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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 major flaws? Is this something you would feel comfortab...

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 apply?

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 the scientific inquiry process that produces the inf...

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

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 yogurt, drank kefir, the works. I cut out almost al...

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 annoyed at her. I think they let her switch to a ...

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 before they gave it though. From what I have s...

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 them since the hallway lights don't go out at night. ...

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 seclusion/restraint: Court ordered forced medication that the pati...

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 searching for old artifacts and graves? ooh...) T...

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 multiple questions about distinguishing between "there" "...

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 G1. It's a lot more work and a different type of ...

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 hobbies. The nightlife is boring. Everything clos...

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 work in psych, but I think that many have a lack ...

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

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 time or not letting say something. I don't think you...

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, but it paid for a large % of everything afterward....

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 different story. But even we are supposedly a little bit...

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 nurse. A lot of violence that happens is accidental, o...

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 special privileges, know who's violent and know who'...

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 long... I'm a night shift (6p-7a) tech at psych hosp...

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 didn't think that one of them was probably taking...

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 you're watching them like a hawk they can always ...

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 units for patients to do their own laundry and somet...

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 education and don't see why a 2 year degree wouldn't be s...