NurseBettyRN

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1. What are your psych policies?

   NurseBettyRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I work in a rural hospital, 12 bed psych unit. One of the biggest problems we are having is inconsistencies in following rules and policy by staff. We are trying to implement some new policies. The staff have been divided on a few issues and I am...

2. New RN feeling burned out, stressed

   NurseBettyRN replied to NurseBettyRN's topic in Psychiatric

   Thank you for you advice, support, and ideas. I made up a check off list to place on my clip board to help me to be better organized. It helps me to remember what I need to chart on as well as what to pass on in report to the next shift. I am not...

3. New RN feeling burned out, stressed

   NurseBettyRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I have been working as a charge nurse in a 12 bed psych unit for almost a year now. Lately, I feel burned out and useless. I dread going to work. I don't feel like anything I do is really helping anyone and I struggle with figuring out why I'm stil...