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  1. Reinstatement of license after voluntary surrender?

    paulschwinn posted a topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm an RN in Texas and I "voluntarily surrendered" my license due to an incident, with the possibility of applying for reinstate after 1 year. Well, one year has passed, and I'm trying to get my...

  2. Nursing Informatics or Health Informatics?

    paulschwinn posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    I actually have several questions. Feel free to answer any of them :) I want to get into informatics, but I'm having licensure issues. I already have my BSN, and I was considering doing my masters in...

  3. Am I a good fit for the Navy?

    paulschwinn posted a topic in Government, Military

    I have experience and a BSN. I'm a young single guy and I want to travel, have fun, and enjoy life. Compared to being a civilian nurse, what are some freedoms that I should expect to lose if I join...

  4. What does it take to be a good psych nurse?

    paulschwinn posted a topic in Psychiatric

    What are some personality traits that make a good psych nurse? How do you pick out the good psych nurse from the average floor nurse? Complete the sentence: You know you're a psych nurse when... Also,...

  5. Person learns more from patients in a mental hospital than any doctor

    paulschwinn posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I found this on reddit and felt it belonged

  6. does nursing count as exercise!?

    paulschwinn replied to futurenurseOB's topic in Health, Stress Management

    you know... you make a very good point... this is probably why nurses aren't so eager to hit the gym after a shift. maybe a good stretch, like yoga, may be more beneficial for nurses than the usual...

  7. What does it take to be a good psych nurse?

    paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Psychiatric

    so

  8. Decompress?? what works?

    paulschwinn replied to martymoose's topic in Health, Stress Management

    oh yeah... and there's these... https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+deal+with+nursing+stress https://www.google.com/search?q=strategies+to+prevent+stress+and+burnout+in+nursing there's also plenty...

  9. Decompress?? what works?

    paulschwinn replied to martymoose's topic in Health, Stress Management

    good question... who cares for the caregiver? one thing that makes nursing different from most jobs is Mortality Salience. hospitals mainly exist to deal with morbidity and mortality, so mortality...

  10. Do i need a license to be a navy nurse?

    paulschwinn posted a topic in Government, Military

    I got my BSN but ran into some licensure issues with the board. Will the navy still take

  11. Do i need a license to be a navy nurse?

    paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Government, Military

    deferred adjudication for class A misdemeanor assault. but i'm already off probation. so it shouldn't be a problem... maybe i should talk to a

  12. Do i need a license to be a navy nurse?

    paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Government, Military

    OIC... thank

  13. Do i need a license to be a navy nurse?

    paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Government, Military

    sorry jeck, but i'm assuming AOC means Area Of Concentration? AOC - Military and Government if that's the case, then how are MOS and AOC

  14. What does it take to be a good psych nurse?

    paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Psychiatric

    yes! this is what i wanted to know! i didn't want to make the mistake of thinking i could do psych simply because "i like art blah blah blah". thank you for the honest feedback! i think you're right,...

  15. What does it take to be a good psych nurse?

    paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Psychiatric

    i think everyone has a little bit of mental illness hiding inside them somewhere. i think i'm somewhere between schizoid and schizotypal. what kind of mental illness do you have? does having an...

  16. Terror Management Theory (TMT) and Nursing Stress

    paulschwinn posted a topic in Psychiatric

    there's a lot of material on the internet about TMT... https://www.google.com/search?q=Terr...agement+theory basically, i think this theory applies to nursing because nurses deal with a lot of...

  17. Terror Management Theory (TMT)

    paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    this article kinda helps validate some aspects of TMT... Nurses With Low Self-Esteem: Please Seek Help

  18. Terror Management Theory (TMT)

    paulschwinn posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    there's a lot of material on the internet about TMT... https://www.google.com/search?q=Terror+management+theory basically, i think this theory applies to nursing because nurses deal with a lot of...

  19. Nursing Informatics or Health Informatics?

    paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Nursing Informatics

    thank you overtonis! you saved me a lot of money :) i think i'll go with your advice. it matches what i'm reading in a lot of these other

  20. Nursing Informatics or Health Informatics?

    paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Nursing Informatics

    i keep posting questions, but never get any answers... Is Health Informatics a viable route to becoming an informatician if I decide not to reinstate my license? How is Health Informatics different...

  21. Nursing Informatics or Health Informatics?

    paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Nursing Informatics

    to clarify my situation even further... i'm currently debating whether the cost of getting a lawyer to reinstate my license is worth it if all i really want to do as a nurse is informatics. i really...

  22. Nursing Informatics or Health Informatics?

    paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Nursing Informatics

    actually guys, to clarify my situation... i was working as a nurse in different capacities, finished up, graduated, and got my BSN, but a little bit after, i got into some licensure issues with the...

  23. Do i need a license to be a navy nurse?

    paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Government, Military

    bummer but what if i'm not looking for a nursing designator code? can i be assigned another designator

  24. Do i need a license to be a navy nurse?

    paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Government, Military

    but let's say i wanted to work in informatics, or some other non-clinical position. it's just that i have a background in nursing and a BSN, just no license. however, i'm a very technical personal and...

  25. Reinstatement of license after voluntary surrender?

    paulschwinn replied to paulschwinn's topic in Nurses Recovery

    thanks jack! that was super