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  1. Cogentin buzz?

    Quilter0225 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Has anyone ever heard of pts getting a buzz from IM Cogentin? I have a pt who insists that PO cogentin doesn't work, only IM. Her only complaint is eye rolling, and that seems to come and go,...

  2. Advise please

    Quilter0225 replied to texasbsn's topic in Psychiatric

    My corporate/standard nursing orientation was about 3 weeks long. My psych nursing orientation was about 6 weeks long, including a week of classroom time. I felt fine, ready to be on my own, at the...

  3. Cogentin buzz?

    Quilter0225 replied to Quilter0225's topic in Psychiatric

    I didn't think about someone getting off on the needle stick! The other possibility that I thought of is that this patient is very borderline, so maybe this fits in with her "identity" as a mental...

  4. Important Lessons my Patients have Taught me...

    Quilter0225 replied to SweetLemon's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in adolescent psych. If you are a borderline (and many of these young ladies are), be sure to have a borderline mother so you can set up a constant cycle of phone calls (2 allowed per shift)...

  5. Advise please

    Quilter0225 replied to texasbsn's topic in Psychiatric

    I am a new grad 3 weeks out of orientation on an adolescent psych unit. I love my job! We usually staff 2 nurses and 3 MHS's for 12 pts. The charge nurse makes pt assignments, goes to rounds, takes...

  6. Report sheet

    Quilter0225 replied to RN007's topic in Psychiatric

    We use a set of blurbs. Besides charting on your assigned patients, you also do a blurb on the shift report (a Word document). Under each pt's name there is a spot for a blurb and the Overt...

  7. Patient Life Stories

    Quilter0225 replied to SweetLemon's topic in Psychiatric

    I just finished When Rabbit Howls written by some of the 92 multiple personalities of Truddi Chase (as a collaborative effort!) Not a very common disorder, but fascinating reading. For some eloquent...

  8. Sick of making mistakes and questioning why I ever became a nurse to begin with!

    Quilter0225 replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just an update: I now work in adolescent psych and I love it. The staff is really a team. I actually get to interact with patients- in fact it's my job to interact! I just finished orientation...

  9. Patient Life Stories

    Quilter0225 replied to SweetLemon's topic in Psychiatric

    Her name is Kay Redfield Jameson. I have two of her books: An Unquiet Mind (about her personal experience of Bipolar I) and Night Falls Fast (about suicide). I have read the first one a couple...

  10. Suicide attempt on our pedi psych unit. Please keep my coworkers in your thoughts.

    Quilter0225 replied to NeoPediRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I am new to adolescent psych, but it sounds like you did everything you could to prevent this happening. Do you have free counselling (usually up to 5 sessions) from Employee Services? We recently...

  11. Drawing blood and shakey hands!!!

    Quilter0225 replied to smak60's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have fine hand tremor bc of a med I take. It's a pain in the butt, but I have learned to work with it. Cutting out caffeine helps a lot. I haven't totally eliminated it bc then I would have to...

  12. New grad got "let go"

    Quilter0225 replied to americanlatina313's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Something very similar happened to me a couple of months ago. I was given the option to resign rather than be fired. Management did not go through normal procedures of written reprimands, etc. I...

  13. Pros vs. Cons: Starting Career in Psych?

    Quilter0225 replied to JerseyGuy2's topic in Psychiatric

    I need to try psych--did and have been in it since pretty much. First inpatient where I used my medical skill a lot-- and now in Psych ER, which I like, it's a different kind of exhausting then...

  14. Psychiatric-Mental Health Certification

    Quilter0225 replied to Deb117's topic in Psychiatric

    At what point in your career do you all suggest taking this test? Is it best to take it with a few years experience under your belt, or is this something I should be studying right away to bring...

  15. Discussion: lobotomize the patient or lobotomize the system

    Quilter0225 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Psychiatric

    I think the previous poster hit the nail on the head. Who gets to decide? What invests someone with the authority to make that decision? Do you go with a committee of experts in mental health? How...

  16. Pay Scale

    Quilter0225 replied to PRNMEDS's topic in Psychiatric

    In Ohio, I will be starting at $22.25/hr as a new grad. I think this is typical for southern Ohio, southern Indiana, and northern Kentucky. I know other major hospitals start at a dollar an hour...

  17. New grad accepted peds offer

    Quilter0225 replied to gigglebuns1186's topic in Pediatric

    That's terrible! I would keep a record of what you have done to contact the Board of Nursing. Did you contact them in writing, or by phone? I would definately do it in writing if you haven't...

  18. Alone in my "hippie" beliefs in Texas at Nursing School.

    Quilter0225 replied to Ekstasis's topic in Holistic

    I know exactly how you feel. I live in the midwest (where I was born), but lived in Seattle for five years and just loved it there. Here I jokingly refer to myself as "raisin rye in the land of...

  19. New grad accepted peds offer

    Quilter0225 replied to gigglebuns1186's topic in Pediatric

    I am a new grad, too. I start my job in pediatric psych in three weeks. I am

  20. Did anyone start out in Psych?

    Quilter0225 replied to ANH_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's official now! I got the pedi psych job! I am so happy! I start in three weeks. I have reviewed my psych text book from cover to cover. Anyone know of any CEU's that are applicable? I would...

  21. A New RN, Quit Job after 5 Months

    Quilter0225 replied to I_Scream's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was asked to resign after five months d/t a bad "fit," too. That was six weeks ago. I just found out this morning that I got the job I interviewed for over Christmas. The new job is better in...

  22. Work/Life balance..help!

    Quilter0225 replied to Chocolate&Coffee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow, two jobs! No wonder all you think about is work! I should add that I think it's important to feed your spirituality, whatever that means to you personally. It helps me to see the big picture....

  23. Discussion: lobotomize the patient or lobotomize the system

    Quilter0225 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Psychiatric

    I cannot believe you are actually advocating for lobotomies. At first I thought it was just a joke in very poor taste. Our mental health system needs a lot of work, I won't argue with that. But...

  24. Pros vs. Cons: Starting Career in Psych?

    Quilter0225 replied to JerseyGuy2's topic in Psychiatric

    The quote from the manager is funny! At this point I am just thankful to have a job. I think my experience in special ed. will help a lot. I also think of myself as very "teachable." Thanks for...

  25. Work/Life balance..help!

    Quilter0225 replied to Chocolate&Coffee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think what you are experiencing is pretty normal for a new grad, especially if you are working 12 hour shifts. On the days I work I get up early, commute 45 minutes, work, try to get out on time,...