Jayesse7

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1. feeling a bit awful

   Jayesse7 replied to Isitpossible's topic in Psychiatric

   If only I could count how many times I cried after a bad shift for the first couple of years (maybe more) after I graduated... Listen here, ease up on yourself. You made paperwork mistakes! Nobody...

2. feeling a bit awful

   Jayesse7 replied to Isitpossible's topic in Psychiatric

   If only I could count how many times I cried after a bad shift for the first couple of years (maybe more) after I graduated... Listen here, ease up on yourself. You made paperwork mistakes! Nobody...

3. Hearing voices

   Jayesse7 replied to YellowLindsey2013's topic in Psychiatric

   I have found that there are people who hear voices all the time and sometimes they are laughing and talking out loud to them in their rooms and don't really seem distressed. It's noteable and should...

4. something really freaked me out

   Jayesse7 replied to TerpGal02's topic in Psychiatric

   I guess you could have brought it to everyone's attention by phrasing it into a question and saying something to the effect of; "Is it ok that the patients are unsupervised or would you like me to do...

5. Admission first nursing note

   Jayesse7 replied to Fenness's topic in Psychiatric

   My admission note format looks like this: Pt brought to unit(location) at (time) escorted by (police officer/nursing supervisor/admitting doctor). Dressed in hospital gowns/pajama pants, gait...

6. What to wear on a unit where nurses wear street clothes and not scrubs?

   Jayesse7 replied to tareija's topic in Psychiatric

   I usually wear jeans and sweaters or blouses with a scrub jacket but I have gradually started to wear scrub pants sometimes and t-shirts. I tend to NEED pockets. Where I work it is scold-worthy to...

7. Yet another unnecessary takedown

   Jayesse7 replied to algebra_demystified's topic in Psychiatric

   I have this debate at work from time to time. There's a number of things in play. First of all it's a dangerous setting to work in so it's important that staff back each other up. I cannot stand it...

8. New Psych Nurse

   Jayesse7 replied to erin511's topic in Psychiatric

   Don't worry about your nerves. I remember when I started, my hands were trembling sometimes. Take a deep breath and focus on what you are doing. I predict after the first few you'll be fine. My...

9. "No nurses of color....."

   Jayesse7 replied to Queen2u's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I used to be an OB nurse and I once had a patient who was just plain nasty. She had grown uncomfortable in her labor and was demanding an epidural. When the young black anesthesiologist walked in the...

10. Masters in Psychology to RN

    Jayesse7 replied to VPS0312's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm a psychnurse in a state facility. We have 1 psychologist for every unit (9 units) and there are usually psychology interns helping as well. On my unit, which is an acute civil population, the...

11. Going bonkers!!!!

    Jayesse7 replied to Yayamaya's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm very curious about this.I'd like to hear/read the details of what you are being criticised about. It is unfortunate that you find yourself in such a difficult working environment. Definitely you...

12. Question for psych nurses!

    Jayesse7 replied to Blue4me2's topic in Psychiatric

    Be an agent for change Blue!!! That is if you are still working there. Investigate the hospital's policies...and investigate incident history. Even a panic alarm that you can wear on your...

13. What are ideas for group activities for people with mental illness?

    Jayesse7 replied to chariot's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm a psychnurse and I LOVE students taking over the one and only task I really stress about. The reason I stress about it is because I am sooooo busy I don't have a lot of time to do groups but I'm...

14. What would you have said to this CNA

    Jayesse7 replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would like to post a topic for discussion along the same lines as this "What would you have said to this CNA"... and I'm new to the site so I don't know how to go about that, ( please help) but... I...

15. What would you have said to this CNA

    Jayesse7 replied to zofran's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is a topic of increasing interest to me. I read through many of the posted replies and it seems the consensus is that the CNA in this scenario was insubordinate and could have been written up...