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  1. Paleo/Primal Diet?

    7student7 posted a topic in Patient Education

    Does anyone have any experience with the Paleo diet? Like what you'd see on Mark's Daily Apple or PaNu - PāNu Blog . Did anyone have a positive (or negative) experience with it? Do you see any...

  2. SNAP program at University of Kentucky Hosp. or SPICEE at Central Baptist

    7student7 replied to ky_grl82's topic in General Nursing

    My professors at EKU said that the SPICEE application was only available until 1/12, but I can't find it anywhere. Can anyone tell me how to

  3. Paleo/Primal Diet?

    7student7 replied to 7student7's topic in Patient Education

    So many things to address: *"As a student, are you yet familiar enough with "authority" and "government" sources of information available to clinical professionals and to the general public to know...

  4. gastrophy , esophagitis and gastritis ..oh my

    7student7 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the dietician suggestion. Docs do not have the patience for this sort of

  5. gastrophy , esophagitis and gastritis ..oh my

    7student7 replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

    I have eosinophillic esophagitis and gastroenteritis and the bacterial overgrowth that usually comes with it. The things that helped me in the long term were probiotics- I took the pills, ate Greek...

  6. Work as MHT?

    7student7 replied to jesuslovesme's topic in Psychiatric

    I would definitely let your employer know you have a license. An LPN was hired as a MHT at my hospital recently without telling anyone about her license, then she mentioned it later and they were very...

  7. Paleo/Primal Diet?

    7student7 replied to 7student7's topic in Patient Education

    I understand that many would feel uncomfortable giving nutritional advice. That is a valid point. I was kind of assuming any nurse giving such advice would try to be aware of any odd nutritional needs...

  8. Doors to patient rooms: open or closed?

    7student7 replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    I've thought about this an abnormal amount - I think my job makes me paranoid, lol. I have to do 15 min checks at night and we have really loud, old doors. I close all of the doors but don't latch...

  9. Specific Behaviors that Justify Seclusion/Restraint

    7student7 replied to kurlos's topic in Psychiatric

    You should never restrain after the fact or as a punishment. Seclusion is less restrictive but inappropriate for any patient with self-harm precautions. Specific reasons I've seen for...

  10. Louisville vs Lexington

    7student7 replied to Astoria's topic in General Nursing

    Yup, ESH is still there for now. BCTC is buying the land and they're already started doing stuff - they're letting some archeological people do digs around it getting ready for new buildings (possibly...

  11. Has anyone taken the HESI A2?

    7student7 replied to swtchariot's topic in General Nursing

    Make sure you know the conversions. I remember a lot of those. Our test had a calculator built in to the test btw. It was tedious, but not too hard. The grammar part was super easy. I remember...

  12. RN Positions at Eastern State Hospital &/or The Ridge in Lexington KY?

    7student7 replied to BGRegNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Gragg 1 is ok. The entire hospital has great people, even when situations aren't ideal. If you like the geropsych population, that's great, but I have to warn you that most of us hate being pulled to...

  13. Louisville vs Lexington

    7student7 replied to Astoria's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Lexington, and I'm not too fond of it. The town is very closed-minded and snobbish. EVERYTHING revolves around uk sports, which I guess some people like, but it definitely cuts down on other...

  14. Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

    7student7 replied to Brian's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have been been clawed at, swung at, choked, spit at, pinched, chased down the hallway, had various body parts touched or commented on, cussed at, told to "smile" in a condescending manner, etc. I do...

  15. The worn out topic of staffing.

    7student7 replied to Spritenurse1210's topic in General Nursing

    I have no clue if it gets better, but I can tell you that you're not alone! Good

  16. Please help a Newbie with some info on Psych nursing!!

    7student7 replied to McPheelingLucky's topic in Psychiatric

    Going by how things are at my job, none of the people in those jobs you mentioned get to talk to the patients as much as they like. There's always some kind of paperwork or regulation stealing your...

  17. Eastern State Hospital

    7student7 replied to Gravysgal's topic in General Nursing

    Benefits are good. My health and dental insurance are about $15 and $6 per pay period. As to the quality, I'm not really sure because I haven't been sick lately. I remember the deductible being high,...

  18. Acute Psych Facilities - All the Same?

    7student7 replied to NurseJJ09's topic in Psychiatric

    I know my hospital takes some truly awful patients (we're a state hospital). I've only ever heard of one patient being banned. Some aren't admitted because they're not sick enough, but that's a...

  19. Psych nursing while pregnant

    7student7 replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Psychiatric

    That's all fine and dandy to tell someone who doesn't have to actually handle actively psychotic people or set limits with upset people on a daily basis, but I think it's idealistic to tell a new...

  20. Psych nursing while pregnant

    7student7 replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Psychiatric

    I think it's doable if you're very aware of your surroundings. Yosemite said "KNOW YOUR CLIENTS, KNOW YOUR BACK-UP!" I 100% agree. Tell another staff member where you're going, don't give patients...

  21. Is staffing always this awful?

    7student7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    It this sort of staffing/census situation common in other hospitals? I'm just not sure where my unit falls - is my hospital particularly bad or am I just not handling it very well? Sorry this is so...

  22. Nursing intervention for schizophrenic patient having sex?

    7student7 replied to robinslapsRN's topic in Psychiatric

    In a psych hospital I think you need to assume they probably aren't thinking very clearly and don't have the ability to give consent. I don't think I've ever caught two patients fooling around where I...

  23. Traumatized by pt's attempted suicide

    7student7 replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Things happen sometimes and it's no one's fault. Even in the most secure situations with staff expecting the worst, attempts happen. We've had scares before at the psych hospital where I work. Even if...

  24. CNA's doing laundry on the night shift

    7student7 replied to BackfromRetirement's topic in General Nursing

    On night shift we have to take the giant laundry cart down to the basement and put the clothes in one bin and the linens in another. We don't wash linens though. There are washers and dryers on the...

  25. Texas: Methodist Hospital Moves To Hire Only RNS' with BS degree

    7student7 replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I wonder what happens to people with a different bachelors degree and an ADN...? I'll have a BS in psychology this December so I have no desire to do another bachelors. I've had enough general...