Getit Done

use an index card for each medication with the information you feel you need on it add details as you go. Punch a hole in the corner of the card and put them on a ring clasp. It will be easy and quick. The more you read the information the more you learn it.

I am working nights on a psych unit now for 3 years. It can be quiet and then you can feel a little vulnerable. Align yourself with the nurses or even the techs that have professional attitudes and knowledge of your SOPs. Short cuts don't always pay off. Always do what is the safest. Do what you can to keep on top of your med surg skills because you will need them. Get an air conditioner for your bedroom if you live where it is hot in the daytime, because you need your sleep. If you like psych it is a good shift to get your feet wet slowly. You will get to know the patients at 7 pm before they go to bed which helps. Don't take on too much extra at home until you get your sleep pattern down, you will feel more tired than you think. Schedules always look better on paper. Good luck and welcome. We psych nurses are a breed of our own - jump in and hang on, it will be a ride.

I am back in school and I need to locate a theoretical framework for my proposed community program paper. The instructor says one of Virginia Henderson's would work. Class is once a week and we have not covered the research of locating a framework. Any ideas where I can start? I need a basic review of a framework to give a rationale why I used it.