kingvonnBSN2017 BSN

Adult Psychiatry, Correctional/Forensic Psychiatry

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    Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    kingvonnBSN2017 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Good morning nurses! I am new grad working in psych, about 2 months in and I love it. It's a big passion of mine. I speak to a lot of the nurses on the unit and pretty much all of them say they have...
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    Is forensic mental health nursing a "real field"?

    kingvonnBSN2017 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Good evening nurses! For the past couple of months, I have been working in a psychiatric unit in a correctional facility with a max census of 32 for incarcerated males with acute/chronic mental health...
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    What’s it like working in the psych emergency department?

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to DaisyRN's topic in Psychiatric

    BUMP
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    What’s it like working in the psych emergency department?

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to DaisyRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I am glad this was posted. I have been working inpatient adult psych and working in a mental health unit in a jail environment. I have an interview for an 8-bed Psych ED position in a community...
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    Psych or LTC less Stressful?

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to Purple_Clover's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Wow! I’m sorry that this happened to you. When assaults like this happen in psych, I’ve always heard “it’s okay, it comes with the territory”. But in reality, I come to work to care for my...
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    Psych or LTC less Stressful?

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to Purple_Clover's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Ehh.. it depends. I've been assaulted more in LTC. I've actually never been assaulted working
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    Med Psych anyone?

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to KJoRN81's topic in Psychiatric

    One of my jobs is in Geri-Psych, I am not sure if I would consider that med psych but there is a lot of medical components to it because of their
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    Psychiatric RN Certification Tips

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to BigBrownPotato's topic in Psychiatric

    I just bought the Mometrix flash cards, I am going to use that to study. I am seeing it is helping out a few of
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    Do you prefer five eight hour shifts or three 12 hour shifts a week?

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to NightNurse714's topic in Psychiatric

    I definitely prefer 12s. The position I am currently in only offers 8 hour shifts.. I can't see myself working 5 days a week so I had to make a schedule where I am working 2 16 hour shifts a week. I...
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    Forensic Psychiatric Nursing: A Unique APRN Opportunity

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to Psychcns's topic in Psychiatric

    I've been working inpatient psych for the past year and worked a few months in corrections. I just accepted a forensic mental health nurse position in a correctional facility. I am looking forward to...
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    Acute Adolescent Psych

    kingvonnBSN2017 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hey Psych Nurses I am currently working as a psych nurse is an acute adult unit mainly specializing in schizophrenia/psychosis disorders. I am going to soon be making the switch into an acute...
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    What skills are utilized in correctional nursing?

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Correctional

    The facility that I am at is not that different from med/surg actually. I work a lot with IVs, wound care, foleys, trachs/suctioning, etc.. I love what I do and I love the non-hospital
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    Specialty Poll for male nurses

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to DatMurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    Psych previously, now in corrections and have no plan on leaving anytime
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    Non-hospital jobs for ADNs

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to Merry120's topic in General Nursing

    Corrections. A lot of jails and prisons hire nurses with an ADN. You might like
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    Pysch nurses, how often do you do these things?

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to outsidegirl's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm in acute adult psych. I do wound care, but they're usually simple dressings. I deal with incontinent patients often, have to assist patients with ambulation (or a sitter/tech), check I/O's, trach...
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    Hey, I'm so late. I've been working in the field for a few months now. I would like to get the book Verbally Judo, but when I looked it up, I found two. Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasiam and...
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Good day Nurses! I am a new graduate unhappily working in med/surg. The unit is not that bad, I just know it's not where I want to be and where I plan on continuing my career. Fortunately, I was...
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    Psych Nurse Report Sheet

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to Ndy-RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Love it!
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    New Psych Job

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to Amethyst_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    Welcome to psych! I'm a new grad working on an adult inpatient unit as well. I love my job, it's amazing. During orientation, you'll learn a lot and learn tips from other nurses and you can pick and...
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    Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    Hey! I knew I have wanted to do psych since I was in school. I never got a psych position but I was offered a med surg position, I took it because that is all I was offered. My manager knew my goals,...
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    How many patients do you have on each shift?

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to LStgo's topic in General Nursing

    Acute Psychiatry, Day Shift- 3 Pts, Evenings- 3-5
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    Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    At first, I thought I really wanted to work in geriatric psychiatry, but then I realized how much I love adult psych (which still has a few geri patients). I would love to maintain this position but...
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    Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    It seems as if the elderly psych patients are the most
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    Anyone NEVER been hit/hurt working psych?

    kingvonnBSN2017 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you, I appreciate that. I was offered a position on a Medical Psych unit that has mostly older patients w/ dementia. I was told that it was pretty violent unit. I decided not to take that...
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    Which shift do you prefer and why? 7-3 or 3-11?

    kingvonnBSN2017 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hey psych nurses! I just recently accepted a position in an acute adult psych unit in a hospital. I have a choice between the 7-3 or 3-11 shift for the unit. Which shift do you prefer and