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PMHNP10

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  1. Ready to pinch her head off!!!

    PMHNP10 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    ewwww....so you are stuck with here for a 2nd project? don't y'all get to pick your groups? I was in a group for on class and one individual did nada, including responding to emails so we wrote our...

  2. Psych Nurses!!!

    PMHNP10 replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Nursing

    it depends on where you work and equally as importantly, who you work with, but violent incidents do happen; however, I believe many of them can be avoided with proper assessment and

  3. Ready to pinch her head off!!!

    PMHNP10 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow can I relate. :madface: In general I don't mind group work, but fortunately, I've been in good groups with a couple exceptions; one of them being this past semester. It was a community health...

  4. My Malpractice Quandry - please help!

    PMHNP10 replied to CrunchRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is absolutely correct. As I always say...the large print tells you what the policy is giving you; the small print tells you what the policy is taking away. These might be the terms of the...

  5. Psych Nurses!!!

    PMHNP10 replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Nursing

    Side note to my post above: I highly recommend that if you are a new nurse graduate, please for the sake of your patients, get some medical experience. You really don't know what you don't know...

  6. Psych Nurses!!!

    PMHNP10 replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Nursing

    my pros/cons are very personal (esp. the pros) so some might not help you at all So in no particular order-- PROS: 1) On average, a day on a psych floor is less hectic than on other units (e.g., ICU,...

  7. Doing away with 12 hour shifts?

    PMHNP10 replied to nckdl's topic in General Nursing

    is it so horrible to offer flexibility? many units do it and although I understand the staffing nighmare that comes with varied shifts, isn't it better to take on a bit of this burden than lose...

  8. Why do one year Med surg nursing before going into Psychiatry Nursing

    PMHNP10 replied to PurifiedH2O's topic in Psychiatric

    I traveled with Supplemental Health Care. They have a division committed to psych staffing and have assignments throughout the US. If you are truly flexible to travel anywhere at any time, they are...

  9. ? for all of you pysch nurses

    PMHNP10 replied to donefinally's topic in Psychiatric

    in my humble

  10. ? for all of you pysch nurses

    PMHNP10 replied to donefinally's topic in Psychiatric

    aflorial, IMHO, if you are limited to 8 hr shifts for whatever reason, and want to truly interact with patients, I'd recommend the am shift although you might find that you are nearly as busy putting...

  11. Why do one year Med surg nursing before going into Psychiatry Nursing

    PMHNP10 replied to PurifiedH2O's topic in Psychiatric

    yeah, I've never worked in a hospital that had an IV start team either. In my current job I serve as backup phlebotomist which includes attempting to suck blood out of IV drug users with little to no...

  12. Don't like to say I'm an RN. Long...

    PMHNP10 replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

    *sigh* so now I have to avoid Canada...and I really like Niagara Falls too--soooo

  13. patient took my breath away

    PMHNP10 replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry this happened. I've been fortunate enough not to be on the receiving end of a butt whoopin' so far. Although these incidents are often not avoidable with folks who are not A&O, one...

  14. Best thing since sliced bread!

    PMHNP10 replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I thought I posted to this thread, but I can't find it...anywhooo Although it hasn't caught on nationwide, yet, I think the novel concept of safe staffing with maximum nurse-to-patient ratios is the...

  15. Low/moderate stress nursing jobs???

    PMHNP10 replied to Genista's topic in General Nursing

    My job to a tee. I do substance abuse treatment research in a clinic. We are a fairly slow clinic--too slow at times, but when I'm in school, I get to spend my day writing papers, but I suspect...

  16. Is Joint Commission more hindrance than help?

    PMHNP10 replied to oldiebutgoodie's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, so for what it's worth, I figured I'd at least make an attempt at finding an answer to my question so I went to the source. I emailed JCAHO asking if their "initiatives" are based on empirical...

  17. Does this scare anyone but me?!?!?!?!?

    PMHNP10 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. Now I understand you are in a state where you can't Rx controlled substances (as am I) so I hope a ANP who has controlled privileges can chime in because the world of narcotic over- and...

  18. Does this scare anyone but me?!?!?!?!?

    PMHNP10 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    As a future MHNP student, I'm curious...what do they teach you in grad school? I understand that many APNs cannot Rx a controlled substance (e.g., in TX) but for those who can...if a pt. comes into...

  19. Gre Update!

    PMHNP10 replied to LaeDeesNP's topic in General Nursing

    OUTSTANDING!!! So tell me, did you wanna quit or did you think about not submitting, or did you feel pretty good about how you were

  20. Countdown to the GRE! Any words of encouragement?

    PMHNP10 replied to LaeDeesNP's topic in General Nursing

    Long winded story, but bear with me, please. I think the format has changed a bit from when I took in in '05, but I assume it's still computerized, correct? I am excellent at math. I've taught it...

  21. Anyone take the NCLEX without a classroom review?

    PMHNP10 replied to guineachick's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Add me to the list of individuals who took the test without a

  22. Denied employment without checking excellent references!!!!

    PMHNP10 replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    The funny thing about paranoid feelings that others might be out to get you is that you might actually be correct; or you might not. When I was in CA, I wanted to get a 2nd PT or PRN job in home...

  23. Phlebotomy: 25 Gauge Needle Question

    PMHNP10 replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    here's an excerpt from the abstract from the sample study addressing the question at hand: "Routine coagulation tests were assayed in blood specimens collected from 22 consecutive patients in three...

  24. Do you carry liability insurance?

    PMHNP10 replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    My personal opinion, or suggestion, rather, as I've previously stated, is to do as much research as you can... "Familiarize yourself with the terms claims made, occurrence, tail, etc. [if] you are a...

  25. Borrowing Narcs in LTC, ok?

    PMHNP10 replied to rogle34's topic in General Nursing

    I missed the "pt" indicating that the nurses were supposed to borrow from another pt's supply of narcs; yeah, that's a bad career move, but I was certain that I worked on a floor or 2 where we had to...