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    Psych Shoes?

    TerpGal02 replied to marshmallowstar's topic in Psychiatric

    Our units are carpeted, the nurses station is not. I wear my
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    TerpGal02 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't really seen anything but I'm convinced my hospital is haunted. I work in a psych hospital that has been around since the 40s. The hospital is upstairs and there is an elevator/stairs that...
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    Gotta love the frequent flyers..

    TerpGal02 replied to Mandychelle79's topic in Psychiatric

    There are a few frequent fliers we get and I am quite fond of most of them. With some I just have to groan though. Most of our frequent fliers are actually child/adolescent
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    Does this seem like a good idea for me?

    TerpGal02 replied to driven_chick1's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree with the other posters regarding your juvenile record, but as for the math, its really not that bad. Take it from someone who is totally terrible with math as well. Nursing school is tough,...
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    Best practice ideas for handling delusions...?

    TerpGal02 replied to WannaBeNrse's topic in Psychiatric

    Find something for her to do when the auditory hallucinations are at their worst, even if its just coloring a picture. You can say, "I know the things you're hearing are bothering you. Could you...
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    What is your Holiday pay like??

    TerpGal02 replied to ricksy's topic in General Nursing

    Our shifts are 8 hours. We have to use 8 hours of PLD for holidays and I don't think we get extra for working on a holiday. Pretty
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    100% online RN-BSN programs

    TerpGal02 replied to JZ_RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Jacksonville University. I am going there now, there are no clinicals, but there is a "practice project" that you complete at your workplace. Some classes do have proctored exams, but its all done...
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    Why did you become a Psych Nurse?

    TerpGal02 replied to Alicia_Has_Tats's topic in Psychiatric

    I am a psych pt. I have bipolar disorder. It was the nurses that I worked with when I have been hospitalized that made le want to be a psych nurse too. Even in clinical, I felt like a deer in...
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    New Grad offered Pediatric Psych Position

    TerpGal02 replied to StellaLunaRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Your gut is def telling you the right
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    How is your sleep?

    TerpGal02 replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Not a student anymore bit I always sleep horrible. I have been a bad sleeper my whole
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    working where you get your own medical care?

    TerpGal02 replied to OrangeSN's topic in General Nursing

    I use outpatient services where I work. Maybe its a terrible idea, I don't know. I have bipolar d/o and I work at a free standing psych hospital that has outpt services. I have my psychiatrist and...
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    Adderall addiction

    TerpGal02 replied to wondergirl22's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Sounds like the OP is certainly concerned about her medication and she has every right to be if she feels she has a problem. Coming from a psych pt perspective myself, I kind of take a different...
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    power struggles

    TerpGal02 replied to TerpGal02's topic in Psychiatric

    Over safety stuff, no I don't play games, but the above scenario, I was like, "really? Over a shirt? C'mon
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    Has this ever happened to you??

    TerpGal02 replied to Quit Floating Me's topic in Psychiatric

    Yep this has surely happened to me, and to a lot of my other coworkers although it has been a less frequent occurance since basically all the more senior nurses basically told our director of inpt...
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    Starting First Job in the State Psych Hospital

    TerpGal02 replied to B_rac777's topic in Psychiatric

    Safety first for both you and the patients. Always know your exits, familiarize yourself with verbal de-escalation, watch what people have in their rooms and make sure you get your mouth checks done....
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    New grad and just accepted a psych position

    TerpGal02 replied to tag2007's topic in Psychiatric

    Welcome to the dark side!!! You working a Springfield by chance? To get into a state hospital here PTs have to be certified by 2 docs. Beds at state facilities are in short supply here and pts are...
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    New Grad offered Pediatric Psych Position

    TerpGal02 replied to StellaLunaRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I see some big red flags here. 2 weeks of orientation is nowhere near enough, esp for a brand new nurse. I got 4 and I was coming in with a year experience. Second one nurse for 30 pts, holy geese...
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    Class is getting unbearable

    TerpGal02 replied to mbl2013's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    In the end, you are there to become a nurse, not make friends. I had some obnoxiously entitled, cliquey, and backstabbing people in my RN class. The worst offender was in her 40s so age really isn't...
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    What do you do when Work calls on your day off?

    TerpGal02 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    If I want to work, I will. If not I have learned to say no, which was a hard, hard thing for me to learn. In the end though, I don't get paid extra to pick up. It's not worth it for le to pick up...
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    Things you'd LOVE to tell coworkers...and get away with it!

    TerpGal02 replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Please stop antagonizing and being rude to patients and families and then look incredulous when all the quiet rooms fill up you're giving 3 IMs and patients are signing 72 hour notices when you work....
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    Cursed at a patient-fired

    TerpGal02 replied to sle9403RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OK, I am going to be as gentle as possible here but you just do not get it. Please see my post a few posts up. We NEVER deny the patients food. Three meals a day plus snack and dessert are offered...
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    New Grad and Patient's Who Hit Close to Home

    TerpGal02 replied to canadianjess's topic in General Nursing

    When I started my current job I had a few of these moments. I have a background in adult psych. I also have bipolar disorder. Working with mentally ill adults has been wonderful. At times I think...
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    Cursed at a patient-fired

    TerpGal02 replied to sle9403RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think some of you are missing the point about the whole "with holding food" thing. On medical units, you have dietary who comes and removes meal trays at a certain time right? What happens to the...
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    Cursed at a patient-fired

    TerpGal02 replied to sle9403RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes we do similar on our C&A unit. Everyone is expected to be up and ready to go down to dining hall by 7:30. If not, they are brought a tray on the unit and usually they get lunch on the unit...
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    Time Limit on Time out for patients

    TerpGal02 replied to conroenurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Oh no, when a pt is in time out they can talk as much as they want/use the bathroom etc. Usually staff is with them. Honestly for time outs is mostly kids and we give them an expectation that once...