Irishpsychintern

Irishpsychintern has 4 years experience and specializes in Psychiatric..

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1. question about IM emergency meds from new psych RN

   Irishpsychintern replied to manchmal's topic in Psychiatric

   No never... the law is the law... If you dont do it, in my books, youre abusing the patients rights which in turn, I feel, is abusing the patient. Ireland has a shocking (not near as strong a word as...

2. Why are we as Psych nurses seen as bottom of the barrel?

   Irishpsychintern replied to dreamingofbeing's topic in Psychiatric

   Im as proud as I can be of being a psych nurse.. This idea of "well its not really nursing" is ********. Id like to see a general nurse deal with people on an acute admission unit WITHOUT a "chemical...

3. question about IM emergency meds from new psych RN

   Irishpsychintern replied to manchmal's topic in Psychiatric

   Hey..... I just qualified as an RPN in Ireland. Over here, we do 4 years psych or whatever discipline you pick (general, Intellectual disability etc) I have tons of experience in the very thing youre...

4. Any other autistic nurses out there?

   Irishpsychintern replied to elizabethgrad09's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah Thats funny.... I was the same. I had a twitch in my foot--- diagnosed myself with MS.......Had a migraine which I thought was stroke.. The list goes on... Im...

5. Any other autistic nurses out there?

   Irishpsychintern replied to elizabethgrad09's topic in Nurse Disabilities

   Hmmmm , Maybe.... Im not sure. I thought I was mad until I became a psych

6. rectal tube/malecot

   Irishpsychintern replied to wcnurseinaz's topic in General Nursing

   Ouch,

7. what is the most beautiful thing in being a nurse?

   Irishpsychintern replied to smily11's topic in General Nursing

   For me the best thing in nursing is being in a position whereby you can help people and make a difference. I work as a psych nurse and often see people in all states of distress. Its one of the best...

8. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   Irishpsychintern replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   I worked in "GrangeGorman" psych hospital for a while while I was a 3rd year student. Its one of the last psych institutions left in Ireland and is soon to be closed down (thank god). For the weeks I...

9. Brain of a Nurse

   Irishpsychintern replied to ttpurtee's topic in General Nursing

   No mention of eyes in the back of our heads..... Probably the single most important thing.... after the bullet proof

10. Ok, what's the real deal with new grads?

    Irishpsychintern replied to future nurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Hell hath no fury like a nurse called

11. A Nurse CAN be both sexy & smart

    Irishpsychintern replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless of whether sexy belongs in the workplace.... If youre seriously sexy, , , well you just cant hide it.... Im a "male" nurse intern and my god some of the girls I work with are incredible.....

12. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    Irishpsychintern replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I was in my 3rd year in college and was working with a nursing agency as a carer to pay my bills etc. They sent me out a monastery owned by the Carmelites for a night shift. The night shift passed...

13. A "chick's" perspective on Men in Nursing

    Irishpsychintern replied to KimmbaFNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Being a male nurse is cool. None of the ****** **** the girls get involved in and the chicks love ya because "youre so caring" !!! Best job ever. Definite leg

14. OK we get it STUD, you're straight

    Irishpsychintern replied to bigrigcowboy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Gay male nurses?????? Hahahahaha in Ireland its taken for granted youre gay if youre a "male" nurse... Ive given up being perplexed by this assumption and just let people

15. Discouraged by friends.

    Irishpsychintern replied to CordaeP's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hey, , Im just about finished my BSN in psych nursing. I can tell you it is without a doubt, the best thing I have ever done in my life. I worked in factories like you and had so many jobs that...