elizabethgrad09

elizabethgrad09 has 7 years experience.

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1. Any other autistic nurses out there?

   elizabethgrad09 replied to elizabethgrad09's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   I have been working in psych for the past 8 years, and it is a pretty good fit for me for a number of reasons. One is that I've always been interested in psych. Also, our hospital does not use press...

2. Responding to psych patient requests/comments

   elizabethgrad09 replied to elizabethgrad09's topic in Psychiatric

   Answering my own question... I guess it provides an opportunity to teach on putting a collar on with an ID, microchipping, etc. (I think they have programs to make those things affordable). A pack of...

3. Responding to psych patient requests/comments

   elizabethgrad09 replied to elizabethgrad09's topic in Psychiatric

   But what if the dog is killed by animal control/shelter in the

4. Responding to psych patient requests/comments

   elizabethgrad09 replied to elizabethgrad09's topic in Psychiatric

   That is fabulous! Actually, I agree that my answers were bad, that is why I was asking for feedback. Later in the thread I clarified the situation to explain that the pt didn't seem distraught, but...

5. Responding to psych patient requests/comments

   elizabethgrad09 replied to elizabethgrad09's topic in Psychiatric

   Yes, Orca, I agree that it appeared to be a clear attempt at manipulation, which I can understand was not evident in my original post which was why I clarified it. I'm wondering if there is a better...

6. Responding to psych patient requests/comments

   elizabethgrad09 replied to elizabethgrad09's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks, Sour Lemon, I really appreciate your feedback. One thing didn't describe about this situation was that the patient was alert, oriented, and did not even appear upset (it is hard to convey...

7. New grad psych

   elizabethgrad09 replied to ashkay's topic in Psychiatric

   I wanted to start my career in psych, but was unable to find a psych job out of nursing school. Like RNdh, I am a second career nurse so I didn't mind possibly getting "pigeonholed." After an...

8. Responding to psych patient requests/comments

   elizabethgrad09 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   The other day on a neighboring psych unit, I heard a pt tell his nurse "I lost my dog and I'm going to kill myself if I don't find him! I need you to search for him online!" I wondered what I would...

9. Is this legal?

   elizabethgrad09 replied to BeenThere2012's topic in General Nursing

   When patients bring medications into our psych Hospital, they are locked up for return at discharge. Controlled substances are locked up in a separate bag. But, part of the discharge process is that...

10. In five years, I see myself...

    elizabethgrad09 replied to elizabethgrad09's topic in Nursing Humor

    Thank you Davey! I love

11. In five years, I see myself...

    elizabethgrad09 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Recently, there was a thread here at allnurses that included a cartoon with a person at an interview stating "in 5 years I see myself making about the same amount of money but with significantly more...

12. CURRENT info regarding the use of Suboxone while nursing?

    elizabethgrad09 replied to LPNpaired's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Buprenorphine is on the standard urine drug screen that we use in our psych hospital. We have patients in our hospital who detox from opiates using a subutex taper, starting at a maximum of 16mg the...

13. Waste of Insulin

    elizabethgrad09 replied to WeirdNurseKelly's topic in Medical-Surgical

    In my psych hospital, insulin vials are kept in a refrigerator and are withdrawn through a pyxis. Whenever a new vial of insulin is opened, the nurse is supposed to place a label on it with the date...

14. Free CNA training still available?

    elizabethgrad09 replied to azxyrn's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Another Phoenix area CNA school to consider is Star Canyon School of Nursing at 8900 N. Central Ave, Suite 104A (just South of Dunlap). Their phone number is 602-943-1337. A member of my church got...

15. Any other autistic nurses out there?

    elizabethgrad09 replied to elizabethgrad09's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Whichone: my first job after graduation was in a nursing home where the majority of the other nurses were mean also. I had a very difficult time, and ended up being let go. But, three months later,...