Scarlettz BSN, RN

Hello everyone, I have about 3 years experience in Med Surg ICU stepdown nursing and most recently 2 years nursing in ICU. I have both my PCCN and CCRN. However, I would say that the hospital I work in now seems more like a stepdown ICU with the...

Does anyone know if you need fingerprints for the background check for Aya? What have your experiences been for other travel agencies as well? I am planning only to work in my licensed states or other compact states. Not interested in obtaining licen...

I am looking into psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner programs. I have come across family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. What is the difference between the two programs? Are the...

Is anyone in this program or graduated from this program? I am interesting in learning more about your experience. Thank you.

I am not sure if anyone has come across this, but I signed a two year contract and received a 15K sign-on bonus. When I applied and got the job it was under a different company. About 5 months into the job, another company took over the old company. ...

Does anyone work psych 11 pm to 7 am shift? I used to work psych 8 pm to 8am a few years back. I was just curious as to what you were responsibe during this time? Do you do the morning med pass or is that for the day shift? I just applied for a pt ni...

Can anyone tell me about this facility? Pay? Atmosphere? Is it hard to get hired here? Interview process? Orientation for new hires. Anything! How about some of the surrounding hospitals? Also looking into Wellstar at Hiram or Marietta, Tanner.

I've always wanted to do psych or post-partum in school. My first job ended up being med-surg. I hated med-surg as a student but was just happy to get a job after numerous applications. I ended up liking it better than I did in school. Caring for 5-...

I liked her books. The study guide was a fast and easy read. It was my main study book and passed the test with a score of 86. I read each chapter multiple times. I made up practice quizzes for each chapter. Wrote down the most important facts. Drew ...

I recently just passed my PCCN. My main study book was Nicole Kupchick Ace the PCCN study guide. I read all the chapters multiple times for about 3 months. Pages were literally falling out of the book. I did supplement a little bit with a binder my n...

I started studying at the end of August. I probably studied about 3 hours per week for 2 months. I sort of wish I scheduled my test sooner because on month three I have not been studying much at all. Part of it is because I picked up extra shifts at ...

Did you have to do lab draws?

I got accepted! Still hoping someone replies to this post who went through the program.

I don't mind doing bedside report. It seems like the patients like to interact with the nurses during this time. And if there is a question about something coming in, you can ask the off going nurse. As a previous poster mentioned, I do dislike givin...

I don't consider me an old fashioned woman, but I'd probably prefer a female nurse to do certain procedures on me over a man. Would I refuse care from a male nurse? No. But I am just shy by nature and would feel slightly more at ease with a woman. It...

I work in a mental health setting and I had a patient whose blood pressure was 89/something and the aide rechecked it and it was 91/something. There are no parameters in the order to say "Hold BP medication if SBP is I guess my question is more of ...

I forgot to give report before, too. I didn't get too far before I remembered and called the nurse to give report via the telephone. Luckily she was an easy going nurse! On the flipside, I had a nurse forget to give me report before. I tried to call ...

I once forgot to return a PO Ativan that a patient changed her mind about to the pyxis. I went home and discovered that it was still in there! I freaked out and went straight back to the hospital (luckily only 5 mins away.) The nurses all the day shi...

I moved away for my first nursing job -- across the country. So, I know how lonely and stressful it can be. I began an exercise routine when I first started out my nursing job. I swam, walked, went to the gym. Not only did I lose weight and feel more...

I sort of just searched online or read old nursing material/books on psych. I did buy one psych book that was purely about medications. Here are some medications that I give often and are worth reading up on: Seroquel, Zyprexa, Risperdal, Depakote, ...

I think it gets easier. I am very introverted and even socially awkward but my patients love me still. I think just being nice and polite and having a good attitude goes along way. You don't even have to be bubbly - just care, don't act like patients...

I am currently working as a psychiatric nurse (FT) and medical-surgical nurse (On call, PRN). Prior to this, I worked medical surgical FT and would float to our PP unit at times. I am interested in making a career change to PP. Some of the things I ...

I have been working as a psych nurse for about a year and a half and I am not so sure if I like working there anymore. I think maybe it has more to do with my job duties than working in this specialty/psychiatric patients. In our facility, we have a ...

I do not work in OB/GYN nursing, but I am visiting this board because I am interested in going into Postpartum/Mother Baby nursing. I just wanted to share my birth experience as both a nurse and a patient. As a nurse: I worked as a medical surgical n...

I find that just being polite and respectful will go a long way. I had a new patient who came up to the med window being loud and aggressive demanding this, this, and that right off that bat having just met. I asked her, "Why are you yelling at me - ...