aloevera

aloevera

telemetry, med-surg, home health, psych

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  1. Does this sound right to you?

    aloevera replied to 2ndChance's topic in Psychiatric

    it happens, too frequently.....we usually have 2 RN's for up to 40 pts. with medication nurses....if the other RN calls out, we are home alone...can be very frustrating....I have seen only one med...

  2. HELP! I got dismissed from my nursing school

    aloevera replied to basid786's topic in General Students

    No. 1- You had no business discussing your "tiredness" with the pt. you should have splashed cold water on your face and kept your mouth shut....last day, should not have been a problem...but we all...

  3. Am I just burning out?

    aloevera posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Maybe I am just getting tired and need a break....I don't know but it seems to me that too many people are being admitted for "Bi-Polar" disorder when it looks like a case of bad behavior, poor...

  4. Am I just burning out?

    aloevera replied to aloevera's topic in Psychiatric

    I have decided to work PRN in another setting to get my bearings again......too much psych for me at this time.....I do enjoy it but with all that is going on at my facility (new owners, new DON,...

  5. Am I just burning out?

    aloevera replied to aloevera's topic in Psychiatric

    Amen.......

  6. Am I just burning out?

    aloevera replied to aloevera's topic in Psychiatric

    Exactly....if we could stop all the meds (psychotic) give them a month to see the true person then go from there it would sure eliminate a lot of the guessing and misdiagnosis that we see all the...

  7. Am I just burning out?

    aloevera replied to aloevera's topic in Psychiatric

    I think that often the "wrong mixture of meds" get them in this position to begin with................too many prescribed meds, I have seen them come in with so many different meds from the same...

  8. Am I just burning out?

    aloevera replied to aloevera's topic in Psychiatric

    My sentiments exactly......or needing the Dx so ins. will cover...as one post suggested.....I just get tired of these people and have little compassion for them....thanks everyone....needed to...

  9. I Need some Advice on Psych Nursing...

    aloevera replied to robynnelpnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

    in my hospital the LPN's are the medicine nurses and are invaluable.... they also take off the dr's orders and work together with the RN's in pt. care.....also do a group on medicine education with...

  10. words for suicidal patients?

    aloevera replied to cherilee's topic in Psychiatric

    Agree with the above post..... I also even try to bring a smile to the pt, circumstances and situations allowing.....I like to see them

  11. So, would you or wouldn't you (brand new nurse on unit...)

    aloevera replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Psychiatric

    a new nurse from another unit brought me a cinnimon flavored coffee just to introduce herself....I really needed that coffee, too...and will remember her name and the nice gesture, for sure.... I...

  12. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    aloevera replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    that is priceless....I want to know, tho, what did you tell

  13. New DON--YIKES !!

    aloevera posted a topic in Psychiatric

    a brand new DON started at our hospital and decided to come around to the unit on her way out the door....(first time that day) She asked "How are things going?" I told her " we have 4 LOS, 26 pts....

  14. New DON--YIKES !!

    aloevera replied to aloevera's topic in Psychiatric

    agreed....that is what I was going to do.....they have already called for me to come in tomorrow (call out) and as you say, all the new ones may not stay....I won't do anything drastic right...

  15. New DON--YIKES !!

    aloevera replied to aloevera's topic in Psychiatric

    Isn't that the truth....I dread starting over again somewhere else but I guess I have no alternative....I worked on all the units at my hospital...I would go wherever they asked me to....that is why I...

  16. Taken off schedule by new DON !!!!

    aloevera posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I have been working over 2 yrs. 2-3 days a week, PRN....usually short staffed and sometimes only one nurse for up to 35 pts....always had a monthly schedule and knew what days I had to work... Well...

  17. Taken off schedule by new DON !!!!

    aloevera replied to aloevera's topic in Nursing Career

    I think you are right.....I just dread the thought of job hunting again and I really liked the area I was working in....oh well....I may stay on just to see if I get any calls for awhile but will...

  18. Taken off schedule by new DON !!!!

    aloevera replied to aloevera's topic in Nursing Career

    they did ask me if I wanted full time....but I declined....I liked the way it was....one, two, sometimes 3 a week and I could more or less pick my days....I asked for a steady same 2 days a week, but...

  19. New DON--YIKES !!

    aloevera replied to aloevera's topic in Psychiatric

    from no staff to too many !!!! I have been working over 2 yrs. 2-3 days a week PRN.....new DON hired 6 new full time nurses... found out today I have been taken off the schedule the rest of the mo....

  20. Ugly Comments From A Nurse Friend

    aloevera replied to Aviationurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Sounds like you would be perfectly suited to work on an adolescent unit in a psych hospital.....don't need IV skills....we do not use computer for charting, still paper charts ......don't worry, you...

  21. What I Love About Nursing Is....

    aloevera replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    the flexible shifts and hours ( 8's or 12's) are a plus,

  22. Ugly Comments From A Nurse Friend

    aloevera replied to Aviationurse's topic in Psychiatric

    one of the reasons you may not see a lot of younger nurses in psych is because I think you need quite a bit of experience in nursing before you work in psych....you have the added mental issues on top...

  23. I am so upset...

    aloevera replied to yuyu75's topic in Psychiatric

    Ditto to this....our MHT's get "on the job" training....taking vitals, etc. This would sure be a good way to see if "psych" is what you are interested in...the techs are right in the middle of it...

  24. I was told that Psych Nursing is "too depressing"...

    aloevera replied to cherubhipster's topic in Psychiatric

    to me med-surg is too depressing !!!! everyone in bed, hooked up, some not doing so well, etc. etc..... Psych can be challenging, admitting a new pt. that cannot stop crying, and then after 20 min...

  25. Psych Nursing Job Interview Advice Sought

    aloevera replied to Botto's topic in Psychiatric

    you may be asked why you are interested in working in psych... Be yourself, honest and you will do fine....interview at mine was not much different than any other interview... Good