PsychRN98 replied to PsychRN98's topic in Psychiatric
Thanks for your input @oldmahubbard. I am actually surprised by that no-show rate! Not sure how long the wait was at your practice, but I do wonder if the no-show rate was partially because those...
Hi Guys! It has been quite some time since I have been on, but I am looking for suggestions/advice/thoughts about a new job. I was hired at a peds practice for a grant-funded position as a BH Nurse...
OP, check out a company called Accolade, Inc. Essentially, they are nurse concierges, but apparently a lot more too! The RN position is titled Clinical Health
PsychRN98 replied to TRAMA1RN's topic in Psychiatric
Haldol and Ativan IV? Never gave it that route in either the freestanding emergency psych facility I worked at for 8 years or the hospital-based psych unit and psych ER I worked at for a year. We...
PsychRN98 replied to MadameFreckles's topic in Psychiatric
This is actually very common. Many of the psych techs I have worked with have went on to become psych nurses, and of course get jobs right away b/c they are known to the facility already. Absolutely a...
PsychRN98 replied to manchmal's topic in Psychiatric
Yes, America has quite the nasty psych history as well, so I believe what you are saying completely. One of the reasons I went into psych nursing was because I saw how horribly people with...
PsychRN98 replied to manchmal's topic in Psychiatric
@manchmal All very good questions to be asking ahead of time, as in the moment it can be very high-adrenaline. Know that the first few times you might shake a little and be nervous about giving a shot...
the himss board of directors approved this position statement describing how to transform nursing practice through technology and informatics nurses are key leaders in developing the infrastructure...
PsychRN98 replied to TheMoonisMyLantern's topic in General Students
I actually went to a private 4 yr college right after high school b/c my family wanted me to be a doctor. Well, that lasted about a year. I came home, went to CC, and became a nurse. Now I'm going...
PsychRN98 replied to mule city rn's topic in Psychiatric
Oh, and this unit also did not allow any personal devices of any kind. Pts. are admitted from the ER in hospital clothing to the psych ER and any visitors onto the unit had to pass through a metal...
PsychRN98 replied to mule city rn's topic in Psychiatric
These things are sometimes trial and error unfortunately, and a lot of times it seems to be because "it hasn't been done before". And then it takes some negative event for change to come around. I was...
Canchaser, I am going back to school in August for my HIM bachelor's, starting with a coding cert, with my ultimate goal to get into informatics down the line. Anyway, would you mind if I PM'd you...
This is kind of funny. I have been a nurse since 1998 and I am looking to get out of bedside care. I had been researching for many months what the options might be for someone like me. I think...
PsychRN98 replied to Davey Do's topic in Psychiatric
I feel a great disservice has been done to the mental health community by closing the majority of psychiatric State Hospitals. They were working, making a few bucks, feeling useful, finding comfort in...