TitaniaSidhe

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  1. Difference in duties

    TitaniaSidhe replied to nursesaideBen's topic in Psychiatric

    I work for the Dept of Veterans Affairs (VA hospital) mainly in our facillity the LPN either passes meds or functions on the floor as basically a NA. I will try very hard to keep her in the office...

  2. Scary Incident Happened to Me Yesterday

    TitaniaSidhe replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm in complete agreement with Elkpark. Going into rooms by yourself to pass meds on a psych unit is just plain asking for trouble(bad policy for the institution, does not have safety in mind). If...

  3. As a psych nurse, what non-psych nursing skills do you wish you were stronger in?

    TitaniaSidhe replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric

    I guess the first thing that came to my mind was one of my goals in this years proficiency- to get advanced life support certification. Bone up on my skills for functioning in a code, reading strips...

  4. Pregnant while working Psych?

    TitaniaSidhe replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Psychiatric

    I have worked locked psych admissions for the past 16 years in a VA facillity. I have worked through 2 pregnancies on my unit. Each one was uneventful regarding being assaulted. I did notice...

  5. Anyone work as a Psych nurse with sex offenders?

    TitaniaSidhe replied to funnygirl_rn's topic in Psychiatric

    I have worked with sex offenders but only adults, yes it is difficult at times. I struggle the most with the

  6. Child Psych

    TitaniaSidhe replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Psychiatric

    sounds very familiar to me prnmeds as I am living it right now with teen age step daughter. ? any particular mood stabalizer you have seen work well also how about the antidepressant. They have her...

  7. Input on borderline BD

    TitaniaSidhe posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Any opinions/experience on what meds work well for female borderline PD? Teen(15yr) step daughter has hx. AD/HD + Conduct Disorder but as she ages it is looking (and feeling) more & more to me...

  8. Input on borderline BD

    TitaniaSidhe replied to TitaniaSidhe's topic in Psychiatric

    Many thanks for all the feed back. I realise I was brief with the original input on the situation, out of necessity...lol as I could list behavior & such all night. Currently she is removed from...

  9. pay and conditions of psych nursing in usa

    TitaniaSidhe replied to nd1960's topic in Psychiatric

    Are most psychiatric nurses employed on an inpatient basis or are they community based? I work inpatient at Veterans Hospital- locked admissions but generally speaking I would probably say yes they...

  10. Emotionally drained at the end of 8 hours

    TitaniaSidhe replied to hollabackgirl's topic in Psychiatric

    frequently yes, just returned to work from maternity leave & after having 4 months off it is like nothing has changed one bit. Still excessivly short staffed, still the very difficult patients...

  11. This would sure make our jobs easier

    TitaniaSidhe replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in Psychiatric

    I have to chuckle as when I first read the title to this thread I thought in my mind...what would make our jobs easier? "tranquilizer darts" ....LOL just thought I'de share that lil

  12. percoset withdrawal

    TitaniaSidhe replied to krisssy's topic in Psychiatric

    We use clonodine & occasionally if really bad wd sx. we will give small amount of benzos. No way to avoid all the symptoms, she will just have to go through it with the comfort of knowing she...

  13. Restraint Policy

    TitaniaSidhe replied to graywolf312's topic in Psychiatric

    We have 3 seperate policies for restraint & yes side rails are considered restraint as well as posey vests & tray tables on geri chairs. There is a policy for behavioral health, medical &...

  14. Weapons on Site

    TitaniaSidhe replied to Aneroo's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in the VA system, our officers carry guns but must remove the clip(bullets) before entering the buildings & dealing with

  15. Court ordered rehab

    TitaniaSidhe replied to LydiaNN's topic in Psychiatric

    lol...my goodness. Valid point that yes an individual is responsible for their own recovery & yes MANY people end up in meetings who have no desire to change. People get to meetings for many...

  16. Court ordered rehab

    TitaniaSidhe replied to LydiaNN's topic in Psychiatric

    Speaking as someone with 15yrs. clean- the primary purpose of NA is to carry the message to the addict who still suffers. It doesn't much matter how or what brings a person into the rooms so they can...

  17. That's why they call him "The Streak"

    TitaniaSidhe replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in Psychiatric

    indeed haldol & ativan compliment one another quite well & the added plus is you can combine them both in one syringe as there is no precipitate btw ty for the support I was feeling a wee bit...

  18. That's why they call him "The Streak"

    TitaniaSidhe replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in Psychiatric

    I don't know where anyone got restrait out of what I posted previously...chemical or mechanical? I said a wee bit of ativan if you could get it in him would be helpful for a very manic patient....

  19. Why did you choose psych nursing?

    TitaniaSidhe replied to Keely-FutureRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes it is difficult & emotionally draining & sometimes scarey BUT I am a hell of a good psych nurse. I find tht I just have an extreemly good sense of people & can readily connect. I...

  20. Would being a psych Nurse 1st. deter future positions as a med surg nurse ?

    TitaniaSidhe replied to spiri1's topic in Psychiatric

    no, most especially in the current time & state of affairs in nursing. Sometimes I think you could be crippled, blind & crazy & if you have RN after your name they will hire you. Some...

  21. That's why they call him "The Streak"

    TitaniaSidhe replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in Psychiatric

    1:1 status & confine him to his own room if he refuses to stay clothed also same sex staff to be assigned to monitor him. Yes I know he has rights but so do the rest of the patients on the unit....

  22. Ptsd

    TitaniaSidhe replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I work in the VA system & we have a PTSD program/unit in the hospital where I work. Since I am in admissions they frequently come through my unit for referal/ stabalization prior to attending the...

  23. Injuries related to contraband in psych

    TitaniaSidhe replied to psychnurse1016's topic in Psychiatric

    I have had them sew pills into the hem of clothing & therefore we make every patient change completely into hospital pajamas & wash all of their clothing. Every single thing they bring onto...

  24. how many patients do you recommend on an adult inpatient acute psych unit?

    TitaniaSidhe replied to loprem's topic in Psychiatric

    Satchmo I can totally relate as I work in the VA system. Our unit has census of 26 with usually only 1 RN maybe if we are lucky a LPN & the # of NA's depends on the # of status patients. Mind...

  25. VA/Govt Nurse Satisfaction

    TitaniaSidhe replied to Ellen Bobinski's topic in Government, Military

    My lil bro did 3rd year Neurology Residency at the VA in Tucson, AZ. He had nothing but good things to say regarding that facillity. Like mentioned before I guess it all depends on the VISON &...