Abug

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1. Honest advise needed

   Abug replied to lynds80's topic in Psychiatric

   Go for the psych job. If you love psych you'll keep going back to it like an itch you cain't

2. Emergency Psychiatric Medications

   Abug replied to edie1's topic in Psychiatric

   OK, great info. Has anyone but me seen Geodon used in emergent situations? It can be helpful but must be given with food. That can be tricky with a paranoid person. But if the person's willing to...

3. Safe staffing levels

   Abug replied to chelleanne's topic in Psychiatric

   Heart of Glass, get out of there. That is some scary staffing. I work 3rd shift at the state hospital. The staffing level here is better than a lot of the levels mentioned in other posts. Still,...

4. What is psych nursing really like???

   Abug replied to ifhn10's topic in Psychiatric

   Oh, zookeeper...I couldn't agree more. The worst day in psych is better than most anything else in nursing. As for me, I knew the first day of my psych rotation that it was for me. After 45 yrs I'm...

5. Any UCLA Psych Nurses? Need Guidance

   Abug replied to Omibashu's topic in Psychiatric

   Ha! Bet you won't believe this but I worked on 2south from 7/68 to 1/69. My mom started working on 2west when the place opened in 1959. Obviously I can be of no help, but it was a great first job....