ErinDel

ErinDel ASN, BSN, RN

Psych, Hospice, Surgical unit, L&D/Postpartum

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  1. Need a psychiatric nurse to interview!

    ErinDel replied to taycole03's topic in Psychiatric

    Im available to interview as

  2. Nursing Smells You Love?

    ErinDel replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    The sterile smell of the OR... Even when I have been a surgical patient that sterile anesthesia smell that i notice all the time.. Yea im

  3. A Day in the Life of a Home Health Nurse

    ErinDel replied to tinyRN72's topic in Home Health

    sounds all to familiar to me.. I work prn as a hospice nurse and i run into the same situations. I personally would never want to work full time doing this, its too much. i feel like I constantly...

  4. Looking into working in Home Hospice

    ErinDel replied to MrMango's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi, I work in hospice. I am a per diem RNCM. i manage cases and I see patients at home, in LTC, and ALF. It is a rewarding job at times to be able to be there for your patients and their families. to...

  5. Considering Hospice

    ErinDel replied to bryan_del's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Your

  6. Considering Hospice

    ErinDel replied to bryan_del's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    I have been working in hospice for the last 5 months. i work per diem three days per week. i work for a small hospice company and I am the only per diem nurse and we do not have a dedicated admissions...

  7. Transitioning to Psych / tips wanted!

    ErinDel replied to FunnerRN's topic in Psychiatric

    congrats on your new job. i would definitely brush up on psych meds. also read up on signs and symptoms and course of tx for depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, ptsd, suicidal ideation, and...

  8. Inpatient or Outpatient for future PMHNP?

    ErinDel replied to AlcRoc's topic in Psychiatric

    that is still a good choice and you will learn lots from it either way. I wish you luck in your new

  9. Inpatient or Outpatient for future PMHNP?

    ErinDel replied to AlcRoc's topic in Psychiatric

    I would choose inpatient to really get a feel for what some acute psychiatric crisis look like. It will give you an idea about the symptoms and meds need to be given in order to bring people back to...

  10. 3 Signs it Might be Time to Leave Bedside Nursing

    ErinDel replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    I apply to all three of those. I am definitely burnt out at my job. I work on a medical psych unit and we have no support from management. Our unit is unsafe most of the time. we are usually getting...

  11. What sort of unit do you work in, and what is it like?

    ErinDel replied to LilaDavis's topic in Psychiatric

    How do you like working on an act team? Im looking into this as a possible new move. Im tired of inpatient

  12. What sort of unit do you work in, and what is it like?

    ErinDel replied to LilaDavis's topic in Psychiatric

    this is very similar to my unit. i work on an 18 bed unit. runs similar in fashion, same rules to the above poster and the OP. I am just so burnt out with psych though, time to move on. my unit is...

  13. SNHU online RN-BSN

    ErinDel replied to schry2005's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I do not remember which professor i took, it was a long time ago. I am finished now with the program. Majority of professors were decent.. good

  14. Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    ErinDel replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    Your welcome kingvonnBSN. Yea that is a good idea that you did not take that job. Violent dementia patients are tough to deal with, let alone with other psych patients in the mix. They tend to take up...

  15. Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    ErinDel replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    I have been working in psych for the last year and so far I have not been hit, kicked, spat on, or punched. My unit is medical psych and we take on more older patients, and recently a heavy influx of...

  16. Hi, I am looking for opinions on which job to take

    ErinDel posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hello, I currently work on a medical psych unit in a hospital and i recently interviewed at three different places. I now have 3 job offers and do not know which one to choose. Job 1 is a per diem...

  17. Hi, I am looking for opinions on which job to take

    ErinDel replied to ErinDel's topic in Nursing Career

    Anyone?? I declined the per diem job in the breast health center. Any thoughts on which job i should NOT take then?? I would really appreciate any advice and thoughts. Thank

  18. any 1:1 school nurses in here

    ErinDel replied to ErinDel's topic in Private Duty

    Hello, I did not get offered the job. They ended up hiring another nurse with better experience. I am glad in the end because I did not have good experience with children and epilepsy. Also it would...

  19. any 1:1 school nurses in here

    ErinDel posted a topic in Private Duty

    Hi I am interviewing for a 1:1 school nurse position for a second grader with epilepsy. Does anyone here work privately with children during their school day? If so, what are your duties and do you...

  20. New Grad with 4 Job Offers - Can't decide

    ErinDel replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I would take Tanner. Go for the place where you already know the other employees are happy... That says a lot about a place of employment. You can always move to Grady somewhere down the line in the...

  21. SNHU Online RN to BSN Program

    ErinDel replied to AlwaysLearning247's topic in General Nursing

    IDS 400 is that Diversity? That was a pretty good class. I just took it last term and got a 95. It is a lot of work, but I had a great teacher. Her last name was Carroll. She was great... She graded...

  22. Psychiatric Nurses and Safety

    ErinDel replied to Kayla_Martin's topic in Psychiatric

    I just started working in a psych facility. I am training on two floors. One is a detox unit and the other is a locked acute care psych unit. We are staffed with only 1 nurse per shift with 1 MHA at...

  23. SNHU Online RN to BSN Program

    ErinDel replied to AlwaysLearning247's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am in the first nursing course now at SNHU. are there certain classes you would recommend to pair together during the course of the nursing program there? I am nervous to double up as I know we...

  24. SNHU Online RN to BSN Program

    ErinDel replied to AlwaysLearning247's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I do not plan on going for my MSN. I think I am content with stopping at the BSN level. I think if I had wanted to continue on as an APRN, then I would get my MSN through SNHU. It is a great...

  25. SNHU Online RN to BSN Program

    ErinDel replied to AlwaysLearning247's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the info. I am in my fourth term at snhu. I am taking diversity right now. I am starting the first nursing course in April. I am taking one class at a time because I figured the course load...