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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...

  16. Boston Recovery Model

    CharlieRN replied to ianxb's topic in Psychiatric

    They have found a way for Boston to recover? I had given up all

  17. Feasibility of non-smoking policy in psychiatric hospitals?

    CharlieRN replied to psych nurse's topic in Psychiatric

    We are have a no smoking policy inside the buildings but permit patients to smoke on fenced in porches. Since they are unable to leave the smoking area, they don't need close supervision. They are...

  18. alternate ways of treating borderline personality disorder

    CharlieRN replied to hsieh's topic in Psychiatric

    This is probably not real helpful, but I'm not sure this pt is correctly dx as borderline. He sounds more antisocial to me. Thinking of him as a manipulative criminal/ con man may be helpful in...

  19. Lexapro

    CharlieRN replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Call the doc and ask! That's what she gets the big bucks for. Some transitions need to be tapered. I could look it up and tell you what the books say, but then I'd be practicing

  20. Poll: What do you love about psych nursing?

    CharlieRN replied to here_kitty's topic in Psychiatric

    This is what I'm talking about. On a med surg unit if a staff person is grumpy or maybe hung over, noone cares so long as she does her tasks. A psych nurse's work is done with their voice and mind...

  21. Keeping Yourself Safe

    CharlieRN replied to PsychRN-Kris's topic in Psychiatric

    I'd second morgans comment. Avoid unnecessary touching. Before I was a psych nurse I was a very "touchy-feely" type person. Now when a client is in distress, I offer them a kleenex. Gives me some...

  22. what would your conclusion be

    CharlieRN replied to cat123's topic in Psychiatric

    I can't give much feedback without data about current/past behaviors. What has she done that makes her of interest to

  23. Poll: What do you love about psych nursing?

    CharlieRN replied to here_kitty's topic in Psychiatric

    no white uniform! my peers are sane! seriously, the general nursing population reflects the mental health of the general public. psych nurses are held to a higher standard. and in a good institution...

  24. Another poll: What DON'T you like?

    CharlieRN replied to here_kitty's topic in Psychiatric

    frustration with there not being enough money to keep patients long enough to do good work with them. We are frequently pushed to discharge patients before they are ready. Ingeneral health insurance...

  25. Typical day in Psych nursing

    CharlieRN replied to monstermunch's topic in Psychiatric

    Glad to be of help. sorry about the sloppy spelling, I'm at the end of a very long boring night in admissions and having a hard time staying awake. By the way, I have worked most types of inpatient...