mon00707

mon00707

Mental health, psychiatry

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About mon00707

mon00707 has 5 years experience and specializes in Mental health, psychiatry.


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  1. I recently obtained a BSN and also have a Bachelor of Science in Social Work. Do I put my name as Monica, BSW, BSN, RN or Monica, BSN, RN or just Monica, RN? It would be for work like email or letters etc. I am not sure what is appropriate and I ...
  2. I work at a Behavioral Health Insurance company as a Care Manager and complete phone reviews with hospitals for inpt mental health, detox, D&A rehab, etc monday-friday 8:30-5, no weekend or holidays. On the side I am a staff/charge nurse at the ...
  3. Overwhelmed new nurse, ready to call it quits!

    Thanks guys,it is relieving to know that there are others in my shoes. Like u swtlilangel I am in charge of the unit and have to deal with crisis' that come up. Then we have turnover of aids all the time too. I have gone back to the gym so hoping ...
  4. Overwhelmed new nurse, ready to call it quits!

    Its almost 6 months now and I still do not like it there. I get screamed at by patients all the time because when people are Mentally Ill and in Crisis they are very stressed etc and moody. I know these people need help but I am tired of getting ye...
  5. Can you take a patient's medication without their consent?

    I probably would not take his meds as they are his property and has a right to them. Now maybe if he had some suggestion that he said he was going to OD on them or something then I would definitely take them but doesnt sound like the case. I would ...
  6. New grad nurse, feeling like I am barely hanging on!

    I feel the same way you do and am not even in an ICU unit so I can't imagine the level of responsibility you have. That is a tough place to start and most of the new grads I know who started in the ICU didnt last. A couple who have already who work...
  7. Overwhelmed new nurse, ready to call it quits!

    I'm trying to stick it out, I am trying to look at things differently. The work is not too bad. I come in and get report, ensure orders, take vitals, and pass mess between 8-10. Then start on my notes, and other paper work. During all that I have...
  8. I'm glad to hear a lot of these responses. I have been in mental for 3 months now but my ultimate goal is to someday become an ob nurse and lactation specialist. I have tried many times and never got a job in med surge so I took this mental health ...
  9. I have only been at my first nursing job 3 months. I'm basically a a charge nurse at the facility I'm in and deal with people who are suicidal but not bad enough to be hospitalized. Our program is a residential voluntary facility with up to 8 resid...
  10. Med error or not?

    I don't think it would be a med error, I thinker errors of giving the wrong med, the wrong dose etc. Meds like that are typically a prn so I don't think it's too concerning and I personally would not call the dr for a refusal of that med and the fac...
  11. Nurses, How Do You Care For Your Hands?

    I have been using this stuff called eczema eraser bar. It's made of all organic coconut oil, Shea butter beeswax and essential oil. My hands have been fabulous this winter and I live in a very cold climate. Usually my hands will crack and hurt but...
  12. How do you keep your clinical skills sharp?

    I was thinking of applying at some of the local hospitals again to see if I could work a few shifts a month but without experience I doubt they would hire me on part time like that because I have no real experience. I will have to figure out what to...
  13. Hello, I graduated with my ASN in August 2012 and I could not find a job in my area at a local hospital for a year so I finally applied to a behavioral health facility and found a job 3 months ago. That being said, I have been wanting to keep up wit...
  14. Psych nurse for 5 mos...need advice

    I would try to find a different place to work if I were you because it does not sound like employer cares about the staff. I work in a private behavioral health setting and they are wonderful to work for and i have been here for 3 months and it was ...