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    Nursing Boundaries...can I go feed my patients cats?

    TerpGal02 replied to srg4784's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We did........BUT I am an ACT nurse and thus we routinely make housecalls and this was organized before client went into the
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    SSRI's and nursing

    TerpGal02 replied to *4!#6's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Unless the medication is giving you any untoward side effects (like extreme fatigue or you are one of those people that ends up with SSRI induced mania-and you would know that by now ) that make you...
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    New grads who are being bullied by experienced nurses

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

    I am really lucky that I work with the two amazing teachers that I do. We are in community, so things can get hectic, buts its nothing like the hospital environment. My fellow nurses have lifted me...
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    Are psych nurses allowed to perform therapy?

    TerpGal02 replied to sakiohma's topic in Psychiatric

    We do 1:1 interviews with clients and use theraputic communication, but is not official
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    Waiting on a call after interview!

    TerpGal02 replied to travelcat18's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Fingers crossed, and I know that wait is killer. Don't give up on it though. I interviewed for my current job in early April and didn't hear anything until the second week of May. I had pretty much...
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    Dec 2011 Graduates

    TerpGal02 replied to beu4me06's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I did not have experience either. It took almost 6 mos from graduation and 3 months from licensure for me. I ran into the lack of experience thing too. Hang in there, you will find something....
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    Dec 2011 Graduates

    TerpGal02 replied to beu4me06's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I too am a Dec 2011 grad and I just started my job on Mon in community mental
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    Tell me more about psychiatric nursing...

    TerpGal02 replied to emptyboxcars's topic in Psychiatric

    I am a new grad RN and I work on an Assertive Community Treatment team. We work in the community with the sickest of the sick. We take services to the clients. As nurses, we obviously asses, manage...
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    Invega Sustenna IM injection S/E

    TerpGal02 replied to yellowfluffball's topic in Psychiatric

    I know this is super old, but I also hear that Sustenna is quite more painful than the other long acting IMs. Most of our clients on IMs are on Consta. We have only a handful of clients on Sustenna....
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    Z track for IM injections?

    TerpGal02 replied to gnursjr2's topic in Psychiatric

    My facility has been giving Consta in the deltoid. Z track kinda seems impractical for this site.
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    Word to the wise......do your homework

    TerpGal02 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I started my first new grad job today with a community mental health organization. I found out from the head nurse that I beat out a two telephone book high stack of resumes for this job. Most were...
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    New nurse on ACT team

    TerpGal02 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I am a new grad RN. (Graduated in Dec). I have always felt very called to psych, did my preceptorship on an acute inpt behavioral health unit. Anyway, I have been offered a job with a local agency...
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    New nurse on ACT team

    TerpGal02 replied to TerpGal02's topic in Psychiatric

    ACT stands for Assertive Community
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    New grad with a job in a psychiatric facility

    TerpGal02 replied to naenaenurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Congrats! I just started my first job in psych today. Like you, I always felt extremely called to psych and did my practicum in it. I am working in the community on an ACT team, and am looking...
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    Dumb things new nurses do....

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

    Haha, yes I have given myself a NS shower before. It was during my ICU rotation when I was changing the primary. Oh boy was I red in the face. Thank God it was just me and pt in the room and he was...
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    References

    TerpGal02 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I am worried about what a temp agency I worked for told HR for the job I was tentatively offered. I actually GOT a letter of rec from the VP of the company I was placed with and I was told today that...
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    References

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

    Yep, he gave me the letter himself a few days before I left and I gave it to the hiring manager along with my other letters of rec. This came about b/c they actually contacted the agency and the VP....
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    New grad RN in Frederick County

    TerpGal02 posted a topic in Maryland Nursing

    Well I graduated in Dec, passed NCLEX in Jan and had my license posted in Feb. I have been dilligently looking all over the state (not Eastern Shore though) and nothing yet. I have interviewed with...
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    New grad RN in Frederick County

    TerpGal02 replied to TerpGal02's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Seems like the second Im about to throw in the towel, something comes through! I was offered a position today pending background/reference check with a community mental health organization locally....
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    RN-BSN online and moving on to MSN

    TerpGal02 posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Currently I am enrolled at South University for my BSN. I have a BA already in another field and just graduated from my ADN program in Dec. So far, so good with South, I have only done one class...
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    Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC)

    TerpGal02 replied to fashionistaRN's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I've not tried either one yet. There are 2 people from my class that are now working at Hopkins. Holy Cross is euuugggghhhhh....................THE TRAFFIC! That commute would suck but if I have to...
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    authorization to test....how long?

    TerpGal02 replied to anxious student's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I think it took me about a week to get my ATT, this was back in Dec, right before Christmas. I was able to sit for NCLEX Jan 5, but it took MBON a MONTH to post up my license # and I don't have a...
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    Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC)

    TerpGal02 replied to fashionistaRN's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Well that sucks, because I definitely applied there This is starting to get very
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    Frederick Memorial Hospital

    TerpGal02 replied to simplyblessed's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Hey there, I have just graduated from Frederick Community College and almost all our clinicals were done at FMH. I didn't get to spend a ton of time in NICU, but its my understanding that it is a...
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    New Graduate RN in Maryland

    TerpGal02 replied to lovnurs's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Does your current facility have any