SuperPsychdRN

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  1. Psych Patients Receiving Poor Care in the ER

    SuperPsychdRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I'm so frustrated at the inadequate care I see some of my patient's receiving in the ER's before arriving on my unit! I know Psych patients pose many challenges in the ER but come on! I've seen...

  2. Do You Keep It to Yourself That Your a Nurse Outside of Work?

    SuperPsychdRN replied to skittlebear's topic in General Nursing

    I'm proud to be an RN...so I have no problem telling people at all if they

  3. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    SuperPsychdRN replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Am I the Nurse? Oh...I'm not the nurse...I'm housekeeping." :) "Sure...Why not?? I'll go out on a date with you. Even though I'm happily married I just can't get enough of dating all my male...

  4. Psych Patients Receiving Poor Care in the ER

    SuperPsychdRN replied to SuperPsychdRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes, we also have strict medical clearance guidelines before admitting and they also try slipping them by us

  5. Sooo tired of patients complaining about foreign nurses' accents....

    SuperPsychdRN replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Remember patients are in a unique position of having very little control and relying completely on the professionals who are taking care of them. They can be nervous, scared and frustrated and having...

  6. Someone forged my signature!!!

    SuperPsychdRN replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    This may sound harsh, but I wouldn't even have compassion the first time it happened. Falsifying data is unacceptable and she has no business representing the nursing

  7. Chamberlain RN-BSN Online Program

    SuperPsychdRN replied to CherryERRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions and best wishes with your online studies

  8. Chamberlain RN-BSN Online Program

    SuperPsychdRN replied to CherryERRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks so much for the quick reply! :) It helps to hear from others who have first hand experiance. I've been putting off contacting Chamberlain until I'm really sure I want to start. I mistakenly...

  9. Chamberlain RN-BSN Online Program

    SuperPsychdRN replied to CherryERRN's topic in General Nursing

    Do your previous college credits count?? For instance, I see Algebra is there and I took an Algebra course 4 years ago as part of my RN degree. Is the program flexible with your work schedule? Is...

  10. Someone forged my signature!!!

    SuperPsychdRN replied to kermitlady's topic in General Nursing

    OMG...that Nurse should be fired! No

  11. senior staff bullying?--in tears

    SuperPsychdRN replied to crazyaaa's topic in General Nursing

    Wow....an unwashed bottle? Sounds like Jenny was looking for something to gripe about. It's her problem, not yours. Make sure you wash all the bottles next time and give her nothing to complain...

  12. Chamberlain RN-BSN Online Program

    SuperPsychdRN replied to CherryERRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm also interested in this program. Any helpful posts/advice would be

  13. I HATE nursing! (long)

    SuperPsychdRN replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    Find an area of Nursing that you love. Sounds like where you are at now isn't a good fit. Best wishes...

  14. Psych charting

    SuperPsychdRN replied to crystalbrz's topic in Psychiatric

    The adult unit I work on uses SOAP charting. I personally like it. The Subjective portion is so important to psych charting as is the Objective portion. We also SOAP chart to the patient's...

  15. benzo withdrawal......advice please

    SuperPsychdRN replied to cherilee's topic in Psychiatric

    Based on your objective data he does sound like he's still in withdrawl. Withdrawl tapers should be individualized and I agree with other posters, everyone is different. Stick to your guns and keep...

  16. Psych patient on the acute care unit

    SuperPsychdRN replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Definately sounds like this patient has some classic Axis II Borderline Personality Disorder stuff going. Sounds like you did a great job, despite having to face it with little help from the...