BSNBritt

BSNBritt

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  1. Is this doable? Advice!

    BSNBritt replied to BSNBritt's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Thank you for your response! If I'm being hones then I have to admit that putting my 8 week old in daycare is just a deal breaker for me. I'm a lactation counselor and supplementing is pretty much out...

  2. Is this doable? Advice!

    BSNBritt posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    So I am an RN, BSN who has basically only worked psych since graduating five years ago. I did one year of pseudo skilled nursing (pretty minor stuff, one vent, some G/J tubes, some end of life). I...

  3. Charge nurse?

    BSNBritt posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello All, I right now I have 5 years of experience in inpatient psych and just recently took a job at a skilled/long term facility to beef up my nursing skills. I was afraid of being labeled as a...

  4. Charge nurse?

    BSNBritt replied to BSNBritt's topic in General Nursing

    To be honest, I'm not really sure what my goals are now. I thought I wanted something more medically geared than psych but now that I'm doing it, I don't know that I like it. I feel horrible saying...

  5. Psychiatric Emergency! Fumbling Syringes?

    BSNBritt replied to Angeljho's topic in Psychiatric

    Personally I've never had a provider tell me to place all three meds in different syringes. Where I was trained we always mix the two and leave the Benadryl in its

  6. Charge nurse?

    BSNBritt replied to BSNBritt's topic in General Nursing

    I've been there for only about a month but I applied for PRN and they sort of pressured me into taking 28 hours a week to help cover the floor. It's pretty bad . They have the worst staffing issues...

  7. Will I be stuck as a Psych Nurse forever?

    BSNBritt replied to Peppermint_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Hello, I've had the exact same fear, "Will I be stuck as a psych nurse for the rest of my life?". I started my inpatient psych job right out of school and kept it for going on four years. I have also...

  8. Shady S/R practices. . .

    BSNBritt posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hello all, I just accepted a job at a new psych facility, and so far it's pretty awful. Besides the nurses being completely rude and hostile to me all the time, there are some shady things going on...

  9. RNs and M:1??

    BSNBritt posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I'm an RN, BSN working at short-term locked facility in Colorado. Today I was taking a mandatory quiz on holds (yuck) that comes with an ajoining powerpoint. In the powerpoint, there was a page about...

  10. switching to night shift

    BSNBritt replied to bdbrdb's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I only worked days, and used to be a morning person, but now I'm working nights full time. On my days off I typically sleep from about 0300 to about 1200. The biggest problem I've had with working...

  11. shaken about psychotic patient incident last night.. very long..

    BSNBritt replied to inthesky's topic in Psychiatric

    This hasn't worked in my experience. I work in an acute stay psychiatric hospital with an adolescent, adult, and pediatric unit. I've tried offering patients that were escalating a time out, or a PO...

  12. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    BSNBritt replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    When I was a student, I had an elderly man with dementia. He pressed his call light, and when I came into the room he said, "Miss, all these phones are in my bed". He was referring to his telemetry...

  13. Losing MSurg skills?

    BSNBritt posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi Everyone, I graduated this year with my BSN and started working full time in inpatient psych right away. Before I started working, I had heard the recommendation to get two years of med/surg...

  14. Losing MSurg skills?

    BSNBritt replied to BSNBritt's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks everyone for the advice! I am getting some MS skills working where I do. I did 7 blood draws in one shift once, ha ha. Lately we have been having a lot of more MS patients. . . in sorts. Things...

  15. Charting Bloopers

    BSNBritt replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    This was a typo, and was meant to be "Past" "Pt. reports pasty

  16. Suggestions for an eager student!

    BSNBritt replied to AZnursingstudent04's topic in General Nursing

    That happened to me a lot in school too. This probably isn't the best advice, but there's really no way to control what other people say/do. All you can do is be your best, and not reflect that...

  17. Nurses with depression

    BSNBritt replied to grandmawrinkle's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Lots of nurses struggle with depression/anxiety, just like a lot of people do in general. I'm in psychiatric nursing right now, and I know that I've struggled a lot my whole life with anxiety. One way...

  18. Need advice on hospitals in Denver!!

    BSNBritt replied to Danzin's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I'm a new Grad nurse in Colorado. The people from my class were hired where they had done their senior specialty. When they applied anywhere the people didn't know them, they weren't hired. I think...

  19. Psychiatric Nursing Assessment Form

    BSNBritt replied to kleocattra's topic in Psychiatric

    I couldn't open the link, but here's what I think, I would include: MMSE Non-verbal Suicidal/homicidal/depressed/anxious? (if so, scale) Changes in medications? Medication compliance? Dressed...

  20. Colorado New Grads- Do you have jobs?

    BSNBritt replied to Work in Progress's topic in Colorado Nursing

    I just graduated from a BSN program on the Western Slope less than six months ago, and everyone person in my class of 30 found a job in/or close to their desired field already.