Meraki

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  1. Less blood and guts in psych nursing?

    Meraki replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure what this has to do with bodily fluids? Everyone in every area of the hospital, rich or not, has big problems or they wouldn't be in the hospital. In the psych units they have big psych...

  2. Less blood and guts in psych nursing?

    Meraki replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    Hi OP - I've never worked in the ER but I definitely think there is less bodily fluids in psych. I worked acute and longer term adolescent psych and.... Patients with anorexia often get very creative...

  3. Career help?? (Nursing vs Education)

    Meraki replied to LisaMay127's topic in General Nursing

    I did both and I find they compliment each other really well. There is a great deal of education that happens in nursing, so education classes you take won't be wasted. You could later work as a nurse...

  4. 7 yo with Schizophrenia on Oprah

    Meraki replied to Jules A's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree that thinking it through thoroughly is necessary. I wouldn't say that having a disabled sibling has a negative effect on siblings. I think that depends on the family. It might mean more...

  5. 7 yo with Schizophrenia on Oprah

    Meraki replied to Jules A's topic in Psychiatric

    If we looked at everyone's genetics to see what they were carriers for, and looked at all family histories and cultures for any disabling conditions there wouldn't be many people left who would be...

  6. Just have to share- pt's spouse's thoughts on nursing.

    Meraki replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely - and I should have said alone in this thread rather than board - as I know there are many other nurses who feel the same way you and I do. TDCHIM - I was talking about my world...

  7. Just have to share- pt's spouse's thoughts on nursing.

    Meraki replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    I don't disagree that that her statement may have sounded rude and uninformed. I just don't believe that based on one sentence, 2 words that were 'rude' that can can determine that her child's future...

  8. Just have to share- pt's spouse's thoughts on nursing.

    Meraki replied to suanna's topic in General Nursing

    So based on sentence she said that had a poor choice of words - at a time when her husband is in critical condition you have decided her character and her son's future?? I mean based on your one very...

  9. Hypersomnia - any experiences?

    Meraki replied to Meraki's topic in Health, Stress Management

    TigerGalE - sorry to hear you are dealing with something similar. It is brutal! I never thought I'd say this but I'd give my left arm to go back to the days of insomnia. I am in the unfortunate...

  10. Who plays the "I'm a Nurse Card"?

    Meraki replied to Doc Lori, R.N.'s topic in General Nursing

    I'm quite surprised by the responses. I always let people know in conseration that I am a nurse and I appreciate when patients and family tell me they are a nurse, doctor or whatever. Knowing a...

  11. Disciplinary action?? Really?

    Meraki replied to traumaQN's topic in General Nursing

    Even without the content, you should be able to get an official record from Verizon of the times and numbers of all your texts - if you show this to your manager with proof of who each number on the...

  12. Hypersomnia - any experiences?

    Meraki replied to Meraki's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thanks all for sharing, I've been dealing with hypersomnia for the last 18 months...some days I feel like I've been sedated, other days I am awake but a zombie, other days I feel like I have a massive...

  13. How is this fair?

    Meraki replied to PhoenixTech's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I too did not see any patronization or ridicule in the least. You asked for information and what I see is elkpark giving you information. How is she or anyone else to know exactly what you know or...

  14. Psycho-social needs being met by nurses?

    Meraki replied to jcmoore07's topic in Psychiatric

    It depends on where you work. I work on a peds psych unit and I spend almost the entire shift interacting with my patients. I do a lot of individual psychosocial work as part of the therapeutic...

  15. Nurse unable to walk without pain. Where to work?

    Meraki replied to LearningRN's topic in General Nursing

    PF is very common - half the people I know have had it at one point or another. It is treatable. The treatment requires commitment, if you do it now and then the Pf just keeps coming back. I had it...

  16. Anyone getting a master's degree in a different field than nursing?

    Meraki replied to Lola77's topic in General Nursing

    I did my masters in education. I can use it in nursing and in other fields if I want to branch out away from hospital nursing - I am hoping to get into either public health or international...

  17. Being Sued / Losing License

    Meraki replied to Meraki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Interesting info - thanks! The ones that bunsterj and cb_rn mentioned are kind of what I was wondering about. OR being higher makes sense - a lot of the times on here it seems the comments are related...

  18. Need Help with hostile enviroment?

    Meraki replied to RN2go99's topic in General Nursing

    You mention the older child takes meds - does he have a mental health condition that is underlying his behavior? It is possible his parents do not have the skills or knowledge to know how to deal with...

  19. Trend To Decrease Use Of Seclusion And Restraint

    Meraki replied to marylyn_91604's topic in Psychiatric

    And I am happy that you are happy! I too wouldn't work where I didn't feel safe. I am fortunate that I work on a well staffed unit with management that was prepared to back up policy with training and...

  20. Trend To Decrease Use Of Seclusion And Restraint

    Meraki replied to marylyn_91604's topic in Psychiatric

    I was the exact opposite. The efforts to decrease seclusion and restraint are what kept me in psych nursing. I hated being part of restraints that were about behavior management, unit management,...

  21. How many patients do you have as a Psych. RN?

    Meraki replied to lion09's topic in Psychiatric

    Wow - I can't believe the ratios some of you work with - how do you form therapeutic relationships, and work through issues with that many patients? On my unit we have a mix of nurses and youth...

  22. Revised Cover letter

    Meraki replied to EDRN-2010's topic in General Nursing

    I would say it looks good OP. The only two suggestions I would make are as someone else noted, to add a few specifics about that hospital so it isn't a generic cover letter and secondly to change the...

  23. Nurses-Read this and respond to Dr. Ablow

    Meraki replied to GilaRRT's topic in General Nursing

    While I may not agree with some of his assertions... The statements in this thread that put down psych as a profession / specialty are really doing the same thing as Dr. Ablow did in his article. Why...

  24. Night shift: let residents sleep?

    Meraki replied to RGuadagna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Q4H max - that is great. I'm all for changing residents as often as possible. I also though respect my grandmother's right to sleep in order to maintain some quality of life. Thankfully we are in...

  25. Night shift: let residents sleep?

    Meraki replied to RGuadagna's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I guess her nursing home has different standards because most of the incontinent folks are continuously wet and they don't change everyone q2h. They don't have the staff to do this and no one would...