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  1. What does it take to be a psych nurse?

    midnitelpn replied to xtina71's topic in Psychiatric

    i am a psych lpn (started in acute psych as a gpn 8yrs ago!) if you are near a VA, thats where i have been since graduating. if it is a larger VA, you could possibly start out in psych, get your...

  2. Banning smoking for psychiatric patients

    midnitelpn replied to Bjo's topic in Psychiatric

    order more ativan for the unit & get the "PEAT" team on speed dial!!!!! so they dont smoke===polypharm & increased anxiety/possible assaults etcs!!! sometimes the best prn i have used is a...

  3. suspended license

    midnitelpn replied to jmb62's topic in General Nursing

    what state are you in??? i would not go down w/o one hell of a fight!!! i have seen alot lesser sentence, for alot greater "crime", in ny. go to the office of the professions website in ny &...

  4. my favorite resident

    midnitelpn replied to merricat's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i have had many "favorite" pts. in the past 7yrs!!! and i usually go for the PIAs, the old, growly, miserable old farts!! the more they cuss & holler the better!!! its always fun to do,...

  5. I'm going to write up a CNA tonight.

    midnitelpn replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    sharpen your pencil!!!! this cna might blat the blues for awhile, and try turning other cna's against you.....but if the others have to pick up her slack, they will be happy you wrote her up!!! it's...

  6. why does something have to happen first?

    midnitelpn posted a topic in Psychiatric

    i am an lpn who has worked primarily my entire 7yr carrer in some form of locked psych setting...what do you do when your new nurse mgr. doesnt want to address your longterm psych pts decompensated...

  7. What do you HATE to do at work?

    midnitelpn replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

    PUKE!!!! the whole process...from start to finish!!! the noise!!! the noise!!! the smell!!! the smell!!! bleed on me, poop on me, i dont care if you hoark up the nastiest green funk from the...

  8. Do I NEED Med-Surg training to be a psych nurse?

    midnitelpn replied to EarthChild1130's topic in Psychiatric

    w/psych, you gotta be familiar w/it all....usually psych pts have a co-morbitiy of some sort! is their mental illness being exacerbated by an underlying medical condition? etc. does the facility you...

  9. enclosed nurse's station

    midnitelpn replied to margo123's topic in Psychiatric

    our acute unit & ltc units were recently remodeled...removing the enclosures. the "open" portion is a long counter spaning approx 20ft. it is very high..i'm 5ft tall, and i can just rest my chin...

  10. why does something have to happen first?

    midnitelpn replied to midnitelpn's topic in Psychiatric

    thanks for responding....i have thought of leaving, saving myself so to speak, but i'm one of those who feels like one person can change the world!!! i just havent figured out how!!! the bio-ethics...