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  1. Pens or pencils?

    imapsychrn posted a topic in Psychiatric

    What type of writing utensil do you provide for your patients? Pens or pencils? Do you have any specific reasons for this

  2. ANCC Psych certification

    imapsychrn posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Can anyone offer me advice for taking the test? I am not a studier, how much studying did you do? Were you able to pass in one

  3. Staffing

    imapsychrn posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Does your psych unit staff for the number of patients or for the acuity of the

  4. Staffing

    imapsychrn replied to imapsychrn's topic in Psychiatric

    Is there a system you use for staffing for acuity or do you just use general

  5. Inpatient Psych - Ever call the police on a patient?

    imapsychrn posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I'm just curious if there has ever been a situation where you have had to call the police on a patient? Due to violence or destruction in the inpatient

  6. News in my neck of the woods

    imapsychrn replied to vintagemother's topic in Psychiatric

    Maybe that judge should spend a day with the violent mentally ill patient and attempt to get a hold of the supervisor before he can do anything about it. I agree there should be strict laws, but that...

  7. Falls in Psychiatry

    imapsychrn replied to MrChicagoRN's topic in Psychiatric

    A lot of our falls are behavior. Either being careless or just silly and then also the "I need attention"

  8. Seeing your patient in the news

    imapsychrn posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We have a patient who is involved in a legal issue and due to the patient's job it makes headlines. It hurts to read the stupid comments people are making on Facebook when the newspapers post the...

  9. Forcing Meds

    imapsychrn replied to Kooky Korky's topic in Psychiatric

    Does anyone know where I would find the information for my

  10. Holiday Pay-- Anyone else heard of this??

    imapsychrn replied to NurseQT's topic in General Nursing

    If it makes you feel better, we don't get Holiday pay. Only benefit to working the Holidays is sometimes they provide food. (Yep, hospital cafeteria food.

  11. Does your hospital or facility badge include your credentials?

    imapsychrn replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm almost positive my manager's badge says "unit manager" on it. All the managers do. I agree with OP. I would want recognized for my extra

  12. Seeing your patient in the news

    imapsychrn replied to imapsychrn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would never comment or say anything. I should have clarified this. I was just venting my feelings, not meaning I was considering

  13. New grad with psych job offer

    imapsychrn replied to marvelmom's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    The psych hospital I work at does not have a high turnover rate. Maybe you should do some more looking

  14. Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome

    imapsychrn replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Does it only occur during the

  15. Nakedness

    imapsychrn posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Situation: Psychotic patient who continuously removes clothing and is walking around milieu. Not aggressive but not responding to verbal redirection. No meds available (already has had them or...

  16. Nakedness

    imapsychrn replied to imapsychrn's topic in Psychiatric

    The specific situation I am thinking of is a BPD with some psychosis. So it's partly a "look at

  17. Psych nursing and primary care

    imapsychrn replied to babynurse73's topic in Psychiatric

    I kind of wish our facility would do that. I feel like you are able to get to know your patient's better if you are passing their meds as

  18. Starting in Long Term Care - are you stuck there?

    imapsychrn posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    As the usual story goes, most of the nursing positions exclude new grads. If I was to find a job in Long Term Care and work there for a year or two, would that be good 'experience' for a resume? Say...

  19. Are bras contraband?

    imapsychrn replied to laurenp_rn's topic in Psychiatric

    We allow bras of any kind on our

  20. alternative to trauma shears?

    imapsychrn replied to greenbeanio's topic in Psychiatric

    As far as I know, we don't have anything like this. I'm curious to

  21. Resources for caring for BPD

    imapsychrn posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I would like to find some articles or books or something to assist me with caring for borderline patients in the inpatient

  22. Does anyone enjoy Nursing School?

    imapsychrn replied to Mommy_RN1211's topic in General Students

    There are some good aspects!! I made some of the best friends I could ever have in nursing school! They understand you and support you!! So that part was

  23. Best way to handle a delusional patient when they accuse you?

    imapsychrn posted a topic in Psychiatric

    What is the best way to handle a delusional patient when they are accusing you of doing something (or saying something) that is not true? Recently had one patient who was negative towards everyone...

  24. Labor & delivery after graduation?

    imapsychrn replied to ►that_funky♪&#'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would definitely go for the bsn. If you decide not to, maybe you could get an LPN job at an ob

  25. Labor & delivery after graduation?

    imapsychrn replied to ►that_funky♪&#'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was offered a L&D job right after graduation but only because it worked as a tech there while I was in school. The L&D floor where I worked did not hire LPN, and really tried to only hire...