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  1. Do you wear different scrubs for psych?

    hypnotic_nurse replied to angelfire280's topic in Psychiatric

    I have a second job doing psych. We can wear scrubs or street clothes (no jeans). Mostly I wear scrubs, but then again, I work nights. I'd go with plain generic clothing or scrubs (color doesn't...

  2. are you born a nurse or do the nursing instructors make you a nurse?

    hypnotic_nurse replied to misouritraveller's topic in General Nursing

    I absolutely was not going to be a nurse (too many family members in it already). I refused to even consider it for many, many years. So no, I have no calling. But I did become at nurse at 44 for a...

  3. Do you call your patients by first or last name?

    hypnotic_nurse replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    First name basis if the pt calls me by my first name. Otherwise we're all on a Mr/Ms basis. Docs who use my first name (but don't give me permission to use theirs) get the first name of

  4. Why Is Nursing School So Hard?

    hypnotic_nurse replied to jphume's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I graduated in 2000 at age 44. I already had a previous degree. Nursing school was difficult, but more because I had so many other responsibilities in addition to school (I worked fulltime and was...

  5. Will things get better as I get educated?

    hypnotic_nurse replied to Mirai Kangofu's topic in General Nursing

    I've been in your shoes. Some people are very intimidated by knowledge display and this is exacerbated if the knowledge displayer is younger, better looking, of a different gender, or is perceived to...

  6. Declaratory Order, advice please.

    hypnotic_nurse replied to Lfransis's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Talk to a lawyer or a judge and get a valid opinion on this -- you might even call the BON and see what they say. This is what I know: My daughter was in a similar situation when she was 12. I made...

  7. Abnormal PAP: I'm scared!

    hypnotic_nurse replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in General Nursing

    I've had two colpos, and the pain level depends a lot on the skill of the MD and the sharpness of the instrument (btw, the snips they take for a colpo are teeny, and most docs will only do one or two...

  8. moving to KC, MO

    hypnotic_nurse replied to Auri's topic in General Nursing

    I worked for KUMC when I lived in Kansas (research nurse) and I loved it. Great benefits and great working

  9. Public Breastfeeding

    hypnotic_nurse replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Er, I mean, having been a breastfeeding

  10. Public Breastfeeding

    hypnotic_nurse replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    In that case, so are tears, and sweat, and spit and airborne sneeze particles...I just don't understand why we let any people out in public AT ALL. Maybe we should just stay home unless we leave in...

  11. Public Breastfeeding

    hypnotic_nurse replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Ah! So if they're cute it's more OK than if they're ugly. So it's back to breastfeeding being more about sex than about nourishment for

  12. Public Breastfeeding

    hypnotic_nurse replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, yes, it was intended (and a little humor never

  13. Public Breastfeeding

    hypnotic_nurse replied to MarySunshine's topic in General Nursing

    First of all, I have to get this off my chest: Discreet: marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint Discrete: separate and distinct There are at least two DISCRETE factions here on...

  14. BSN and Foreign Language Requirements

    hypnotic_nurse replied to land64shark's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't want to learn a spoken language, you can take Latin instead -- most schools will accept it for your foreign language credits. I took it in two correspondence courses over a summer. It was...

  15. Wearing scrubs in public...

    hypnotic_nurse replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I wear scrubs sometimes because they are inexpensive and comfortable, and they are allowed at this job (research nursing). But there are days (sometimes weeks) when I don't even SEE a patient. And...

  16. nurses getting involved with patient,right or wrong?

    hypnotic_nurse replied to CLadybug's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is very important to keep professional distance no matter where you work, but especially in psychiatry. We were advised that it was unethical to ever see a patient socially, and if we happened to...

  17. Psych NP vs. Psychologist...What's the diff?

    hypnotic_nurse replied to SarasotaRN2b's topic in Psychiatric

    I'd see a psychologist if I wanted a specific kind of therapy, such as behavioral therapy or play therapy, or a specialized kind of test such as Stanford Binet or Wechsler. If I wanted meds and talk...

  18. Dating Patients

    hypnotic_nurse replied to bobnurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I worked in psychiatry, it was very clearcut -- you did not date patients, you did not become friends with patients, you did not participate in their lives outside of the therapeutic milieu....

  19. Why can't I get hired?

    hypnotic_nurse replied to catlady's topic in General Nursing

    I know when I moved from KS to OK, the only people who would talk to me were individuals in departments. Anything I sent to hospitals dropped into a black hole. I was offered several jobs prior to...

  20. We will not forget..

    hypnotic_nurse replied to directcare4me's topic in Oklahoma Nursing

    Downtown is filled with people today; Clinton and Cheney are here. My survivor friend won't be there, though -- like so many of her group, it's still too overwhelming. Everyone here on campus had 168...

  21. Clinical Research $$

    hypnotic_nurse replied to Mayflye's topic in Research

    I'm a research nurse and make about the same amount of money as floor nurses in my city. I do not have CCRC certification, but I've done this type of work for 15 years now. Works out to about

  22. So Sorry to hear

    hypnotic_nurse replied to McArdle's topic in General Nursing

    This is a good place to complain, because people here work in our profession and understand each other. My family can barely stand to hear the word "blood"...and I imagine others have the same...

  23. What is it about nursing school....

    hypnotic_nurse replied to nurse34's topic in General Nursing

    I'm with Tweety, only I was also a single mom with two

  24. This is the stupidest thing I have ever done.

    hypnotic_nurse replied to Chad_KY_SRNA's topic in General Nursing

    Chad, I'm so sorry about your dog. I can't bear for living things to suffer. And rescue animals any time I can. When my kids were smaller, if we saw a dead animal on the side of the road, I'd them...

  25. Classes- it stinks when

    hypnotic_nurse replied to Achoo!'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The only instructors I avoid are the ones who 1) have such heavy accents I can't understand them and 2) the ones who don't teach well and/or don't know their subjects well. Hard is good. You learn...