CharlieRN

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  1. Possibly Being Sued

    CharlieRN replied to chewe's topic in Legal

    I have been a nurse since 1979 and never have been sued, but I have never worked a day without malpractice insurance. Be aware that your insurance needs to cover you both at the time of the incident...

  2. The 'frontline' worker

    CharlieRN replied to Meraki's topic in Psychiatric

    In formal situations direct care staff are refered to as direct care staff. What is your administration's objection to "front line"? I find it abit degorgatory to the other

  3. Antidepressant PRN

    CharlieRN replied to goodknight's topic in Psychiatric

    Amitriptyline is really dangerous to od on. If you are going to send a depressed pt out with a rx trazadone is much

  4. Suboxone Detox

    CharlieRN replied to krisssy's topic in Psychiatric

    We are switching from methadone detox to suboxone. Primarily this is because there are less negative outcomes with

  5. Dealing with borderline

    CharlieRN replied to Cute_CNA's topic in Psychiatric

    Ok you are speaking to my strength. I have worked with borderlines for years,and I actually like them. In dealing with patients who have borderline personality disorder the first thing you have to do...

  6. MS Psychiatric Nursing with no experience?

    CharlieRN replied to krisssy's topic in Psychiatric

    More power to you. I'm your age, with 25 yrs experience in psych, and I just desided that there was not enough left of my working life to justify the effort of getting a master's degree. Then again,...

  7. New Grad Psych Charting Difficulties=(

    CharlieRN replied to PsychRN05's topic in Psychiatric

    Practical suggestion: read your collegues notes and let them be your guide. If one of them uses a phrase you don't understand in the contex you can ask the person about what exactly they ment. This...

  8. Herbal/alternative and modern medicine can come together as a safe practice?

    CharlieRN replied to button2cute's topic in Holistic

    I think I may have attended a lecture by Schwartz at Umass about 35 yrs ago. If it was the same guy,(he was a bit heavier, looked similar and had an at least similar name) he was at that time billing...

  9. Herbal/alternative and modern medicine can come together as a safe practice?

    CharlieRN replied to button2cute's topic in Holistic

    possibly Norman Swartzhttp://www.sfu.ca/philosophy/swartz/contents.htm ? More likely Gary Schwartz http://www.randi.org/jr/030504newsweek.html#1 http://www.randi.org/jr/03-23-2001.html...

  10. Herbal/alternative and modern medicine can come together as a safe practice?

    CharlieRN replied to button2cute's topic in Holistic

    What is this in reference

  11. What do you honestly think you would have done?

    CharlieRN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    The owners are guilty of criminal neglect for not evacuating the patients but it seems that someone higher up is also guilty. The community is supposed to have a disaster plan that covers the...

  12. Herbal/alternative and modern medicine can come together as a safe practice?

    CharlieRN replied to button2cute's topic in Holistic

    Randi is a retired professional stage magician. That is the extent to which he is a "trickster". My father was a stage magician and he taught me that if you want to expose a fake what you want is a...

  13. RN displaced by Katrina...advice on getting into Psych?

    CharlieRN replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    It is available on line but at a hefty price. I would try a public library. The medical library at a local hospital might let you read it on site but prob will not let it out the door. The psych unit...

  14. How is adolescent status determined?

    CharlieRN replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in Psychiatric

    My employer now uses a simple "under 18 and still in school, must be adolescent" rule. They don't want to make it a judgement call. Many adolescents want to get onto the adult units here because...

  15. RN displaced by Katrina...advice on getting into Psych?

    CharlieRN replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    Just apply for the position. I've had the hiring of nurses to do inthe past and the statement that your are excited about the job is enough of a recommendation to at least get your foot in the door....

  16. Methadone Question

    CharlieRN replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    Let's see there is a question about the proper use of methadone. I can address that. It would be ok practice to put a patient on one medication that has benificial effects for two conditions. So a...

  17. Did I miss something? (rant and need help)

    CharlieRN replied to PMHNP10's topic in Psychiatric

    Tread carefully. In your effort to be patient advocates you are pushing into getting fired territory. You may even be endangering your license. If you believe the MD or the unit director have made...

  18. Herbal/alternative and modern medicine can come together as a safe practice?

    CharlieRN replied to button2cute's topic in Holistic

    Let me say this again: There is really a million dollar ($ 1,000,000.00 )prize being offered. If you don't want it, win it and donate it to the relief effort. The link is...

  19. RN or RPN??? Thats the question

    CharlieRN replied to sask_manda's topic in Psychiatric

    By way of an answer I ask a question. What the heck is an RPN? A registered nurse is recognized world

  20. Did I miss something? (rant and need help)

    CharlieRN replied to PMHNP10's topic in Psychiatric

    Sounds like you have a problem MD more than a problem patient. The doc failed to make his treatment plan explicit and is now blaming others for not carrying it out. If the po med is not to be used...

  21. Herbal/alternative and modern medicine can come together as a safe practice?

    CharlieRN replied to button2cute's topic in Holistic

    I have martial arts in my background too. It prepared me quite well for TT etc. The process of internal focusing and centering are very helpful for getting started in the self hypnotic process. The...

  22. Herbal/alternative and modern medicine can come together as a safe practice?

    CharlieRN replied to button2cute's topic in Holistic

    I was an herbalist before I was a nurse. I have raised many of the theraputic and poisonous herbs. I also was a wild food gatherer. I know abit on the subject. Most herbs that have any...

  23. Ptsd

    CharlieRN replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Assuming you mean borderline personality d/o, the answer is a resounding "yes" for those patients who's PTSD is due to childhood sexual abuse. In adult survivors of profound abuse in childhood,...

  24. Looking for info about psych nursing..

    CharlieRN replied to LPNMeg06's topic in Psychiatric

    My hospital has phased out the LPN's they used to have. I get the impression that Lpn's are generally thought not to be appropriate for a hospital level of acuity. Unless you have a burning desire...

  25. Weapons on Site

    CharlieRN replied to Aneroo's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm in favor of armed nurses in the ED. (A nice little pearl handled, stainless steel .38, in a white leather holster, to match the uniform. It would have made me feel safer.) I once tried to have...