medsurgrnco

medsurgrnco BSN, RN

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  1. Giving Up?

    medsurgrnco replied to Acey's topic in General Nursing

    I also think you should try other avenues of nursing instead of giving up on nursing completely. Think of good questions to ask during interviews to get a feel for whether you'd be happier in that...

  2. what is the pay for psychic nurse vs er nurse

    medsurgrnco replied to 2010nursingstudent's topic in Psychiatric

    Nurses are paid much more than most other careers working in MH. If you loved working in MH, you probably won't be happy working in any other field of nursing. Many nurses do not want to work in...

  3. My two least favorite words

    medsurgrnco replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    Charge Nurse. Means you get blamed for anything that goes wrong during the shift, even if you had no support from

  4. Anyone ever get off "the" List?!

    medsurgrnco posted a topic in General Nursing

    We all know the horrible conditions many nurses work in, with numerous lying, gossipping, backstabbing, lazy coworkers and inept managers who can't tell who the good staff are. (My apologies to those...

  5. Anyone ever get off "the" List?!

    medsurgrnco replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    I think Tweety gets what I mean - that management has to change their view of a staff member that got on "the list". As the OP, what I am asking is if anyone has ever been able to get off the list...

  6. Anyone ever get off "the" List?!

    medsurgrnco replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not interested in being blamed for the situation, had professional careers prior to nursing. I am interested in responses to my question. Appreciate all responses trying to help without attacking...

  7. The New Grad Delima

    medsurgrnco replied to lsvalliant's topic in Psychiatric

    I feel for you. Most new grads are pretty miserable, so suggest you give it more time and consider whether it's the current unit you are working on that is a large part of the problem. I tolerated...

  8. Serious Sleep Deprivation?!

    medsurgrnco replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    The website www.sleepnet.com has some very interesting information on the subject, and the links are quite good, as well as the continuing conversation remarks posted by readers on some of the...

  9. Serious Sleep Deprivation?!

    medsurgrnco posted a topic in General Nursing

    Wondering if anyone else has had serious sleep deprivation resulting from insomnia and problematic work schedules, so that you've had serious effects. Wondering if those effects were understood by...

  10. RN Psych Issues & License

    medsurgrnco posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Wondering how many psych nurses have psych issues, have been on psych meds or hospitalized, and have kept their licenses and been able to

  11. Serious Sleep Deprivation?!

    medsurgrnco replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I've heard of Provigil being used for this and plan to ask my doctor about it. I've enjoyed the responses I've received so far. I've read that driving home after working night shift is equivalent...

  12. Monitoring of psych patients

    medsurgrnco posted a topic in Psychiatric

    My facility is pretty lax in monitoring of psych patients on night shift, regardless of whether they are on assault precautions, suicide precautions, escape precautions, or fall precautions. Patients...

  13. Monitoring of psych patients

    medsurgrnco replied to medsurgrnco's topic in Psychiatric

    A borderline pt tried to commit suicide on my shift. Not only was the pt not monitored per expectations (LOS), the pt was able to obtain 3 items with which to attempt suicide, and the MHW doing the...

  14. Need advice from psych nurses!

    medsurgrnco replied to SstarBrite00's topic in Psychiatric

    You can also learn a lot about psych nursing by reading through the threads on this

  15. Monitoring of patients

    medsurgrnco posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Our facility is considering changing how patients are monitored by MHT. I am now involved in part of the training for MHT and am making suggestions to management on how to improve care of our...

  16. Monitoring of patients

    medsurgrnco replied to medsurgrnco's topic in Psychiatric

    Murse3, this is the type of information I was looking for. I would like to know how many pts the BHT is responsible for, and needs to document on every 15 min. Are these pts free to roam or do they...

  17. How does a psych RN spend her time?

    medsurgrnco replied to linda2097's topic in Psychiatric

    Hey, Aloevera, I'm envious again. Our MHW do not chart the VS, and I am grateful when they actually get them done timely, somehow not a high priority. And I'm REALLY grateful when I work with a MHW...

  18. How does a psych RN spend her time?

    medsurgrnco replied to linda2097's topic in Psychiatric

    So your facility has CNAs that are able to recognize and diffuse situations? Do you know anything about the facility's interviewing and training of these staff? I'm

  19. Community Meeting

    medsurgrnco replied to kthor's topic in Psychiatric

    They should give you some guidelines regarding what is covered in community

  20. How does a psych RN spend her time?

    medsurgrnco replied to linda2097's topic in Psychiatric

    If you find a job with these percentages, please let me know!!!!!!!!!!! Day shift: Med nurse does meds 9-10 hours - meetings, chasing around the docs trying to catch them between meetings and talk to...

  21. Private Vs. State Vs. Public Hospitals

    medsurgrnco replied to SarahLovesNovember's topic in Psychiatric

    It varies - depends on the particular facility and staff. We have a great patient:nurse ratio and great pay. Quality of orientation depends who is orienting you. My orientation was quite lacking, so I...

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

    medsurgrnco replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    OP again: GREAT IDEA! Please, managers, help us out. We do want to do a good job and take care of our patients, and are really struggling with this

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

    medsurgrnco replied to medsurgrnco's topic in General Nursing

    From the OP: Yes, this has turned into a real problem. Management thinks it can be done because some nurses will appear to do it all. I had a manager who wanted me to shadow another nurse for half a...

  24. I think I HATE what i'm doing...

    medsurgrnco replied to ilovematt48's topic in General Nursing

    You're very young, and sounds like you didn't really think about nursing as a career when you started nursing school. Nursing school AND nursing work are very difficult - even for those who really...

  25. Left a toxic environment; need advice

    medsurgrnco replied to oslogirl's topic in General Nursing

    There's a nursing shortage and high turnover in the field. Anyone interviewing you would be glad to have a nurse who stayed for 3 years in one position. They might not even ask you why you left, might...