pinkiepieRN

pinkiepieRN

adult psych, LTC/SNF, child psych

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  1. workplace accommodations for ADHD

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I was diagnosed with ADHD in December and put on meds. I have a long acting stimulant (Vyvanse) and a short acting one for when the Vyvanse wears off (Zenzedi). I am easily distracted and have...

  2. Transition to concept based curriculum

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I just accepted my first faculty position after graduating with my MSN in Nursing Ed 2 summers ago. I'm starting with a colleague who's been in this position for a year but they're changing to a...

  3. Can you take phentermine during a nursing shift?

    pinkiepieRN replied to Nsco2018's topic in General Nursing

    Do you just "skip" it on clinical days? Most people with valid prescriptions take their meds as prescribed and know how their meds effect them. How would they even know you were taking it - a drug...

  4. Writing order and having Dr sign later..your thoughts?

    pinkiepieRN replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    Whether you call a doctor or lie about it, an MD still has to sign off on that order within 24 hours for it to be valid, so I'd call

  5. Writing order and having Dr sign later..your thoughts?

    pinkiepieRN replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    Definitely call a provider if it's a med needed for discharged and they're going to be discharged before seeing someone to write that

  6. Geri-Psych Admissions: Where's the Line?

    pinkiepieRN replied to sideshowstarlet's topic in Psychiatric

    If someone purely has a psych dx of dementia, I'm not sure that an inpatient stay would do much for them. I worked at a facility in the past that had two geri-psych wings: geri-psych mood disorders...

  7. Imminent danger

    pinkiepieRN replied to fworkentin's topic in Psychiatric

    I work with kids right now so YMMV but with kids there are often few warning signs that something is going to get out of control until a child places their hands on staff or another patient. There...

  8. First Instructor interview..... help

    pinkiepieRN replied to Nurseyfabulous1's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Teaching CNAs in a high school turned out to be the opposite of a dream job for me - no support from the other educators and unmotivated teens. It was a learning experience and I've actually taught...

  9. Writing order and having Dr sign later..your thoughts?

    pinkiepieRN replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    That's what the on-call is there

  10. I am not "such a good nurse!", a vent

    pinkiepieRN replied to Swellz's topic in General Nursing

    Did this patient even have capacity to refuse? I've spent so much time working with involuntary psych patients that I realize even though people can be declared "incapable" of making their own...

  11. Psych Nursing - Boring?

    pinkiepieRN replied to Nimrodel's topic in Psychiatric

    PM shifts are definitely more patient time centered. It's also for me when less groups tend to be going on and patients have more "down

  12. Has anyone made a medication error and *not* get fired for it?

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in Patient Medications

    I screwed up tonight, plain and simple. I had meds pulled for two patients and started giving meds to one patient. I pulled the pills in their packages out of the cup and told him each med and their...

  13. Why nurses don't want to talk to a ward psychologist?

    pinkiepieRN replied to manjar's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry if I missed this somewhere, but what is your *ROLE* as a psychologist on the unit? Is it to counsel staff or act as a clinical liaison between staff, patients and families? I guess it...

  14. Switched to Psych, HELP!

    pinkiepieRN replied to nurse2yu's topic in Psychiatric

    How's it

  15. Ped Psych RN

    pinkiepieRN replied to lmb117's topic in General Specialties

    Maybe not your cup of tea, but you could always consider Adult Psych. Adult Psych often has more medically complex patients (depending on what your unit accepts) and there's of course the obvious...

  16. Trying to get a new job with no good current references

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I've been a nurse since 2009. My professional history looks like this: 2009-2012: adult psych (community hospital) I left because I felt unsafe with the patient population (high substance abuse, very...

  17. Do psychotropic meds contribute to poor decision making sometimes?

    pinkiepieRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to argue with you, but you've got an interesting perspective there. I have anxiety myself and have taken prescription anxiolytics before. *I* don't think they effected me like that but...

  18. Do psychotropic meds contribute to poor decision making sometimes?

    pinkiepieRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Without more specifics, it's hard to make a generalization to your posed problem. Anxiety medications alter neurochemistry but I don't believe they alter thinking in such a way to "dull common...

  19. New 11-7 shift supervisor position

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I currently work in a 135 bed sub-acute rehab/nursing home. I've been a staff nurse here for 4 months. I've been a nurse for 4 years, although psych was my previous specialty. I'm doing really...

  20. workplace accommodations for ADHD

    pinkiepieRN replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Understood. While that is possible, it won't always be possible. A lot of the nurses on nights are newer and I'm in charge maybe 50% of the time. This is something my NM has been thinking of for...

  21. aspergers

    pinkiepieRN replied to jose2010's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Working nights definitely helps. The pace is slower, the teamwork is better and the team is more cohesive. I'm more extroverted in my personal life and sometimes say things that cause me to insert...

  22. Night shift alterative hours poll

    pinkiepieRN replied to Wolf at the Door's topic in General Nursing

    They've adjusted my shift to match that of someone who just retired. I was working 11-7:30 x 5 days/week but now I work 11-8:30 x 4 days/week. It's 40 hours vs 36 and it's hard to stay into day...

  23. "smart enough" for DNP program?

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I graduated from an MSN program in May with a 3.3 GPA. I'm deciding to further pursue and get a DNP in psych/mental health. I took graduate courses to bump up my GPA, since I only graduated from my...

  24. Offering help and others not accepting it

    pinkiepieRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I work night with a very lovely man. He's a second career nurse and he's very sweet. He has a soft, warm demeanor with patients (I work in child psych) but he cannot seem to accept when he's in over...

  25. misconceptions about nursing pay

    pinkiepieRN replied to johsonmichelle's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, definitely not the Masters. I have 7 years of