Isitpossible

Isitpossible LPN, LVN

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  1. Walden University Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

    Isitpossible replied to JustSN1219's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi all, I do attend Walden, the PMHNP. I am in my next to last class. If you have any questions feel free. :) Walden and other online programs will be mandated in 2019 toprovide clinical placement...

  2. Nursing School Needs Repair (And Why I Quit)

    Isitpossible replied to Barmherzigkeit's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That was a dumb comment: maybe try psych nursing? clearly OP is not cut out for nursing school. Psych nurses undergo the same training as any other RN and pass the same boards. So what makes "psych...

  3. What happened to all the Walden Haters?

    Isitpossible replied to Mark Hill BSN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hello and Congrats on your successes! I am a current Walden student and find the program challenging and I am learning so much. I do enjoy it. I compared Waldens Classes to other Psych NP...

  4. Skilled Notes

    Isitpossible posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I am new to LTC w/30 patients. Three of my residents are skilled, and I was told that skilled care requires documentation every shift.. I'm really not sure what to put in a skilled note exactly...I...

  5. Walden University NP School Exam Inquiry (PMHNP):

    Isitpossible replied to PsychRN17's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Are you finding Walden excruciatingly slow with financial aid? Their already driving me

  6. Borrowing medication from different patients

    Isitpossible posted a topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    New grad working in ltc. I've notice that during med passes, if the pt does not have the prescribed med, they are "borrowed" from another patient (particularly narcs) and then documented in narc book...

  7. Problems with q15 rounds

    Isitpossible replied to AustinPower's topic in Psychiatric

    Gosh couldnt agree with lala more!! God firbid there is a murder, (yes it happened at my facikity), suicide, rape or any other event..Heads are going to roll including yours#! Please dont let this...

  8. Have you discovered the therapeutic benefits of a good laugh?

    Isitpossible replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Yes I love using humor on my detox floor.. One standing joke I use is when pts ask for a med.. I say "how much you willing to pay..50 cents will work and I accept IOU.." For some reason the pts love...

  9. Insulin

    Isitpossible posted a topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Im having a issue with diabetes care in the hospital setting. All the diabetic pts are on sliding scale with meals and Lantus at night. It seems that we are not doing a great job with controlling...

  10. On probation for being too "anxious"

    Isitpossible replied to fskye's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Im new to med surge also. Its a very different environment than what Im accustomed to. Been a nurse just three years. Im learning on med surge to stop panicking. When orders are flying phones...

  11. Overmedicating...NO!!

    Isitpossible posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a little frightented by some of my colleagues actions...most epecially with psych patients. I see nurses giving more anti psychotics than ordered. One night my pt was seizing..doc ordered 1mg Iv...

  12. Transfer Psych to Medsurg

    Isitpossible replied to babaloo's topic in Medical-Surgical

    As a psych nurse new to med surge one skill that completely came in handy just today was de-escalation!!! A family member was going off on my fellow nurse!! I interceded quickly, therapeutically and...

  13. Overmedicating...NO!!

    Isitpossible replied to Isitpossible's topic in General Nursing

    Rose Queen..No I did not report. I was not on the unit of the RN who gave that Haldol.. It was second hand information. Of the ativan no need to report I simply did it myself and pt got correct...

  14. Psych nurse cross training to MS

    Isitpossible posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    So I've been a nurse for three years now. I have (and still do) work primarily psych. I also did LTC for about a year when I graduated in 2012. Med-surge is somewhat different from psych, and I...

  15. Family member hurt my somewhat fragile new grad confidence

    Isitpossible replied to BlueChocolateCat's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, hopefully your okay with this now.. No can really know what made the family member request another nurse. I think its very mature of you to reflect and try to figure out why you werent requested....

  16. Not going to play that game

    Isitpossible replied to Phoenix2541's topic in Long Term Acute Care

    Good for you!!! they were looking for scapegoat, and had the wrong one.. lol...

  17. Nervous about new job!!

    Isitpossible replied to RN1485's topic in Psychiatric

    I absolutely love psych...congrats and good luck. Some great information, never turn your back, keep safe distances ALWAYS, no matter how harmless a patient seems, and therapeutic communication is a...

  18. Should mental health nursing be grouped with addictions nursing?

    Isitpossible replied to hatchit's topic in Addictions

    No, I think they should be grouped separately. I work in a acute psych facility and I work in another hospital on a detox unit. While working acute, there was a pt who was on the dual diagnosis...

  19. Who punches a cancer patient?

    Isitpossible replied to 1wellnessnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So sorry for you/Dad... Please reconsider pressing charges... I too shared this story with my black son (14) and he is totally disgusted... We are praying for your

  20. New Grad Salary

    Isitpossible replied to Sweet charm's topic in Psychiatric

    When I started psych as a new grad (2012) I earned 29.37 per hour (shift diff 10%)... now make $55 weekend program.. Im in

  21. New Nurse Mistakes

    Isitpossible replied to Mabesma's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My very first job working in an LTC facility. The MARS for Coumadin were a bit confusing, and I missed giving Coumadin two nights straight... YIKES... reported immediately to my DON, family,...

  22. Before you judge the addicted nurse.....

    Isitpossible replied to michirn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Michirn, thank you for sharing your

  23. confused about PRN use

    Isitpossible replied to sassyann85's topic in Psychiatric

    If the patients is calm like you described, I like to ask the patient what works best for them.. (they usually know) And explain the difference between the Haldol and Ativan if they didn't. We can...

  24. Assumptions

    Isitpossible posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I recently had a conversation at my new employer with the director of social services. We were just shooting the breeze, getting to know one another, and began discussing which shift we would work as...

  25. Assumptions

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

    to been there done that: not sure where YOU perceived a chip on my shoulder? it was a reflection of what I thought was good conversation until the assumptions began.. but such is