Popwhizbangz

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  1. Being forced to rethink my views on fibromyalgia

    Popwhizbangz replied to casi's topic in General Nursing

    I'd advise against assuming that every disease must have a defined cause and pathophysiology, or its fake. It was not that long ago, in the big picture, when no infectious disease had a defined cause...

  2. So Scared

    Popwhizbangz replied to Amberlynn013's topic in General Nursing

    I fully agree - WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES - our work is too complex and demanding for perfection to be possible. What we can and must do: 1) Take responsibility for our errors and address them...

  3. So Scared

    Popwhizbangz replied to Amberlynn013's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone worries about errors, as well we should - its certainly well worth being VERY careful, methodical, and conscientious. Its especially tough when your're starting out, because you lack the...

  4. Being forced to rethink my views on fibromyalgia

    Popwhizbangz replied to casi's topic in General Nursing

    I've often felt the irony and weirdness when I'm a patient or a family member of a patient, wondering when my advocacy and requests lead treaters to see me, perhaps, as one of 'those people' -...

  5. Need help with charting...

    Popwhizbangz replied to skyla1978's topic in Psychiatric

    I can also provide various brief guides to psych nursing documentation and assessment - key areas and vocabulary, SIGECAPS for depression, DIGFAST for mania, pertinent negatives and positives, etc....

  6. Need help with charting...

    Popwhizbangz replied to skyla1978's topic in Psychiatric

    Where I work we have a form with check boxes allowing for a comprehensive documentation daily, head to toe, ADLs, interactions, mental status, Rx adherence, you name it, all on one page, with much...

  7. Are LPN's still the charge nurses in psych?

    Popwhizbangz replied to Blackcat99's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in the Boston area, mostly in Teaching Hospitals. At my current hospital (been here 10 years), I believe policy may allow for LPNs to be hired, but I don't think we've currently had any, at...

  8. Hello everyone!!!new to the forum

    Popwhizbangz replied to Loreta's topic in Psychiatric

    Welcome, Loretta - I love to hear positive things about nursing, esp psych. I'm new too (to this site), never thought to introduce myself - seems a great idea. I'm the guy where I work who works with...

  9. Any happy psych nurses?

    Popwhizbangz replied to Hsmommy's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm quite happy in psych, wouldn't do anything else - except teach nursing, psych of course, which I do on the side. I certainly didn't like every job I ever had, and there are bad days her and...

  10. Not giving PRN's even though they are ordered?

    Popwhizbangz replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree wholeheartedly - I look at all the evidence, and make a decision based on words but also paraverbals, affect, behavior, vital signs, physical evidence like tremors or nystagmus, etc. PRN is...

  11. Not giving PRN's even though they are ordered?

    Popwhizbangz replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Psychiatric

    I always assess for need in all those ways we're all taught, of course. I also judge how much autonomy to grant each patient, based on my sense of their judgement and on the likelihood of harm if they...

  12. First Nursing Job

    Popwhizbangz replied to RN0310's topic in General Nursing

    Hang in there - you have not begun to get your skills and routine down so early, and your anxiety reflects your insight and motivation to get better at it. Your preceptor is happy, so keep striving,...

  13. Job dilemma

    Popwhizbangz replied to cb_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Hard to say. Are you sure you will never like it? Transitioning is sometimes not much fun. You might also consider discussing your concerns/problems with management - perhaps you can mutually...

  14. Will I like being an RN more than a CNA?

    Popwhizbangz replied to ConsideringNursing79's topic in General Nursing

    As an RN you have more options and you make more money. You have tremendous opportunities to help patients - what you make of those opportunities will be up to you. I did some CNAish work prior to...

  15. When was the last time higher management gave you a sincere Thank you.

    Popwhizbangz replied to tobesmartt's topic in General Nursing

    It seems to me that the higher the management, the less the sincere. Rising in management equals taking care of oneself and pleasing other managers - interactions with line staff are more distraction...

  16. What's your most creative solution to a problem at work, clinical and otherwise?

    Popwhizbangz posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi fellow Nurses - I love stories, especially stories about heroes overcoming obstacles by their wits and their will. Therefore, of course, I love Nurse's stories - These heroes, foot soldiers in the...

  17. So many ways to mess up!

    Popwhizbangz replied to NamasteNurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    :yeah:My routine at work varies considerably: sometimes things are slow, often there's clearly more to do than will be possible, even with years of honed time-management and efficiences. In all cases...

  18. First code situation...any suggestions?

    Popwhizbangz replied to wsuRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely

  19. Your most unusual shift?

    Popwhizbangz replied to Biffbradford's topic in General Nursing

    In fact, I've had so many unusual shifts that unusual IS the usual. E.g.: I have been accused of being, in fact, the dreaded Werewolf Diego I have been offered affairs with any number of women in...

  20. Your most unusual shift?

    Popwhizbangz replied to Biffbradford's topic in General Nursing

    Another time, same group home, there was a surprise blizzard in early April - I got to work three hours late, and no one else made it in. The night person left, and I stayed, me and 12 mentally ill...

  21. Your most unusual shift?

    Popwhizbangz replied to Biffbradford's topic in General Nursing

    I have another fire story. Before I became a nurse, I worked in a group home with 12 people, most of whom had spent years in State hospitals previously. One morning the fire alarm went off, and we...

  22. BSN School Relevant?

    Popwhizbangz replied to Sugamama's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't have an answer, but perhaps you could ask around at the programs you want to apply to - a program's admissions office may offer some tips, say, if you set up informational interview. Schools...

  23. Work at Rehab, Lose Chance in Med/Surg?

    Popwhizbangz replied to Little_Mouse's topic in General Nursing

    To me it generally pays to think long term: 1) If you make more money at a job you hate, it won't last (because you'll burn out and your performance and/or ability to get along with peers and bosses...

  24. Rep. Gifford shooting: The Shooter

    Popwhizbangz replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Personally I'm less in the specific cases than the general trends - I have no influence over the outcome of such cases, and I lack enough information to do anything but guess endlessly, not my cup of...

  25. HR MGRS! HELP! Experienced Nurse-Job Failures

    Popwhizbangz replied to Goldenhare's topic in Nursing Career

    P.S. - catching others' mistakes, while to be praised and encouraged, is also somewhat risky in some ways - you need to be careful how you go about such activity, as you may risk incurring others'...