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  1. Conversion Disorder?

    lucianne replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in Psychiatric

    The only patient I have seen with a diagnosis of conversion disorder was a young girl (10 or 11) who had similar symptoms to your mom's. She had several inpatient stays and would improve in the...

  2. Is it too late to become a nurse?

    lucianne replied to Alexbor's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated when I was 39.

  3. salary psychiatric nurse

    lucianne replied to aussieshane's topic in Psychiatric

    Individual institutions decide what salaries are based on what the market will bear, degree attained, years of experience, etc. Hospitals in an area tend to pay similar salaries but not always. The...

  4. 14 Nurses Fired and 9 disciplined in Kentucky

    lucianne replied to nurseattorney's topic in General Nursing

    Eastcoast, she had both a trach and VRE. She was on methadone to help her withdraw. She coded. She had flash pulmonary edema. She had a psychotic episode once she got home (infection related, they...

  5. 14 Nurses Fired and 9 disciplined in Kentucky

    lucianne replied to nurseattorney's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Eastcoast, I can top that. This spring/summer my mom had a perforated ulcer and was in ICU for two months and on a vent for 2 1/2 months--4 months total in the hospital. I understand that she...

  6. questions long sorry

    lucianne replied to catz's topic in Psychiatric

    Find another psychiatrist. Get on medication. If you are bipolar--and I am not making a diagnosis over the Internet--you are at high risk for committing suicide. I have no idea what the laws are...

  7. Is is possible to overcome attendance problems...

    lucianne replied to lovemyguys's topic in General Nursing

    Family Medical Leave

  8. medically cleared?

    lucianne replied to betterliving's topic in Psychiatric

    We generally take it to mean no IV lines and stable vital signs, but there are always those that end up being shipped back off our unit

  9. Need ideas for nursing education groups

    lucianne replied to Jolly's topic in Psychiatric

    I also work with the child/adolescent population and we do therapeutic activities every day. I'm not sure how appropriate they would be for adults, but we do activities relating to using and...

  10. Shoes again....Birkenstock vs. Dansko

    lucianne replied to hoppermom3's topic in General Nursing

    I love Merrells, too, and since I don't have to wear white, I have a lot of choice in styles and colors. I can't wear clogs to work though, they just woldn't be safe in a patient management...

  11. The Morning After: Migraines

    lucianne replied to Zee_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Some migraine sufferers absolutely cannot tolerate a shift in sleep schedule. My son and my husband's cousin are like this. My son has to go to bed at the same time every night (within half an hour or...

  12. The new pyxis

    lucianne replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    We have one, but I don't think it's that much better than the old one. We were told when we loaded in our fingerprint not to use the index finger because that one is most likely to have cuts on it...

  13. LTC Screamers

    lucianne replied to gizzy76's topic in General Nursing

    Haldol also has a very high incidence of EPS. I'd be really hesistant to give it to an elderly patient. I know ER docs love it--I've lost count of how many adolescent psych pts we've had come from ER...

  14. Florence Nightingale had a untreated Bi Polar DX?

    lucianne replied to jamistlc's topic in Psychiatric

    People with bipolar disorder may also hear voices. I've never read enough about Nightingale to know her personal history, but the exerpt from the letter sounds more like an intelligent woman...

  15. Do you nurses get breaks?

    lucianne replied to marilynmom's topic in General Nursing

    What is this "break" thing you speak of? Is it what you do when you want to be sure that all he!! will "break" loose on your unit? Two kids in seclusions or holds one of which needs an IM PRN and a...