Larry77

Larry77 RN

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  1. Nursing Hours

    Larry77 replied to Footprints's topic in Psychiatric

    I don't know if it's actually a law, but I've always heard people at work say it's illegal to work more than 16 hours at once. I'd be interested to know if it is some labor law though. I once worked...

  2. Do Cna's Work In Psych Units?

    Larry77 replied to Louisepug's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes they do, I currently am a CNA on an acute care psych unit (hospital). It is a great place for a nursing student to work in some ways but not so great in others. You do get more opportunities to...

  3. Does anyone know of a good public speaker for hire?

    Larry77 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hello all, Our nursing program is turning 50 and we are looking for a great speaker. Although not necessary we would like them to be nursing oriented but could be motivational or comic etc. Have any...

  4. State Hospitals, What are they like?

    Larry77 replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Psychiatric

    Hey Michael, I would check into local acute care hospitals...it might be easier to get on there. I have heard that sometimes the specialty units (like psych), look "in-house" for a lot of their new...

  5. State Hospitals, What are they like?

    Larry77 replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi Michael, I have a friend/co-worker who just went back to his ol' stomping grounds at Eastern State Hospital there in Oregon. He says it's a lot like the hospital I work at just bigger and the...

  6. How to do mental health nursing?

    Larry77 replied to a-rose's topic in Psychiatric

    This is a huge question...need more specific question...? What kind of mental issues/illness? What

  7. Any advice??

    Larry77 replied to Sari_noel's topic in Psychiatric

    Probably Zyprexa... Be careful you don't want to get too involved--your bound to get hurt. Just be there for him, but don't try to fix him or heel him. I see it all the time and it just doesn't...

  8. Female physician killed by female psych pt.

    Larry77 replied to sanakruz's topic in Psychiatric

    Same goes for nurses...always at least tell someone where you are going. Usually you can tell that someone is at risk and they could be placed in a more secure unit where nurses carry panic buttons...

  9. LPN to RN in Washington...

    Larry77 replied to MsZurlo's topic in Washington Nursing

    In Longview (1hr North of Portland, OR) I go to a community college (http://www.lcc.ctc.edu) which is a great school if you ask me...very challenging but puts out great nurses. You can enter at the...

  10. living opportunities in Seattle outskirts

    Larry77 replied to mtnnurse's topic in Washington Nursing

    Traffic in Seattle is horrible!!! A friend of mine lives 10 miles from work and it takes him 1.5 hrs to get to and from work in Bellvue. Not for me, I live in Longview and work in a hospital with 180...

  11. Female physician killed by female psych pt.

    Larry77 replied to sanakruz's topic in Psychiatric

    DOCTOR'S NEVER SHOULD EXAM PT'S WITHOUT ANOTHER STAFF MEMBER WITH THEM, OR AT LEAST MONITORING

  12. CNA's in Psych settings

    Larry77 replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Psychiatric

    In my experience most of the violent pt's have been meth abusers or geri psych pt's. Most of the axis-2 pt's I've dealt with are more harmful to themselves than to

  13. CNA's in Psych settings

    Larry77 replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Psychiatric

    Michael, My normal tasks mostly involve keeping the pt's content. I get them everything they need besides medications (food, water, juice etc.) I take their vital signs--which if they're a detox pt...

  14. CNA's in Psych settings

    Larry77 replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Psychiatric

    Hello, I am currently a CNA in a psych unit going to nursing school. I work in acute care...in a hospital inpatient locked unit. What the last person says is totally true, most of our patients are...

  15. Want to be psych nurse

    Larry77 replied to MisterArnold's topic in Psychiatric

    This is interesting because I have been planning on going into psych after I graduate too. I have a job lined up because I work on a psych unit as a CNA and they have already said they want to hire...

  16. heart palpitations

    Larry77 replied to tomorrows RN's topic in General Students

    My wife gets them too. We had all the diagnostic junk done and $400 (after ins.) later they told us it was PVC's (premature vascular contractions) and it was no big deal. She usually gets them when...

  17. "Regular" psych vs. geriatric psych?

    Larry77 replied to Hacamila's topic in Psychiatric

    Where I work we have both. Personally I think the geri pt's are a lot more mentally draining. We get a lot of geri's that have been kicked out of all the nursing homes in town for being too violent...