I am a new psychiatric mental health RN at a State Psychiatric Facility. So far I feel like I have adapted well, except for one thing: I am having trouble dealing with delusional patients. (often...
jdewberry replied to Sniper06's topic in Psychiatric
I work for Austin State and we need nurses really bad right now. We hire new grads, a month long training program, along with a month long orientation. I absolutely love where I work and would not...
jdewberry replied to natalissa's topic in Psychiatric
We do lock the doors at our facilities but for patient safety reasons. We do not have enough staff to monitor halls at all times. However, if a patient wants to go to their room, we immediately...
jdewberry replied to vintagemother's topic in Psychiatric
I believe that in certain cercumstances it can be extreamly benefical and therapeutic for a patient to hear about your experience and see that there is hope. While it is not appropriate in all...
I am an RN at a plastic surgery center. I scrub in for surgeries under our plastic surgeon and am often the only assistant in the OR with him. There may be 2 RNs for big cases and an MA to help on...