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hi, is anyone aware of a concise chart of the most relevant lab value ranges, to use as a study aid for nclex? i am thinking of flipping thru 400 pages of my lab book and typing one out, just to force myself to study them ... i would only list the...

I got into nursing to be a psych RN ... Did my 6 months in purgatory (ie, Med/Surg) ... And I've just been offered a job on a psych unit! I am going to take it ... my unit sucks, even the director quit ... our management is suffering from chronic, ...

Ditto. I had only 6 months of med-surg before i went into psych, and i am regarded as the unit 'expert' on medical stuff, often fielding questions from nurses with 25+ years experience in psych who have no recent med experience. Plus, people with M...

yes, and if all else fails, have them arrested for indecent exposure ... i don't understand why folks are so concerned about using restraints here ... we would put them in locked seclusion immediately ...

We call it a B-52 ... 2mg lorazepam 5mg haloperidol 50mg diphenhydramine IM, all in the same syringe ... Nighty-Night!! :stone

I find that lorazepam frequently only disinhibits such patients.

The old saw "You don't HAVE to be crazy to work here, but it sure helps" definitely applies on my unit ...

personally, i think the best therapists, psychiatrists, psych nurses, psychologists, etc are folks who have been there, done that ... and are now keeping themselves well thru application of tested treatments. you certainly should not be caring for ...

Clearly, asking your attorney is the right thing to do in this case; every state has different laws. Good luck.

or you could just hide a stool sample in their bookbags ... sorry, couldn't resist ...

Of course there is always the subject of restraint use ... as a nurse, you could put a great spin on it, such as Pt rights versus RN safety ... and if you do do that, post your paper here so we can see what you have learned!

Hi, Anyone care to elaborate on the role and need for psych CNS/NPs in the Acute care hospital setting? In particular, I am wondering about how often they are employed to do psych rounds on med/surg and critical care to evaluate patients and write o...

I know that at Harborview MC, in Seattle, WA, USA, there is a full-time staff of RNs and others designed to receive, triage, assess, and process involuntary and voluntarily detained psych patients in their ER ... they are a level one trauma center .....

Thanks Osorry! That is exactly the kind of thing I thought I might hear ... I know we could use that in our joint, especially since a "Psych Consult" on a med/surg floor where I am at consists of a pissy psychiatry resident coming up and "evaluating...

Thanks Osorry! That is exactly the kind of thing I thought I might hear ... I know we could use that in our joint, especially since a "Psych Consult" on a med/surg floor where I am at consists of a pissy psychiatry resident coming up and "evaluating...

I just started my first RN job on a med/surg floor ... and spent all of last night dealing with the typical shenanigans of a galloping borderline who has a multitude of medical issues. Orginally got into this because I want to be psych nurse ... and ...

Hello, I am a recent ADN grad, studying for NCLEX ... I got into this thinking I wanted to go straight into Psychiatry as an RN ... I have worked as a Psychiatric Tech/Mental Health Specialist. Instead, I am going to start out in Medsurg/Onc until I...

1) Nothing about your post points to Borderline Personality Disorder ... read the DSM-IV criteria for this disorder to learn more ... 2) See above #1 ... if she is leading a "pefectly normal life" then she cannot have BPD per the criteria delineated...

Hello, I am a recent ADN grad, studying for NCLEX ... I got into this thinking I wanted to go straight into Psychiatry as an RN ... I have worked as a Psychiatric Tech/Mental Health Specialist. Instead, I am going to start out in Medsurg/Onc until I...

hi, all ... today i took the mosby online assess test. it is a 265 question nclex-style test ... once you are finished, it gives you a more detailed analysis of you results than the prep books/cds i have seen ... plus, it gives you a probability of ...

hi, is anyone aware of a concise chart of the most relevant lab value ranges, to use as a study aid for nclex? i am thinking of flipping thru 400 pages of my lab book and typing one out, just to force myself to study them ... i would only list the...

it is entirely within your rights to assess the situation by going to your dean/director and asking him/her what his/her impression is of that statistic ... they might have some interesting info for you on that ... it could allay your fears or give ...

it is entirely within your rights to assess the situation by going to your dean/director and asking him/her what his/her impression is of that statistic ... they might have some interesting info for you on that ... it could allay your fears or give ...

hi, all ... today i took the mosby online assess test. it is a 265 question nclex-style test ... once you are finished, it gives you a more detailed analysis of you results than the prep books/cds i have seen ... plus, it gives you a probability of ...

Hi, Well, I wasn't feeling well the week before my final exams and graduation. I was all excited because I had been selected to speak at graduation for the class (I was kinda the class loudmouth/clown)... Lo and behold, "not feeling well" develo...