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Our facility uses DAP notes. I find it takes some getting used to after writing narrative notes in med surge. Being new to psych, I have a question about charting. Is it appropriate to quote a patient's expletives if it is of some meaning. For exampl...

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Thanks for the feedback. The person wasn't in last night so it wasn't addressed. Like I said, I admit I made the error and apologized for it, but I believe it is unprofessional always to address an issue in front of patients and other staff members, ...

Hi, just wanted a couple of opinions about this. I started a new job about 2 months ago. I was the medication nurse last week. One night I brought a client out into the community area to take a med that the pt has to sit for 10 minutes in front of s...

Hi there, I am so excited and also anxious that I wanted to share. I love reading these threads everyday. I am a new grad RN, graduated in December, have been working in med/surge for almost 6 months. It was my original intention to get one year med/...

Hi there, I start my new job on a locked dual diagnosis floor on Monday. I will have two weeks of classroom and then orientation on the floor. I am very excited but also nervous about starting over again, meeting new people, etc. I am mostly excited ...

Brookejean - I graduated from LM/RC evening/weekend program in December 07. Most weeks we had classes on two evenings (5 or 5:30 pm to 9:30 or 10 pm). Then every other weekend clinicals which involved research Friday night 5 - 9 pm or so and full day...

Gerry, I e-mailed one of the instructors on the first nursing course since I'm trying to make a decision whether to start in Sept. or January 09 - I'm going to be starting a new job too. She said expect to spend about 18 hours per week at least durin...

I'm also starting in September and am worried about managing a new job, the family, etc. I just got accepted last week so it's a rush finishing up all the financial aid stuff. I need to make a decision quick about whether to start in Sept. or wait un...

Hi there, I just got accepted for September as well. Do you mind if I jump in on this thread and ask about how many per hours you spend per week studying/homework? I've never taken on-line classes before, and I'm not sure what to expect. Is it mostly...

Hi there, I didn't even know there was a Massachusetts forum until today! I just got accepted into the UMASS program as well for fall 2008. I am starting a new job, God willing, on Sept. 8, and I am wondering if I will be taking on too much enrolling...

I had two more interviews -- one yesterday in a detox facility and one today that has a locked psych and locked substance abuse floor. Yesterday at the detox as I was in the waiting area, all hell was breaking loose at the facility. They had to call ...

It's been a busy week. I don't know how to explain it other than I just didn't have a good "gut feeling" for this facility, which was really disappointing to me. I don't want to jump from my current position to something worse. The nurse manager took...

Thanks very much for your replies. My interview is today at 1 pm. I'll let you know how it goes.

That sounds like an awful and unsafe situation. You need to speak to your nurse manager right away that your preceptor is not working out. I work eves. When I was precepted back in February (for six weeks), my preceptor started me out with one patien...

Spike, When I read your first point with regard to addiction, I could sense anger. I am very sorry that you lost your Dad to the disease of addiction. I too grew up w/an alcoholic Dad. It certainly takes its toll on the entire family. Then I ended up...

I take personal offense to these comments. I don't know why someone who feels this way about recovery is visiting and posting in a recovery for nurses forum. That being said, unfortunately spike does not have any clue about the disease of addiction. ...

Medsurgrnco - If you still review this thread, would you mind if I ask you a ?. How long did you do med surge before interviewing for a psych position? The reason I ask I that I've been in med surge for 4 months, and I'm considering a move to psych. ...

i wasn't sure whether to post this here or in the psych specialty forum. i am a 40-year old new grad nurse (dec. 07). i've been working on a med-surge/oncology floor that gets a lot of psych/detoxes as well. i was originally going to school to be a s...

I just graduated nursing school in December 07. I remember asking my sponsor about that when I filled out the admission paperwork. I did not disclose. Unfortunately, not everyone views alcoholism as a disease, and I did not feel the need to share tha...

do you want to hear the stupid thing i did? i'm a new grad working about 3 1/2 months now. about my first to 2nd week off orientation, i started the shift off with a discharge and 4 pts. i have to admit that i am not real comfortable with discharges ...

I am a new RN working on a med/surge/oncology unit at a community hospital for almost 3 months now. This unit gets a lot of psych as well -- medical detoxes -- before the pt is stable enough to be transferred to one of the psychiatric units. My heart...

Forgot to mention areas that I have interest in are working w/pregnant addicts, adolescents/young adults, addictions in general. I am in recovery myself, and addictions is one of the only areas that I really feel a passion for. I've had at least one ...

I feel the same way as the above poster although I have only been off orientation 2 1/2 weeks. I haven't done a bit of critical thinking. Even w/5 pts, admissions and discharges, I barely have time to look up labs after giving all meds. My preceptor ...

i am a new grad about 2 weeks off orientation. the norm for us seems to be 5 (med/surge/oncology floor). on a bad night, it could be 6. i haven't had 6 yet. 4 works great for me; 5 gets tricky. i can't imagine 6. this is on the 3-11:30 pm shift.