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  1. Graduation? Hospitalized instead

    normj replied to normj's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Well, now I can actually party, I passed my two make-up final exams today ... will be able to hopefully take the nclex in a month or two

  2. Graduation? Hospitalized instead

    normj replied to normj's topic in First Year After Licensure

  3. Graduation? Hospitalized instead

    normj replied to normj's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thanks for the kind words

  4. Do i need Med Surg experience to be a psychiatric nurse?

    normj replied to krisssy's topic in Psychiatric

    i am choosing to work med-surg for a year or 2 before I go into psych, general opinion among all I ask is about 2:1 in favor of doing that versus going right into psychiatry

  5. Do Cna's Work In Psych Units?

    normj replied to Louisepug's topic in Psychiatric

    the silly county run dump i used to work in hired "registered counselors" and paid them a lot more than CNAs, even though a CNA had tons more training and better skills than a "registered counselor",...

  6. Psych Tech job for ADN student

    normj replied to foreverhope's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked as a Psych Tech for a while before I started my RN program ... the most important skills are communication of empathy and de-escalation of agitated patients. If you develop them as a...

  7. Can pts be treated compulsorily (sp?) in the US?

    normj replied to kermit27's topic in Psychiatric

    oops, that should have read "one major point is that

  8. Can pts be treated compulsorily (sp?) in the US?

    normj replied to kermit27's topic in Psychiatric

    Basically, there is an unfunded federal mandate requiring each county to employ Mental Health Professionals who have the power to involuntarily detain individuals who: are in iminent danger of harming...

  9. Need advise from experienced psych nurses

    normj replied to BadBird's topic in Psychiatric

    I hope this message finds you with improved circumstances ... In my admittedly very limited experience, this kind of behavior rarely erupts spontaneously ... any idea what is going on with your...