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  1. Frustrated with Lazy RN

    mentalhealthRN replied to Karla.S's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As far as IT you will likely have to go through HR or management to get them to look into her internet usage and be able to do something about it. I just wanted you to know that it can be done so that...

  2. Psych nursing...don't know if I can do this

    mentalhealthRN replied to opossum's topic in Psychiatric

    Try to keep in mind that honing your skills to notice signs of agitation early. It's a lot easier to be pro-active. To medicate while a pt is just at the start of escalating and hopefully willing to...

  3. Can I delegate this to a LPN?

    mentalhealthRN replied to WI_home_RN's topic in General Nursing

    yeah here in NY that would be a no being a central line and if not they can't hang first dose of ABX but it depends on your state and facility regs. Check with the hospital

  4. Frustrated with Lazy RN

    mentalhealthRN replied to Karla.S's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Okay so it sounds like sometimes you know for a fact that she is not busy and is on facebook, etc. The day it took 45 minutes for the pain meds...do you know what might have been holding her up that...

  5. No Separate Psych Nursing Course in Undergrad Programs!!!

    mentalhealthRN replied to showbizrn's topic in Psychiatric

    First I am hearing of that. I had one in my Accelerated BSN program in NY, back in when I was in school-- 2002/2003. As a psych nurse I have to say that is a stupid idea. Just shows how little psych...

  6. Psych nursing...don't know if I can do this

    mentalhealthRN replied to opossum's topic in Psychiatric

    Well first I want to say.......relax. You are not going to learn how to be a good psych nurse in 3 shifts. Knowing how to handle situations and what to say and that kind of thing will come. I would...

  7. methadone clinic..good 1st job?

    mentalhealthRN replied to NurseNikkiC's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    As an LPN.......if it were me I would take anything that wasn't LTC.I personally hate LTC! It is unsafe with the number of patients you are expected to take care of. I would never work as a floor...

  8. Please help w/ project. I need questions answered from a Nurse

    mentalhealthRN replied to MelNY29's topic in Psychiatric

    I have not worked specifically as a forensic psych nurse but here where I live the state psych facility has a forensics unit. Those are truly forensic psych patients. Needing to be locked away in...

  9. Shift Work Sleep Disorder

    mentalhealthRN replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    I was a mess after working crazy shifts. I now just plain won't do it. When I was at one job I would work all three shifts every week. I ended up with a disrhythmia, IBS and my migraines and...

  10. It's NOT fair!!!!

    mentalhealthRN replied to *Karleena*RN*'s topic in General Nursing

    yeah new grad jobs here in upstate NY...sorry moving isn't an option. Good luck to

  11. withdrawals

    mentalhealthRN replied to prayin 2 b a rn's topic in General Nursing

    I think that question would be better asked to the school you are trying to get

  12. How to talk with mom about breast cancer treatment

    mentalhealthRN replied to Quark09's topic in General Nursing

    I would say this is looking at giving medical advice which we can not give. If you are not pleased with the care a family member is getting it is always good to encourage that person to get another...

  13. ED Admissions Right At Shift Change

    mentalhealthRN replied to chordringer's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Again I vote Admit Nursing teams!! Especially if they worked different hours to have them covering that change of shift. I tell you it works and is worth the money! A win-win for

  14. Need advice for mental health job

    mentalhealthRN replied to alynnia's topic in Psychiatric

    Sure. I think it is fine. It may be helpful. I am actually waiting to hear on a job for an outpatient PROS program. Here in NY the Office of Mental Health is pushing for PROS programs in in place of...

  15. Intermittent Explosive Disorder/Autism/MR

    mentalhealthRN replied to Spicer09's topic in Psychiatric

    OP--we didn't hear back from you so I am wondering how things worked out. Did any of my suggestions

  16. ED Admissions Right At Shift Change

    mentalhealthRN replied to chordringer's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Not that I have worked with this directly but the largest hospital here has what they call an admissions team. They hire nurses and techs for this team specifically. The nurses have to have ED and/or...

  17. Is it RN,BSN or BSN,RN

    mentalhealthRN replied to ava'smomRN's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It really irks me as well for when those who choose to sign with RN, BSN are called "pretensious". How is being proud of what you worked hard for pretensious???? And saying that those who chose to...

  18. So Confused. Please Help.

    mentalhealthRN replied to FutureRN618's topic in General Nursing

    When I went through my accelerated BSN I lucked out and had all my pre-reqs as my first BS was in Health Science......however most of my classmates needed the pre-reqs and took them either at the...

  19. your thoughts, please

    mentalhealthRN replied to Lanesmama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree that you should make it general. I, like you, was "sure" I wanted to be an L&D nurse. I started nursing school when my son was 5 months old so I had recent experience with it and wanted to...

  20. Awesome story

    mentalhealthRN replied to WonderRN's topic in Emergency

    Thats awesome. I wish I could say the same. I have only had two live and they were both not full codes.....only respiratory arrests, one from a rx from an ABX and the other from the meds from a...

  21. RN Question

    mentalhealthRN replied to rsol4u's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds right to me--document it the same as you would from a doc "2/16/11 2210 Verbal order to Mary Jones, RN/ from Helen Smith, NP Increase HCTZ from 12.5 mg PO daily to 25mg PO to begin...

  22. Care plans are stupid.

    mentalhealthRN replied to maestrotee's topic in General Nursing

    Gotta agree in LTC doing them is a waste of time. I had to write them and never found myself or anyone else actually using them. Waste of ink and paper. Care pathways in an acute care setting have...

  23. Acute psych unit with no "talking" therapy?

    mentalhealthRN replied to Domestika's topic in Psychiatric

    Interesting.... a pt on a "acute" psych hospital unit for 3 months? Wow. That is part of the problem. That person should be transferred if they are not able to be discharged-- to a more appropriate...

  24. Acute psych unit with no "talking" therapy?

    mentalhealthRN replied to Domestika's topic in Psychiatric

    The idea is that when a patient is hospitalized into an inpatient psych unit they have decompensated to the point where they are a risk to their own or others safety,or they are so depressed that they...

  25. Cultural Competency Training

    mentalhealthRN replied to Cmatt13's topic in General Nursing

    Well I guess I can answer this question both as an RN as well as a member of the LGBT community myself. I think it could benefit any nurse, doctor, CNA/Patient care tech, PT/OT......in any and every...