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  1. 6 month evals?

    stephva1008 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    I am a new unit manager and am planning (for the first time) to do 6 months evals with my staff (about 35). Any advice? I had them fill out the following: List 3 things our department can do better...

  2. PSYCH NURSES-please help

    stephva1008 replied to scorpiogurl22's topic in Psychiatric

    I disagree with the psych nurse image of "pushing pills." It honestly depends on where you work. I manage a 20 bed unit and the nurses are right there among the counselors running groups, doing 1:1...

  3. How much time involved in one grad class for MSN in Education?

    stephva1008 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm starting grad school in the fall for an MSN with focus in Nursing Education. I'm also planning on starting a job as a unit manager in the near future. I got my BSN 14 years ago and although I'm...

  4. Psychiatric Nursing Student needing Employee Interviews

    stephva1008 replied to angela1234's topic in Psychiatric

    I can help you. PM me with your

  5. RN educator role/ assistant-manager

    stephva1008 replied to moodwaffle's topic in Nurse Management

    We have 2 nurse educators for our entire hospital system and they basically run the nursing orientation classes. The UM is responsible for education inservices and skills day. Making sure folks are...

  6. best book for a new nurse manager?

    stephva1008 replied to stephva1008's topic in Nurse Management

    Thanks! I'll check em

  7. younger generation of nurses and blackberries?

    stephva1008 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Is it me or are the latest crop of nurses addicted to their blackberries? Our hospital policy is no cell phones, blackberries on the unit but i see nurses everywhere texting on the job. I've heard...

  8. younger generation of nurses and blackberries?

    stephva1008 replied to stephva1008's topic in General Nursing

    You're exactly

  9. younger generation of nurses and blackberries?

    stephva1008 replied to stephva1008's topic in General Nursing

    I have no doubt students are using it for legitamite reasons (and they are exempt from our policy). I'd love to have that kind of access when I was a student. But it's not students at all. It's...

  10. younger generation of nurses and blackberries?

    stephva1008 replied to stephva1008's topic in General Nursing

    To the above poster who thinks I'm stereotyping. Yes, I should have said "the majority" of these offenders are under 30. I'm sure there are some "older" nurses who do it too. I stand corrected. And...

  11. Being a unit manager and juggling masters degree?

    stephva1008 replied to stephva1008's topic in Nurse Management

    Thanks Hou TX, that's exactly what I wanted to know. I'm going to go for

  12. Being a unit manager and juggling masters degree?

    stephva1008 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    I've recently been offered the unit manager job on the unit where I currently work. I love our unit, I know the P&P, a lot of the "kinks" have been worked out (like the Manpower per pt days since...

  13. orientation

    stephva1008 replied to Squeaky44's topic in Psychiatric

    4 weeks for us. The nurses follow the charge RN some days and the milieu RN other days. After orientation, they aren't put in charge for another month or

  14. Can anyone tell me about pediatric psych pros/cons??

    stephva1008 replied to Squeaky44's topic in Psychiatric

    Residential is for more chronic behavioral/emotional issues that can't be managed at home. These kids can't function at home or in a traditional school setting. The kids usually go to school on site...

  15. Schooling Needed for Psychiatric Nursing

    stephva1008 replied to hannahbanana92's topic in Psychiatric

    Go straight for your RN, preferably BSN (though not mandatory). LPN's aren't used in most acute psych units that I'm aware of. Maybe in longer-term freestanding psych

  16. Can anyone tell me about pediatric psych pros/cons??

    stephva1008 replied to Squeaky44's topic in Psychiatric

    well i guess it depends on what type of hospital you want to work in. residential is different than acute is different that training schools for mr kids. we are an acute hospital, 16 bed. you asked...

  17. Working in Psych while Pregnant

    stephva1008 replied to Cilantrophobe's topic in Psychiatric

    as a nursing student, you shouldn't have a problem. I almost had my jaw broken from a schizophrenic patient who saw "something fishy" in my eyes when I was 9 months pregnant. He was even cuffed,...

  18. Violence towards staff and mgmt response

    stephva1008 replied to horus2001's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree that the attending MD and administrator should have been called before a teenager was hauled off. And the parents. Whenever a child injures someone, we have to notify the MD, nurse manager,...

  19. Psychiatric-Mental Health Certification

    stephva1008 replied to Deb117's topic in Psychiatric

    I took it about a year ago. I thought it was pretty easy and probably "over studied" for it. It was a lot of theorists if I remember correctly. But a lot of it was common sense stuff you use every...

  20. Violence towards staff and mgmt response

    stephva1008 replied to horus2001's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree it's part of the job. I almost had my jaw broken when I was 9 months pregnant by a psychotic pt from the brig (I was in the navy) who saw "something" suspicious in my eyes. Everyone i know...

  21. Violence towards staff and mgmt response

    stephva1008 replied to horus2001's topic in Psychiatric

    We've had assaults on our unit and the adult unit and we could file charges at the station. But no police come to the unit to make an arrest. They stay their regular course, and then we put them on...

  22. To all who have worked on a child psych unit....

    stephva1008 replied to NurseCard's topic in Psychiatric

    We use a sticker system for rewards. If they get all their stickers, they get a ticket they can cash in for prizes. Sometimes this works, sometimes not. Exercise! Keep groups down to 30 min or...

  23. ANCC certification - does good, or just looks good?

    stephva1008 replied to NiteNurz79's topic in Psychiatric

    We are magnet facility and it is required to move up the clinical ladder (and increase

  24. What do you do in the nursing station in your down time?

    stephva1008 replied to kiwipsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Do my CEU's online. Prepare inservices for staff. Write research proposals (we are magnet

  25. Psychiatric Nursing with a Mental Illness?

    stephva1008 replied to pezamistik's topic in Psychiatric

    I have Seasonal Affective Disorder. I go on Wellbutrin from Oct-March. Before the meds, I became clinically depressed in the winter. It took me about 5 years to get diagnosed. As a psych nurse, I...