I work weekend option and have been a clinical instructor one day per week for the last two semesters. In the fall I will have two clinical days per week, but added a L&D clinical for three weeks...
Will you be clinical instructing at the facility that you work? In my opinion, it is much easier that way so you know the staff and know your way around. When we are visitors at a different facility...
Hi there! I am a newer clinical instructor. I was a clinical instructor in fall 2019 for students in their psych rotation at the facility where I am a weekend option adolescent RN but I often float...
Heylove replied to peaceluvandnursing's topic in Psychiatric
I am so sorry to hear your story. It sounds like one of my worst nightmares, and I don't have any answers for you. In our area of nursing, even with what I believed to be the protective factors of...
I have trigeminal neuralgia and although I know that so many out there can suffer from way more pain than I ever endured, my TN is the most painful thing *I* ever experienced in my life. I will never...
I was not called off the wait list for fall 2019, so I started an MSN program that is almost free with the employee sponsored tuition reimbursement and discounts. ?♀️It wasn't exactly what I...
I would add one more suggestion, if it works for some. I started clinical instructing and my passion for nursing reignited as soon as I saw all the student nurses in my facility. I would be cautious...
Heylove replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in Nursing Career
I have asked this same question. The short answer is...nobody. Not management, not a facility, not a union, not BON. The closest we have to someone looking after us is our coworkers thanks to the...
Heylove replied to Mandychelle79's topic in Psychiatric
Why is this funny? It's true, no matter if the patient comes in a "psych patient" or not. Every patient deals with the psychiatric issues of becoming hospitalized, whether it's anxiety from being...
This is amazing. I am going through something similar but not exactly. I still have my job. I have no idea who to turn to for help as I am not part of a union, and since HR is the one that brought...
Heylove replied to marsbar37's topic in Psychiatric
You can also rely on coworkers for help. Sometimes particular staff members seem to upset a patient, so others step in to help de-escalate the patient. If you don't have helpful coworkers that do...