HeartOfGlass

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  1. Safe staffing levels

    Geez. After reading this thread I realize how unsafe my unit is. Ive had up to 38 patients on my child & adol unit.. with me as the only nurse. I am the only nurse at all times. No med nurse to...
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  3. Thank you for the responses. Very valid points have been brought up. I will not be signing this form. I am going to print a copy of my nurse practice act, and I will explain why I will not sign this...
  4. Hi, I have an issue that I need some help with. I am currently in my first nursing career so I've never faced this before. I work in a psychiatric and behavioral health facility. I have been working...
  5. Hello everyone, I'm currently sprucing up my resume. I've only been a registered nurse for 1 year, and I have been working in one psychiatric hospital for the entire time. I started out PRN and worked...
  6. Getting bored at my job..

    Hello everyone. Psych is the first area I have worked in as a registered nurse. I started in Feb of 2011. I began as a PRN position at the psych hospital I am at, was floated often to the...
  7. 1st job offer - psychiatric nursing?

    Hi, I'm a new RN. I graduated in December, took my boards on Feb. 23rd and passed. I took a PRN position at a mental health facility in February. I have worked on all of the units so far. Since I am...
  8. NCLEX-RN 265 questions

    I finished that dreaded exam Wednesday Feb 23rd. It was awful. It didn't cut off at 75 like all of my other classmates.. kept going and going and going.. I kid you not that I had over 100 select all...
  9. Counting respirations

    I do what many others have listed above, which is while checking the radial pulse, count respirations. I'm only a student, but respirations are very important in assessments and should be checked with...
  10. One of my first clinical rotations as a nursing student, we of course had to answer every call light on the floor. There was an elderly man on a falls precautions that was able to use the bedside...