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inthesky

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  1. application shock

    inthesky replied to inthesky's topic in Post Graduate Students

    thanks for your guidance, psychonaut =) I should really use finding my own preceptors as a positive, customized training point of view. RN007, I'm glad you reached out for your true passion...

  2. application shock

    inthesky replied to inthesky's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I actually do agree with you about nursing education (also in reference to your other posts). It is often disorganized and wastes times with nursing leadership, theory, etc and skimps on the science....

  3. NP Clinical Preceptorships

    inthesky replied to psychonaut's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thank you so much for this thread! I am currently working on my DNP applications. Unfortunately, Arizona does not have any non-online programs. I might even attend the university in the city I live...

  4. Has your health declined since becoming a nurse?

    inthesky replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I'm developing the "nursing bladder".. the super sturdy expandable bladder which can hold up to 13 hours of urine! I'm still new, so I have not experienced the "nursing UTI" (see nursing bladder)...

  5. are nurses more depressed than the general public?

    inthesky replied to hnurseh's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't be surprised if nurses have a higher rate of depression. There are actual studies that nurses and physicians have higher rates of suicide. I think there are a lot of contributing...

  6. going to work sick?

    inthesky replied to inthesky's topic in General Nursing

    good thing I called in.. i lost my voice!! nearly completely! No questions answered by a mute

  7. going to work sick?

    inthesky posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a family emergency on tuesday..so i had to abruptly abandon my shift. I did not feel well going to work on wednesday as charge nurse, but went anyway as I had left my med nurse shift the day...

  8. Has your health declined since becoming a nurse?

    inthesky replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    tiffear, My thyroid hasn't quite abandoned me like it did you =P No one is quite sure what is wrong with it. It tends to swing back and forth between hyper and hypo.. it had been normal for the last...

  9. going to work sick?

    inthesky replied to inthesky's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to call in sick I feel more energetic and less mucusy than yesterday, but I developed some laryngitis and I've been coughing. :innerconfI called occupational health and each day is its own...

  10. Is There Really A Shortage Of Nurses?

    inthesky replied to DimpleBSN's topic in General Nursing

    My classmates and I experienced a similar phenomenon in an area not known to be a nurse saturated market. A unit must have a certain ratio of new grads to experienced nurses. There is a shortage of...

  11. Has your health declined since becoming a nurse?

    inthesky replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    yup! after night shift.. my thyroid crapped out.. i developed a pretty bad mysterious stomach condition in which i was nauseas and dry heaving everyday after most meals..developed tachycardia and...

  12. Lithium toxicity

    inthesky replied to cherilee's topic in Psychiatric

    I had a lithium toxic patient once. She was a travel RN with a level of 2.2. She was found walking around her apartment complex dazed. Her workplace had called the police for weird behavior and...

  13. Is this really what psych nursing is like?

    inthesky replied to Nickytoto's topic in Psychiatric

    Today was a much better day. You never know what you are going to get when you walk in that door or even in the next hour. I actually made my way into the milieu without a specific purpose. One...

  14. Is this really what psych nursing is like?

    inthesky replied to Nickytoto's topic in Psychiatric

    i barely talked to one patient today (excluding mass discharges and admits) paperwork paperwork paperwork.. i nearly passed out tonight when i got home because I barely ate. I don't remember going...

  15. clozaril and tardive dyskinesia

    inthesky posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I had a patient today who developed these involuntary tongue, jaw clenching, and mouth movements (TD i assume) after just day 4 on clozaril 200mg at bedtime. Poor woman is drooling up a storm and...

  16. clozaril and tardive dyskinesia

    inthesky replied to inthesky's topic in Psychiatric

    well.. what makes psych interesting is that every patient is different and has their own unique story =). One of my favorite patients (69 year old man) believed that we were all controlled by aliens....

  17. clozaril and tardive dyskinesia

    inthesky replied to inthesky's topic in Psychiatric

    very good point suesquatch! That definitely pertains to this patient and my heart goes out to your sister and family. She was ready to accept the drooling and sedation, but the mouth movements and jaw...

  18. clozaril and tardive dyskinesia

    inthesky replied to inthesky's topic in Psychiatric

    The RN before me had even given this patient IM benadryl. She had about a daily total of 100mg benadryl and 3mg cogentin. When I get in report that things have deteriorated to the point of IM...

  19. Psych clients who refuse to take medication

    inthesky replied to Phillygryl's topic in Psychiatric

    I remember overhearing a conversation between two diabetic schizophrenic patients about how insulin damages the heart and kidneys and they must resist insulin even though the doctors and nurses keep...

  20. Haldol and cogentin IM

    inthesky replied to New2ER's topic in Psychiatric

    I always give the extra poke for my own peace of mind =P. If I can't remember whether the insulin is drawn up clear before cloudy..whatever.. two shots.. patient safe. period. Maybe this is part of...

  21. should i just quit?

    inthesky replied to iheartnurses's topic in General Nursing

    My preceptor told me that if every patient is safe and breathing and nothing horrible happened, it was a good day =P I was getting really down on myself the last few days, watching how every other...

  22. UPH hospital in Tucson

    inthesky replied to utrocks84's topic in Arizona Nursing

    ahh Kino psych =P. I've never actually been there (so my opinion is extremely hearsay), but it is somewhat notorious. I think there are as many as 5 different units. There is a huge new psych...

  23. How difficult is the GRE?

    inthesky replied to justme1972's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just received my GRE books and wanted to cry after taking the diagnostic exam. It appears that nursing textbooks and calculating drips have done very little for my vocabulary and math knowledge....

  24. psych nursing-which one is less violent?

    inthesky replied to cutehumor's topic in Psychiatric

    I've heard that the little old sundowning lady in med-surg room 5 throws punches every once in awhile. =P I would think that adolescent and neuro-psych units would be the most violent. Detox or rehab...

  25. Beyond Meds and Charting

    inthesky replied to DaFreak71's topic in Psychiatric

    I actually have very similar goals. I'm actually planning on going back to school to get a psychiatric DNP. I feel like I will have more freedom and autonomy in what I do. Maybe I'll work as a...