Umberlee

Umberlee

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  1. End result efficacy P.O. vs I.M. PRNs like Haldol / Ativan

    Umberlee replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

    Usually our orders state IM or PO. I'm relatively new to acute psych but I was just wondering this tonight as we treated a patient who was extremely psychotic but did agree (for me only) to take PO...

  2. Does Anyone Actually LIKE Being a Nurse? (Slight Venting)

    Umberlee replied to j_tay1981's topic in General Nursing

    I enjoy helping people, and I've been told throughout the years by patients and co-workers that I'm a great nurse. But I'm not sure I'm passionate about it. I don't like surprises and I feel...

  3. Multiple jobs

    Umberlee replied to poohrn33's topic in General Nursing

    I work PRN/relief at both jobs, so it takes two pools of schedules to comfortably assure me of the hours I need to meet my financial obligations. One of my jobs is really feast-or-famine as far as...

  4. Physicians Who Don't Do Assessments

    Umberlee replied to 1RN4Christ's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We have a doc who is really great about giving orders for whatever it is we ask for...but when it comes to actually doing his due diligence with patient evaluation, yeah, not so much. It works...

  5. one month

    Umberlee replied to MichelleRN34's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Very cool...I graduate at the beginning of February. It's so close I can almost taste

  6. Feel like a college may be taking advantage of my friend...

    Umberlee posted a topic in General Students

    Or he may have slipped through the cracks somehow in screening. He said as much himself. He dropped out of high school, his high school GPA was 2.1 before dropping out. GPA is supposed to be at...

  7. ...I sure hope medication can help me

    Umberlee posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I may be in over my head. For the past, gosh, maybe ten years I have noticed an increase in "fuzziness" and difficulty concentrating. My memory has started to get progressively worse and my ability...

  8. Problem with reference from previous employer

    Umberlee replied to KSinMT's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Like any interaction with the police, I'm sure much of varies depending on the individual officer you're dealing with. My employer did contact the police and an officer called me to ask about my...

  9. is my past going to hinder my ability to get a RN license?

    Umberlee replied to shux's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I think my state board licensing process includes questions like "do you currently have an addiction to drugs or alcohol" or something like that, and says to say no if you are currently participating...

  10. Anyone going to the APNA Annual Conference in San Antonio, TX in Oct?

    Umberlee replied to LisalaRN99's topic in Psychiatric

    My sister-in-law and her husband, to whom I am very VERY close, just moved to San Antonio in the spring and I would love nothing more than to get to go to the conference and spend a few days with...

  11. Why did you become a Psych Nurse?

    Umberlee replied to Alicia_Has_Tats's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm new to acute psych, but I've worked in psych-heavy settings in the past (group homes first for brain-injured adults and next for developmentally disabled adults). I really wanted to get more...

  12. What do you think of 12 hour shifts?

    Umberlee replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I worked 8-hour shifts, office hours, for years before starting 12s within the last couple of years. I'm not sure which I prefer. 12s are nice for knocking your workweek out sooner but it's hard to...

  13. Possibly Caught Diverting Drugs & Tested Positive for Marijuana in GA...Totally Lost!

    Umberlee replied to GA1234's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I agree that if you want to stay a nurse, you need to find a job where you don't have access to controlled/narc meds. You just can't trust yourself around medications. You just can't. Not now for...

  14. Any luck fighting PA BON?

    Umberlee replied to gradrn1's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Gosh, I hope so! Lawyer up for sure. Monitoring programs should be about ensuring the safety of the public, not pinning people with scarlet letters. Sometimes I feel like these programs are so...

  15. Problem with reference from previous employer

    Umberlee replied to KSinMT's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I keep wondering how to handle this as time goes on. Right now, being in a monitoring program, I don't have much of a choice so I obviously disclose the circumstances of my departure from my job. I...

  16. Interview questions

    Umberlee replied to secretagent2011's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Ugh, I feel even worse about my interview now. I am applying to a psych NP program, and the questions were very general but I was not really prepared at all and just rambled and made no sense. They...

  17. waiting for news, frustrated

    Umberlee posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Well, I've turned in all my required materials for application to a PMHNP program, at least I think I have. My transcripts were apparently lost prior to my interview and when I contacted the program...

  18. Has this ever happened to you??

    Umberlee replied to Quit Floating Me's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm new to my place of employment, but we have two nurses for a max of 16 patients here. If a shift can't be covered, instead of the off-going staff having to stay, the on-coming staff will work with...

  19. AA meeting and addicts

    Umberlee replied to RNMSN51's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I've been to some AA meetings where they were very finicky about addict vs. alcoholic. I always identified as an alcoholic because I did have a drinking problem, although I am definitely NOT an...

  20. Pretty sure I blew my grad interview (PMHNP)

    Umberlee posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    Ugh, I just feel sick about this! I sort of knew ahead of time that the interview would be your basic "what strengths do you have/what are your biggest concerns about being a graduate student" etc...

  21. Making sure a patient is medically cleared

    Umberlee posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Are there any specific questions you ask or things you check to make sure a patient is medically cleared before coming in? We had a patient who had been mechanically ventilated after a suicide...

  22. Pretty sure I blew my grad interview (PMHNP)

    Umberlee replied to Umberlee's topic in Post Graduate Students

    In fact I'm pretty sure I came across about

  23. Introduction and Looking for Support

    Umberlee replied to celesteanne's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My current job (in psych) has been the most program-friendly of all my jobs since beginning monitoring. However, I've been told that isn't necessarily the norm. The place that originally fired me...

  24. Having trouble staying on point

    Umberlee posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm having such a hard time lately meeting all my deadlines, getting my paperwork turned in, not missing call-ins for UAs (on weekends, when we never have to test but still have to call every day)....

  25. I have so many qualms

    Umberlee replied to Austin12's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I considered moving right at the onset of my contract because the black mark against my reputation locally was incredibly hard for me to bear at the time. My contract here is four years, but in PA...