LuciGirl

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1. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

   LuciGirl replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   :) Thanks for your correspondence re: child/adol psych nursing! I'm soon to be 45! Wow! 2 grown kids of my own. It is interesting to read that there were few takedowns/seclusions where you worked....

2. Child Psych

   LuciGirl replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Psychiatric

   Depakote is frequently used with the teens we see on our unit. Re: antidepressants & mood stabilizers - be alert for side effects and don't be afraid to ask docs to try a different one. Ex....

3. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

   LuciGirl replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   There is a book called Restraint/Seclusion Free Environments that presents the Engagement Model and trauma focused care - very good book and this is the model the hospital "says" it is going to...

4. CEU business idea

   LuciGirl replied to TouchRN's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

   Re: specialty certification - I believe most have to have ceus that are approved by ANCC. Becoming a provider of CEUs (directly) thru ANCC is major pricey but if you check around different state...

5. Need resources for developing CEU programs

   LuciGirl replied to krhknob's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

   ?Question? I've done some workshop presenting but want to market further. Does your friend have any suggestions for marketing oneself and what is a ballpark figure of what to charge for giving a...

6. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

   LuciGirl replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   To: HarryPotter - Thanks for your reply. I am looking elsewhere for work, but feel like I'm "abandoning" the kids that come to the unit I work on. I am hopeful about a new approach to dealing with...

7. Now I am really questioning nursing

   LuciGirl replied to socalirn's topic in General Nursing

   Being a patient advocate is a great part of being a nurse, but sometimes, your co-workers are stuck in status-quo mode. The move towards a restraint/seclusion free environment makes sense to me, but...

8. Child Psych

   LuciGirl replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Psychiatric

   I would really like to do some travel nursing in the area of child/adol psych nursing. Where have you worked? You may PM me. Thanks a

9. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

   LuciGirl replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   After 20 years in nursing and numerous jobs, I find myself again at a point where management refuses to discipline unethical, unprofessional behavior of some workers who seem to be the "untouchables"....

10. Injuries related to contraband in psych

    LuciGirl replied to psychnurse1016's topic in Psychiatric

    Razor blades hidden in bras, books - the

11. ssri withdrawl?

    LuciGirl replied to elizabells's topic in Psychiatric

    We are seeing the flu-like, withdrawl symptoms more and more in patients who miss a dose or more of their SSRI. Textbooks call it "SSRI Discontinuation Syndrome". Fancy Smancy terminology because...

12. Opportunities for employment in foreign countries

    LuciGirl replied to jkharley's topic in International Nursing

    :balloons: I am a registered nurse with 20 years experience in the USA and am very interested in doing temporary contract nursing in the area of child/adolescent psychiatric nursing in New Zealand,...

13. Nurse Mobbing/bullying

    LuciGirl replied to LuciGirl's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm glad you shared your experience. The more we expose situations that are going on - the more we will recognize unprofessional behavior and learn how to deal with it and hopefully find

14. unprofessional behavior in RN community

    LuciGirl replied to miphillli's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've grown weary of nasty, backstabbing, snoopy, crabby, mean, sarcastic, condescending nurses who swear one minute and then blab about church the next.... I would really like to just leave nursing...

15. I'm giving my notice tomorrow

    LuciGirl replied to Sadie04's topic in General Nursing

    The bottom line is your nursing license and I agree that you have to protect it. I have been so frustrated, because I continue to run into difficult nursing jobs - not because of the actual patient...