Born and raised in new jersey and graduated with a BSN from Seton Hall. I work on an acute closed psych unit and float between voluntary and involuntary. Can't say my job is boring.
Does anyone else get annoyed when people tell you "you work with the crazies" or some other condescending word about the mentally ill. any normal person could end up having a mental break even...
nursedanny614 replied to nursedanny614's topic in General Nursing
The powers that be don't care about my well being just a buck. Sometimes I don't mind it but I have to be in the right mood. I always get the nurses who tell me "you're too young to be tired" They...
nursedanny614 replied to nursedanny614's topic in General Nursing
a year and a half now. I love being the voice of the sick but I need to find the voice for me. I am the youngest and newest nurse on the unit and the generation gap can be
The word gets to me sometimes. There are times where I am expecting it and I have an answer but sometimes I get caught off guard and feel stupid. Even if I don't end up doing it I have this sense of...
nursedanny614 replied to nursedanny614's topic in Psychiatric
We had a floating unit clerk the other day who had nothing but respect for us. Made me feel good. I think psych is harder than other specialities. Think about it. You can scan a heart to find a clot...
nursedanny614 replied to nursedanny614's topic in Psychiatric
My favorite patients are the ones I refer to as "pleasantly psychotic" they just talk to themselves and don't bother anyone and they are nice. I have one who if he sees another patient freaking out...
I feel like I could write a book with the stories I have and I have only been working in psych for a few months. I love my job. Does anyone else feel like they were meant to be a psych nurse from the...
nursedanny614 replied to nursedanny614's topic in General Nursing
I get in a little before 7 and my managers stated i have to be out by 3:30 pm. I work on inpatient acute psych. I notice a lot of nurses taking a lot more time then i do. I always feel like i am doing...