Topaz7

Topaz7

Psychiatric- Detox and ECT

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  1. Do you think psychiatric care is inadequate in the US?

    Topaz7 replied to MusicEMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I didn't realize I was talking to a 5 year old "rolling eyes." You sounded and still sound like you were being discriminatory against that population. Not wasting my time going to read your previous...

  2. Do you think psychiatric care is inadequate in the US?

    Topaz7 replied to MusicEMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Seems you have something against addicts... I work in addictions and I can tell you nobody wakes up saying " I think I'll become a heroin addict today, completely screw up my life up and family over."...

  3. ECT PACU to PACU in hospital

    Topaz7 replied to Topaz7's topic in PACU

    Brown - I did not apply. I was curious how different it would be and if it would be difficult or something I might like to transition into once I get my ADN. Sounds less intimidating in a smaller...

  4. Nursing journey

    Topaz7 replied to OctaviaRenee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For LPN school we get a mini a&p/micro class, so when I took the actual a&p class for my ADN prereq it was easy. It could be that when I took a&p it was easy since I had already done a...

  5. Do you think psychiatric care is inadequate in the US?

    Topaz7 replied to MusicEMT's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I work in the field. Unfortunately there are many issues that still need ironing out. There's still a huge stigma surrounding psych that prevents people from seeking help- the labeling, denial of...

  6. BSN vs ADN

    Topaz7 replied to Grizabelle's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Where I livE and what I've been told is that ADNs are more confident and need less monitoring than BSN nurses. Btw I'm an Lpn so I'm not biased one way or the other, but when I was a caregiver on the...

  7. New Here-just got accepted into LVN program!

    Topaz7 replied to katherinetucker's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Congrats and welcome! Nursing school is a big change! You will make a lot of self sacrifices but very worth it! At times you might ask yourself what did I get myself into lol. You will do

  8. ECT PACU to PACU in hospital

    Topaz7 replied to Topaz7's topic in PACU

    Ok thank you both for responding, sorry it took me so long to reply! I was definitely intimidated with meanddragon's description lol. We typically use labetalol, esmalol, metoprolol, ativan, haldol,...

  9. Too quiet to be a PACU nurse?

    Topaz7 replied to kath<3's topic in PACU

    Glad you found something that better fits you. I don't think loud is appropriate for a PACU nurse. I work in a PACU setting- not in the medical hospital, I recover people post ictal and post...

  10. Is it possible to get the holidays off?

    Topaz7 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    I get every holiday and weekend off- I work in an ECT

  11. Work and LPN school?

    Topaz7 replied to sky89's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I was advised not to work at all if I could and I chose to only work one weekend a month to keep my job through school. I'm glad I chose that because I couldn't have made it through otherwise....

  12. Psych unit scrubs color - (Getting deeper into discussion of blue)

    Topaz7 replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Psychiatric

    I've worn solid and patterned scrubs- never been an issue before with any patient population on the locked inpatient psych units. I guess that's up to you to decide. Never had a patient have an issue...

  13. Do I tip an RN performing laser hair removal?

    Topaz7 replied to tweetyRN's topic in Aesthetics

    From what I hear from others and what my own job has specifically told me we are not allowed to accept gifts, tips/money, etc from patients or family. If they choose to bring us food items that's ok...

  14. What patients/behaviors/illnesses/injuries do you HATE the most?

    Topaz7 replied to JZ_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    c-diff, trachs,

  15. ECT Nurses where are you at?

    Topaz7 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I haven't had the chance to search all threads in the psych forum yet, so forgive me if this is a repeat. Just wondering how is the clinic where you work? What does the staff consist of? How do you...

  16. ECT Nurses where are you at?

    Topaz7 replied to Topaz7's topic in Psychiatric

    We are located in our acute care facility, we are affiliated with a local medical hospital and for those patients more medically unstable we send them to have their ECT tx down there otherwise we...

  17. ECT Nurses where are you at?

    Topaz7 replied to Topaz7's topic in Psychiatric

    It is pretty great! We are hiring per

  18. Is your hospital trialing TMS?

    Topaz7 replied to Topaz7's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks for your

  19. Is your hospital trialing TMS?

    Topaz7 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Just curious if anyone else has been using TMS(transcranial magnetic stimulus). Our hospital is strongly considering getting a chair and starting treatments for MDD. If so what have you seen with use...

  20. Is your hospital trialing TMS?

    Topaz7 replied to Topaz7's topic in Psychiatric

    I think there is only one psychiatrist in our area trialing it as well. The only insurance that will cover it here is priority health and the tx are $12000 here. I also here there is talk of being...

  21. Detox med protocol

    Topaz7 posted a topic in Addictions

    Just curious what other states and programs are using to detox their patients. I've heard of a lot of places using suboxone mainly. We switched to using a combo of valium, bentyl, and/or clonidine....

  22. Detox med protocol

    Topaz7 replied to Topaz7's topic in Addictions

    :) we call it blue light special because cina med protocol is on a blue sheet hehe. Yes we don't use valium if the pt is on suboxone either. Our docs try hard not to put ppl on sub though we di...

  23. What is the RN role at your facility?

    Topaz7 replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in Psychiatric

    The locked inpatient units don't utilize lpns unfortunately here. Rns do meds/txs, and lots of

  24. Psych career ended as quick as it started

    Topaz7 replied to HolyPeas's topic in Psychiatric

    I hope that doesnt ruin your perception of psych. Find a better facility. I work for a large nonprofit christian based organization and I love it! Patients are our number one concern as it should be....

  25. Nursing intervention for schizophrenic patient having sex?

    Topaz7 replied to robinslapsRN's topic in Psychiatric

    It is also not allowed where I work. outside of the hospital? Sure have all the sex you want. They are human . Hopefully it is protected, safe sex