CharlieRN

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1. Why do one year Med surg nursing before going into Psychiatry Nursing

   CharlieRN replied to PurifiedH2O's topic in Psychiatric

   On a psych unit the nurse is often the person watching and managing the patient's physical health. There is a whole team of folks focused on the psychosocial aspects of the case. You may be the only...

2. Face to Face Locked Orders

   CharlieRN replied to <3Nursing07's topic in Psychiatric

   My facility is working toward having the nursing supervisor do the face to face on the night shift. The Doc on Call used to have to come in for it. They seem to think that it will be legal. This is...

3. Use of RN on business cards

   CharlieRN replied to Nurseterr7's topic in Holistic

   I would only use it if the product you are selling has a health related aspect. ie. I used to purchase a service regularly from an RN, but I only found out she was an RN by accident. She was my...

4. All nurses are NOT holistic, sorry.

   CharlieRN replied to passionflower's topic in Holistic

   Oddly enough I actually think the nurses at my facility do practice pretty holistic nursing. Not that they are involved in much of what I would term "woo-woo" interventions, but they see the whole...

5. Does anyone here have...

   CharlieRN replied to Carla25's topic in Holistic

   Playing devils advocate but I would love to have people smell things that are actually very good for them but have sharp or offensive smells. Garlic, onioin, B vits, Penicillin for example and then...

6. Disturbed Energy Field? Yes or No?

   CharlieRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Holistic

   What a hoot! As it happens my immediate boss (VP for Admissions), and I are in the process of modifying the admissions paperwork at our facility to include nursing diagnosis as required by Joint...

7. magnet therapy

   CharlieRN replied to weezieRN's topic in Holistic

   Anecdotal evidence written in a book is still anecdotal evidence. What double blind studies were done and which major, peer reviewed, medical journals were they published in? If you need to be a...

8. Ionized sea salt soak?

   CharlieRN replied to meownsmile's topic in Holistic

   Sounds like snake oil to

9. Need assistance Please

   CharlieRN replied to watchaknow's topic in Psychiatric

   I'm not familiar with the LVN licensure but I think it is similar to LPN(lic practical nurse). My institution has phased out all its LPN positions. My understanding is that it was felt that their...

10. Would appreciate some opinions on pain management

    CharlieRN replied to kk2000's topic in Pain Management

    Just to offer a little balance. Pain meds are addictive. It is perfectly possible to have real chonic pain and be addicted to pain medication. While by no means does everyone who is put on pain meds...

11. EMT in place of Critical Care

    CharlieRN replied to volsfan's topic in Occupational Health

    This old news, many years old, but I got my emt before my RN. I thought I would be able to earn more as an emt than as an orderly. In fact my emt and $1.50 would get me a cup of coffee. Police and...

12. dryer sheets inbetween dressings?????

    CharlieRN replied to hospicemom's topic in Infectious Disease

    I'm pretty sure that the mint oil is used as a room deodorizer noyt applied to the wound or

13. Holistic nursing evidence based

    CharlieRN replied to saludable's topic in Holistic

    Good luck. If you do find any sound, double blind, scientific studies that support these therapies having curative, as opposed to plative, validity please share

14. What is ur fave area in Psych

    CharlieRN replied to ellieRN06's topic in Psychiatric

    Yeah they are a real party crowd who know how to have a good

15. Would it matter if someone wanting to go into nursing had

    CharlieRN replied to time2getreal's topic in Psychiatric

    I don't know about licensure requirements. My employer wants potential psych treatment staff to be out of treatment and symptom free for 2 years. I sure there are plenty of depressed nurses with...