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    Does your employer make accommodations for your disability?

    TerpGal02 replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have bipolar disorder and had to disclose to my current employer due to a hospitalization (didn't know I was BP at the time, just thought it was MDD). My employer made it VERY hard to come back and...
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    disclosing past addiction during interview

    TerpGal02 replied to lexi90820's topic in Addictions

    I would not. If you are asked "why addictions?", you could just be vague and say something like, "I have some personal experience dealing with addicts and I would like to help them with x, y, or z"....
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    Worst possible timing

    TerpGal02 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am a psych nurse with 9 months total of nursing experience. I work on an ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) Team. There are 10 employees on the team including a pdoc and we offer all psych rehab...
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    Mental health nurses and wound care. Need for training?

    TerpGal02 replied to 22kelsey22's topic in Psychiatric

    We def do wound care at our agency (community psych) even though we aren't really set up for it. If client has their own supplies we will do it as we don't really keep any wound care supplies. I...
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    Getting into nursing school with a mental illness? Is it going to be possible?

    TerpGal02 replied to lntm2925's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Yep you can certainly be a nurse with a mental illness, but I'm going.to strongly caution you that if you wish to be successful and safely practice, you are going to HAVE to figure out a method to...
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    How do you support your immune system?

    TerpGal02 replied to wooh's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Well I'm probably not one to talk because I have the URI of HELL right now. I think sleep is a biggie and probably wore me down enough to where I caught this bug. Too much to do, too little time,...
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    My thoughts on Mental Health Nursing

    TerpGal02 replied to Elladora's topic in Psychiatric

    Yep, I pretty much always knew I wanted to be a psych nurse and I always got looked at like I had 5 heads when I told people that. I still get it now LOL. I took my first job out of nursing school...
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    Can Risperdal Consta be given in ventrogluteal site?

    TerpGal02 replied to Raldo's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in the community too and we don't have a whole lot of privacy for giving injections. We give most of our IMs in the delt. The pts prefer it that way. We do have one pt on Consta that prefers...
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    Is your Facility 'forcing' you to get the Flu Vaccine?

    TerpGal02 replied to madwife2002's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My agency does not require it nor make you sign a waiver/mask, but I work in community mental health and our agency does offer it. I opted to get mine this year, but from my own doctor as I was out...
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    Any ACT nurses out there?

    TerpGal02 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Let's give a shout out to the ACT nurses working hard in the community! Tell us about your program! My program has 80 clients but we are set to have 100. We have 9 staff not including our pdoc who...
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    Any ACT nurses out there?

    TerpGal02 replied to TerpGal02's topic in Psychiatric

    We definitely go on home visits ourselves. I started doing that, oh, 3 weeks on the job LOL. We are pretty on top of how our clients are doing though. We have treatment team every morning where we...
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    Poll: I got my new grad job in...?

    TerpGal02 replied to eleectrosaurus's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    MD-community
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    Drowning in the sea of online nursing programs.

    TerpGal02 replied to KaylaMarina's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I don't think online is the best idea for pre licensure. Do you have any nursing schools near you that offer evening/weekend classes and clinical? I went to my local cc and did just that. We had one...
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    Degree level required to work as a psychiatric nurse?

    TerpGal02 replied to Alexanderjitsu's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in community mental health and I have an
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    Paranoid patient not certifiable?

    TerpGal02 replied to joanie2341's topic in Psychiatric

    Other posters are correct. Unless a pt presents as an imminent danger to self.or others its a no go. Around here it basically means they have to say they are suicidal or have made threats against...
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    Increase abuse of Bath Salts

    TerpGal02 replied to WendyBensonRN's topic in Addictions

    I work in Western MD on an Assertive Community Treatment Team. I have yet to see bath salts abuse by our clients but we do have a HUGE problem with spice. It tends to make our clients, esp the...
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    Resources for new Psych nurses

    TerpGal02 replied to mangopeach's topic in Psychiatric

    Motivational Interviewing is great. We use it a lot with our client population on an ACT
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    Mental Health Interview

    TerpGal02 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I work outpt psych, but my job is much different than a clinic job. In a clinic, I imagine you would be getting charts ready for the pdoc, doing a mini mental status exam/psych assessment on the pt,...
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    Bedbugs?

    TerpGal02 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Any one else having a problem with this? I'm an ACT nurse, we make commnity visits and put the clients in our personal vehicles. We are having an EPIDEMIC of bed bugs right now. I'm really freaked...
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    psych nursing

    TerpGal02 replied to taytay05's topic in Addictions

    Trust me you WILL see med/surg type stuff in psych. I work at a community agency that serves clients with serious mental illness (SMI). Many have substance abuse issues too. In general our...
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    How long does it take to get Oriented on your New Psyche Nurse Job

    TerpGal02 replied to everyday6/12's topic in Psychiatric

    I am a new grad nurse and started with my agency in May. I work at a community agency and didn't really have an orientation per se. I did basically shadow the other nurse for about 2 1/2 weeks...
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    What are ideas for group activities for people with mental illness?

    TerpGal02 replied to chariot's topic in Psychiatric

    When I did psych clinical inpt I did a group with another student on Progressive Muscle Relaxation. It is a VERY effective stress management technique taken out of our stress management workbook. The...
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    Critical care: When nurses steal drugs on job

    TerpGal02 replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Addiction is an ugly, ugly beast. I work in community mental health and many of our clients are dually diagnosed. We even have a few that are former healthcare workers. Once you are hooked, you...
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    Am I making a mistake not taking MedSurg position?

    TerpGal02 replied to dalgal's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I took my first job at a community mental health agency. Was I worried about getting pigeonholed by taking this job? Sure but it was the job I was offered in a really tight market and I LOVE psych...
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    Nursing student survival tips

    TerpGal02 replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    My advice to new students is to keep up with reading, attend every lecture and get a good nights sleep before tests. Don't cram, you won't retain anyrthing. Prepare yourself WELL for clinical, get a...