medsurgrnco

medsurgrnco BSN, RN

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  1. Day in the life?

    medsurgrnco replied to linda2097's topic in Psychiatric

    What sleeping meds does your MD prescribe? Recently many of our patients are awake much of the night, wandering around and making multiple demands on staff, so that it is hard to properly supervise...

  2. Got slapped by pt. Staff splitting. Need feedback.

    medsurgrnco replied to wonderbee's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes, psych patients need to learn to deal with boundaries. But psych patients lose many rights, and also need to have some degree of feeling in control and being able to make choices. Pick your...

  3. Day in the life?

    medsurgrnco replied to linda2097's topic in Psychiatric

    Forgot to mention that night shift has to double-check much of day nurses' work and stick labels on multiple documentation sheets since day nurses don't think they have the time to do

  4. Breaks for only RN on unit?

    medsurgrnco replied to TX_nurse_08's topic in Psychiatric

    We get paid for the entire 12.5 hour shift, no lunch break docked, so we get paid 0.5 hrs OT every shift. Nice! You might see if you could work this out at your

  5. Question bout hours

    medsurgrnco replied to jenni82104's topic in General Nursing

    If you're concerned about earning less due to possibly being paid for actual hrs worked (36) instead of 40, remember you may be getting shift differential, holiday pay, OT, and extra hours for staff...

  6. Question bout hours

    medsurgrnco replied to jenni82104's topic in General Nursing

    Usually you are paid for the hours you actually work. Sometimes you get the full-time paid time off hours, and sometimes your paid time off is prorated so you get that benefit only for the hours...

  7. need help with resume

    medsurgrnco replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    Vey important to make your resume easy to read in those few seconds they take to glance over it. Use a good format with lots of white space. If you have other work experience that is related somehow...

  8. Where is the best $$ in psych jobs

    medsurgrnco replied to namaste_melissa's topic in Psychiatric

    The VA tends to pay very well in comparison to other

  9. Day in the life?

    medsurgrnco replied to linda2097's topic in Psychiatric

    Typical night shift: 1900-2000 Shift report 2000-2200 Meds & Assessments 2200-0530 Documentation of assessments, nurses notes, chart checks, MARS checks, other documentation. PRN meds. Calming...

  10. Got slapped by pt. Staff splitting. Need feedback.

    medsurgrnco replied to wonderbee's topic in Psychiatric

    I think it is quite reasonable for you to request to not have this patient again under the circumstances. Suggest you make sure the nurse who has this pt is warned about her

  11. need help with resume

    medsurgrnco replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    I get pretty detailed with my experience on a resume. List type of unit, typical # of patients, charge RN duties, typical responsibilities (giving blood, wound care, IV abx, etc.). My resume sections...

  12. Day in the life?

    medsurgrnco replied to linda2097's topic in Psychiatric

    A typical night shift or day

  13. admin leave

    medsurgrnco replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing

    Plan to get out ASAP and look for another job

  14. How do you get the nursing care done with hourly rounding & computer documentation?

    medsurgrnco replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies. I'm no longer at that job. Now I'm a psych nurse. No computer charting, no hourly rounding, no acute care patients, no call lights, no needy families. What a nice

  15. What is the deal?!

    medsurgrnco replied to D&Ggirl's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the time I just used nursing as the search keyword. Maybe there aren't as many listings in your

  16. What is the deal?!

    medsurgrnco replied to D&Ggirl's topic in General Nursing

    I found jobs like you are looking for on these websites: CareerBuilder.com CraigsList.org

  17. Breaks for only RN on unit?

    medsurgrnco replied to TX_nurse_08's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree, take your break in a break room away from phones and coworkers, but where you are available if needed. And tell everyone ahead of time when you are going on break and ask them not to...

  18. Got slapped by pt. Staff splitting. Need feedback.

    medsurgrnco replied to wonderbee's topic in Psychiatric

    Oh, I agree. We are expected to notice signs that patients are starting to escalate and intervene before they become violent. (Like that never happens without warning!) Anyway, I don't think some of...

  19. Can Staff Close Their Eyes While On 1:1?

    medsurgrnco replied to Vito Andolini's topic in Psychiatric

    So how do you deal with staff who don't seem to get why the pt is on 1:1 and are lax in their duties? Anyone ever have a complaint or have their license in jeopardy due to situations that occurred...

  20. Got slapped by pt. Staff splitting. Need feedback.

    medsurgrnco replied to wonderbee's topic in Psychiatric

    I haven't had to deal with this situation yet. But was told that if the pt is calm and can contract for safety and no longer is violent, we would just press charges as seclusion and restraint are not...

  21. HOLY CRAP! I missed my job interview!

    medsurgrnco replied to collegegrad08's topic in Psychiatric

    Keep trying to contact them. Let them know how interested you are, and how sorry you are that you got the dates mixed up. Good

  22. Got slapped by pt. Staff splitting. Need feedback.

    medsurgrnco replied to wonderbee's topic in Psychiatric

    We don't use restraints or seclusion as consequences for behavior. If a patient can contract for safety, then the only thing done is filing criminal charges. We can also encourage a voluntary time...

  23. Confusing Order

    medsurgrnco replied to chiari_mom's topic in General Nursing

    3 mg. But I would call the doc to clarify the order. And the order should not include

  24. chemical restraints

    medsurgrnco replied to alfa-sierra's topic in Psychiatric

    In my facility, you need either a court order or a doctor's emergency order to give a med that a patient

  25. terminated over the phone

    medsurgrnco replied to susan5864's topic in General Nursing

    Suspended over not hanging a new bag of IV NS and then terminated when the pt went to a hospital 2 days later??! Sounds like they had other motives for wanting to dump ya. Reasonable to want to look...