AtivanIM

AtivanIM has 1 years experience and specializes in Psychiatric Nursing.

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1. What's the weirdest thing management has said to you?

   AtivanIM replied to monkeybug's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   DON: "Why is the medication room door open?" AtivanIM: "I'm just throwing away these documents." (The shred bin is literally 10ft. away) DON: "You need to NEVER have the door open if your not...

2. The cases that break your heart

   AtivanIM replied to KelRN215's topic in Pediatric

   On my normally scheduled days, I work with children ages 5-17 in an acute care psych ward. Every day I hear stories that could break your heart. When I first began working there, I had a...

3. Why are new nurses treated poorly?

   AtivanIM replied to rnckr's topic in First Year After Licensure

   We must agree to disagree then. I don't think I'm whining about lateral violence at all! If I remember a prior post of yours, the title was something to the effect of - why does everyone think they...

4. Why are new nurses treated poorly?

   AtivanIM replied to rnckr's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Ruby, I never questioned the fact that the information about a valve is important. If it wasn't noted in an otherwise comprehensive report, and remembered on demand, then the oncoming nurse can go...

5. Why are new nurses treated poorly?

   AtivanIM replied to rnckr's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Without reading your post first, and just answering the question you presented, my knee-jerk thought was "because you let them." A way to avoid interrogation would be to keep giving report as you...

6. Sometimes it's impossible not to giggle...

   AtivanIM replied to AtivanIM's topic in Nursing Humor

   You got me beat hands down! That is

7. Sometimes it's impossible not to giggle...

   AtivanIM posted a topic in Nursing Humor

   I'm a psych nurse in an acute care psychiatric hospital. Nothing seems to phase me anymore when it comes to psychosis. Just when I think I've heard it all, a patient will do or say something so...

8. How to fail clinical

   AtivanIM replied to cnmbfa's topic in General Students

   A couple of questions before I can provide meaningful feedback: 1. Is this your personal guidelines for clinical, all faculty use it, or is it pulled directly from the student handbook? 2. What...

9. MD screaming at RN's in front of patients regularly

   AtivanIM replied to AtivanIM's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Since I've delt with many situations in the past, I'm pretty well versed on how to be passive-agressive without it being led back to me. I just wasn't comfortable before, but with EVERY single nurse...

10. MD screaming at RN's in front of patients regularly

    AtivanIM replied to AtivanIM's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hope this post does not make you take a break from allnurses or keep depressing you. Thank you for your reply, although my post was not uplifting, it was out of desperation to be validated in my...

11. MD screaming at RN's in front of patients regularly

    AtivanIM replied to AtivanIM's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In addition, I would like to add a conversation I had with another RN yesterday to add to this MD's ridulousness... I was told to NEVER give a child an anti-anxiety medication or sleep aids that were...

12. MD screaming at RN's in front of patients regularly

    AtivanIM replied to AtivanIM's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Thank you all for your replies! I feel more motivated to look for new employment, regardless of my current work schedule of 50+ hours weekly that leave me physically and mentally drained. I finally...

13. MD screaming at RN's in front of patients regularly

    AtivanIM posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I currently work with an Psych MD that is also the Medical Director of a psych unit. I've never met such a rude doctor in my life! I'm a pretty new nurse and have only been working at the hospital...

14. What to do when a doctor won't let you read back an order

    AtivanIM replied to aem31's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would call them back. "Dr. ____ our phone call must have been disconnected. Give Mr.____ Ativan 2mg PO Q4 PRN, first dose NOW for anxiety, is that correct?" As he is doing his "yeah yeah yeah"...

15. Healthcare is NOT a basic human right.

    AtivanIM replied to Asystole RN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I wonder how much money hospitals could save by having an MD in the triage area to deem certain ridiculous complaints unemergent. I would love to hear: "Yes, I understand that you felt that your...