CharlieRN

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  1. Health Fair

    CharlieRN replied to LisaG21's topic in Psychiatric

    What is the demographic profile of the target audience? You could offer an overview of stressmanagement techniques or you could just try to teach a few harmless technigues. It really is a broad...

  2. New Nurse Manager in acute psy

    CharlieRN replied to devonn1's topic in Psychiatric

    This is a psych unit you are talking about? Patients with the DRG's you have would not meet medical clearence to be admitted to our facility. We have a code once every couple years. If indeed your...

  3. need advice

    CharlieRN replied to margo123's topic in Psychiatric

    Margo, Being a responsible citizen is a b****, but that is what we promise when we accept our licsence. Go get'em

  4. how much orientation for new grads in psych?

    CharlieRN replied to celle507's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm of the opinion that a 6months to a year of med/surg hell is a good background for any sort of speciality nursing. ICU or ER experience is also great. Remember when you are part of the "psych...

  5. Is There Scientific Data to Support Holistic Health Treatments?

    CharlieRN replied to CharlieRN's topic in Holistic

    madi In a pallative care setting where your pts are just trying to die in peace, use whatever will accomplish that, short of theraputic assassination. But in any other setting, where we are expected...

  6. New Nurse Manager in acute psy

    CharlieRN replied to devonn1's topic in Psychiatric

    Currently in my state the state hospital is going to be closed because they could not do what you are attempting even when mandated by the legislature. Literally the hospital is going to close...

  7. meds over obj/consent for tx-BIG DIfferece??

    CharlieRN replied to midnitelpn's topic in Psychiatric

    Never hurts to seek legal cousel. Do get copies of all the relavent hospital

  8. tips for adolescent psych, plz??

    CharlieRN replied to sav's topic in Psychiatric

    I have worked in many different types of psych units. One rule that works is find an experienced staff or two who seem to know what they are doing and follow their lead. Smart leutenents take the...

  9. need advice

    CharlieRN replied to margo123's topic in Psychiatric

    Yet another reason why nurses need unions. Much good advice has been given. Do not just sit tight. You are a nurse. Your primery responsiblity is to provide a safe environment. Safety is always...

  10. New RN feeling burned out, stressed

    CharlieRN replied to NurseBettyRN's topic in Psychiatric

    It sounds like a big piece of the issue is the BPD pts. They can be draining to deal with, but there are some tricks. Number one. Get support for yourself. Seek supervision from your clinical...

  11. nurses who self injure

    CharlieRN replied to sax_journey's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    SusanJean is on the mark. If it is an employment issue then they should need to show that your ablity to preform your duties is impaired by your suposed illness. Ask to see your employer's policy...

  12. nurses who self injure

    CharlieRN replied to sax_journey's topic in Psychiatric

    SusanJean is on the mark. If it is an employment issue then they should need to show that your ablity to preform your duties is impaired by your suposed illness. Ask to see your employer's policy...

  13. Meds necessary for inpatient care?

    CharlieRN replied to stuRN6's topic in Psychiatric

    So you have a person who wants to continue on an addictive substance but is unwilling to try a therapy that might make the addictive substance no longer be needed. Hmm.If someone is threatening...

  14. How many of you practice homeopathy?

    CharlieRN replied to healinghand's topic in Holistic

    Ms Paul, The tummy ache - appendix, is an example intentionally exagerated. But if you look back at Nemhain and vervain's posts they were using homopathy to treat themselves and their families....

  15. Psych BSN

    CharlieRN replied to ZZTopRN's topic in Psychiatric

    nurse R, I don't know about an old saw but I've seen what I have seen. If I were in the market for a psych pro, I would want one who had worked in a clinical setting, not gone from school to private...

  16. How many of you practice homeopathy?

    CharlieRN replied to healinghand's topic in Holistic

    Paul, I don't hesitate to use any tool that comes to hand to threat my patients either but if I'm using a placebo effect I want to be clear with myself and other professionals that I am doing so....

  17. My daughter and her RTC

    CharlieRN replied to j-mac's topic in Psychiatric

    Personality disorders can be treated in hospital and need to be if they have gotten so serious as to be life threatening. It is certainly better if they can be nipped in the bud with a strong...

  18. Is There Scientific Data to Support Holistic Health Treatments?

    CharlieRN replied to CharlieRN's topic in Holistic

    Ethlyne, Please read my post again. Even though I have practiced it and "felt" the "energy field". I do not find healing touch awesome. I find it appalling. I believe that the practioners are mostly...

  19. What should be my next step?

    CharlieRN replied to elleon's topic in Psychiatric

    Elleon, The ADN after the BS in Psych will work to get you into nursing. I followed a similar route, getting a ADN after I had complete a BA in English Lit. The BSN is a better education however....

  20. gero-psych...nothing but a nightmare!

    CharlieRN replied to MisPlacedTexan's topic in Psychiatric

    I have to agree. I helped set up our "older adult" program, but I would not work there. And ours is not that bad because admissions is supposed to screen out any patient who does not seem likely to...

  21. Where are the PD nurses

    CharlieRN replied to Claire Chapman's topic in Psychiatric

    To the best of my knowledge the registered nurse is considered to be a generalist at the professional level. Specialization takes place after nursing school and after you have taken the national...

  22. Where are the PD nurses

    CharlieRN replied to Claire Chapman's topic in Psychiatric

    Clair, I'm an RN, registered nurse, a legal definition. I have specialties in mental health, emergency care and ethics but my specialties are not defined by my legal status. As far as the law is...

  23. Dumb question from nursing student...

    CharlieRN replied to Fawn's topic in General Nursing

    There are no dumb questions, just dumb nusing students. ;0 Seriously, lowest paper to work ration is most likely in

  24. Fired for Abuse/harrassment

    CharlieRN replied to tennesseenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I can't see how any purely verbal interaction can possibly be grounds for loss of license. Then it seems abit of a stretch for them to fire you for a verbal familiarity with a pt. I have to say that...

  25. Two newbie questions

    CharlieRN replied to zaggar's topic in Men in Nursing

    Almost thirty years ago when I was in nursing school, one of my instructors, who was a Nun, told me, "Charlie, if you being a man bothers her, she isn't sick enough." That being said, you still have...