mine were close, we moved to Missouri and lost...