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  1. Question to all nurses who work in Psych

    greenbeanio replied to VegGal's topic in Psychiatric

    VegGal, Can't speak for all inpatient settings but in the 3 that I have worked in, "med passes, initial assessments, ongoing assessments, monitoring clients and documentation" just about sums it up,...

  2. Psych Nurse Report Sheet

    greenbeanio replied to Ndy-RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I got a blank page when I opened

  3. Does anyone use nursing diagnoses in mental health care anymore?

    greenbeanio replied to nickfitz1969's topic in Psychiatric

    Yup! Better still, they are supposed to be updated every shift, section by section. Makes for a lot of documentation busywork and nobody cares what they say.

  4. Home Health Psych Nurse

    greenbeanio replied to JerseyBSN's topic in Home Health

    I'm just starting out in home health psych - transitioning from inpatient psych. Hoping you get more responses since I'm still in training and had some of the same questions and concerns as you do....

  5. Code blue on psych floor

    greenbeanio replied to TerpGal02's topic in Psychiatric

    OMG. "Is it for real?"! How traumatic for

  6. Spanish resources for psych nursing?

    greenbeanio replied to SwampCat's topic in Psychiatric

    As a last resort, if you have a laptop, take it over to the kid and start using Google Translate. You will get some funny looks from him because the translations can be pretty hilarious and awkward,...

  7. I need some input...

    greenbeanio replied to Whispera's topic in Psychiatric

    Whispera, you have helped so many for so long. Thank you. I am much less experienced than you but feel free to PM

  8. Is specialized training required?

    greenbeanio replied to Theresa92's topic in Psychiatric

    Do yourself a favor and get this book and read through it cover to cover: Inpatient Psychiatric Nursing: Clinical Strategies & Practical Interventions: 9780826109712: Medicine & Health...

  9. scheduled meds with prns

    greenbeanio replied to sassyann85's topic in Psychiatric

    So much depends on the individual patient, and what their body can handle. Some of them can have enough antipsychotics to slay a horse and still be walking around quite calmly. Some of them need it to...

  10. So... are 1:1 check-ins with patients truly "a thing of the past"?

    greenbeanio posted a topic in Psychiatric

    That's what I've been hearing recently. That it's unrealistic for patients on acute inpatient units to expect a one-to-one check in with staff each shift, or individual patient education. That these...

  11. I handled this poorly. What would you do?

    greenbeanio replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As someone said, hindsight is 20-20. So in the situation I would probably have said "This is completely inappropriate, and frankly pathetic and ridiculous. What exactly are you hoping to get out of...

  12. So... are 1:1 check-ins with patients truly "a thing of the past"?

    greenbeanio replied to greenbeanio's topic in Psychiatric

    Like this stuff:

  13. Innovative Mental Health Care

    greenbeanio replied to mt569112's topic in Psychiatric

    OMG! Where is this wonderful unit you speak of? Sounds

  14. Good books on psychiatric nursing?

    greenbeanio replied to metfan's topic in Psychiatric

    Here's one I think is very good - very practical and geared towards real life inpatient psych. Its called... Wait for it... Inpatient Psyhiatric Nursing! By Linda Damon et al. If you get only one...

  15. NEED ADVICE Male Borderline!!!

    greenbeanio replied to wingding's topic in Psychiatric

    We use a behavior plan, refer all questions and concerns to their contact person who sets a time to meet with the pt for a finite length of time that is not extended. And encourage the pt to write...

  16. Calling a transgender patient an "it"

    greenbeanio replied to Angeljho's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So here's a curious fact. The post by cheezwizz90, RN has disappeared. So have all the posts that quoted him. If you google part of what he said, it shows up in the search. But when you click on the...

  17. Tell us about a GOOD day at work!

    greenbeanio replied to greenbeanio's topic in Psychiatric

    Love it! What was the group about? And I MUST know how you stopped a fight with your funky

  18. Tell us about a GOOD day at work!

    greenbeanio posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Did you have a good shift lately? Tell us about it! What makes you happy at work? What makes the hard work worth

  19. Tell us about a GOOD day at work!

    greenbeanio replied to greenbeanio's topic in Psychiatric

    Oh, now I get it. I had posted this in the Psych Nursing forum so I assumed you were on a psych

  20. Being Nurse Ratched

    greenbeanio replied to proud nurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you for posing this question - I think we need to consider everything we do in this light and not keep doing things "because that's what we do". (My comment is off-topic, I know, but I just had...

  21. Being a nurse in MA/New England

    greenbeanio replied to HeartRN13's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    No utopias anywhere in nursing but I think the Western Mass workplace culture is better than a lot of other places. There seems to be more of an expectation of healthy communication, and...

  22. Greenfield Community College ADN program

    greenbeanio replied to Peach4Peace's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Do you know what # you are on the wait-list? I know somebody who was notified the day before the program started that they were in. So don't lose hope! Also, if it turns out that you don't get in,...

  23. Benzo free inpatient hospital?

    greenbeanio replied to PeacockMaiden's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks, Jules. What do you think of the use of anticonvulsants in mild alcohol detox in a patient with no hx and low risk of seizures or DTs? You know, the patients who have no objective symptoms and...

  24. Benzo free inpatient hospital?

    greenbeanio replied to PeacockMaiden's topic in Psychiatric

    OP: When you have a long-term heavy drinker, does she do anything to prevent seizures, even if it's not a benzo? Because I think that would be important. One of our docs sometimes used scheduled...

  25. Concerns, asked to resign, etc.

    greenbeanio replied to LostKitten's topic in General Nursing

    The post by not.done.yet brought back terrible memories of nursing school where I had instructors who were impatient with my slow speed and with my tendency to be thorough and do it by the book, and...