Dogen

Dogen

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  1. Picking a minor

    Dogen replied to msannaa's topic in General Students

    When I did my psych degree I minored in philosophy because I viewed myself as exploring the human mind from two angles (the science of how we think and the product of our thoughts)... but as PP said,...

  2. How do you handle narcissist patients?

    Dogen replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is more or less exactly what I would do. Firm boundary setting. Like other PP said, I never argue with patients. I state things matter of factly and I put them on the table. "I'm not here to be...

  3. How do you handle narcissist patients?

    Dogen replied to mikala3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is true (the colloquial use of psych terms), except narcissism isn't sociopathic. Sociopaths habitually violate the rights of others and are generally remorseless. Narcissists believe they're...

  4. Unusual treatments

    Dogen replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    When I was doing my first undergrad I toured the neuroscience labs trying to decide who I wanted to apply to work with. I never went back to any that worked with rats. It's just too depressing. They...

  5. Does my RACE matter when applying to Nursing Programs?

    Dogen replied to LinaJill123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Someone got up on the wrong side of the bed

  6. Unusual treatments

    Dogen replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Flunitrazepam... Really, they have little traps that hold the rats in place. Rectal temps are probably the least horrible thing that happens to rats in those

  7. Unusual treatments

    Dogen replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah... the CNS has nicotinic receptors (nAChR) that modulate pain and inflammation. A nicotine patch will also reduce fever in rats (good luck using that bit of knowledge), but I'm not sure off the...

  8. I'm a sexless nurse

    Dogen replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

  9. You should know better

    Dogen replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    The TOS disagree with you. I, on the other hand, absolutely agree. Sometimes a situation demands an expletive. Or three. Ever locked yourself out of your own house? That moment when you walk up to the...

  10. Notes in 3rd person style

    Dogen replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm working in a community mental health clinic, so I see notes of various specialties. I've never paid much attention to it until now, but noticed the therapists also write in this pseudo-third...

  11. Scripting sounds patronizing

    Dogen replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone appreciates when people swear in other languages. It gives the impression that you're so apoplectic you've forgotten what language you're

  12. You should know better

    Dogen replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I think you just like typing Montepulciano D'Abruzzo. Which WA wine? Hmmmm? You're no

  13. You should know better

    Dogen replied to adventure_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I never drank coffee until my sophomore year of college, when I started working nights at the hospital. Now I drink so much that I'm pretty sure if I sit in a hot tub I'm like a Keurig pod in a...

  14. Scripting sounds patronizing

    Dogen replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    In psych we use a lot of empathetic statements when talking with patients, which is generally what scripted phrases are supposed to sound like. The problem with scripted statements is that they're,...

  15. How do you leave it at work?

    Dogen replied to Newbie_RN17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree, although I doubt that helps anyone who does feel it's a calling. Aaron Beck talks about the "personal domain," which is a collection of concepts that are important to a person. The...

  16. Is this right?

    Dogen replied to kariace's topic in General Students

    Generally speaking, A&P and microbiology (pre-reqs for nursing) require you to first take a biology and chemistry course, so you have the foundations of cell function. College is an additive...

  17. Unusual treatments

    Dogen replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    I have a friend who is a physician who's been doing FMT for a decade. At one point he had people flying to his clinic from all over the world for treatment. Within the last 5-7 years even my stodgy...

  18. Another Case Study For Your Learning Pleasure

    Dogen replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    You meant mm, right? A 2cm

  19. This week I have learned (6/20, a day late)

    Dogen replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, Oody,* I like you just the way you are. With your tentacle face and your little brain in your hand. I don't read posts based on the boldness of your name, but on the boldness of your character.**...

  20. What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    Dogen replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I work psych. I bet I would believe

  21. What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    Dogen replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I'm kind of bummed it wasn't a trick question... I was hoping it was going to be a tropical illness, or three different things happening all at once (CHF exac, CKD, and PNA at the same time!). In...

  22. What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    Dogen replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    The snazzy new name for renal failure. Apparently having kidneys that are failures at their one job is a bummer, so they call it a disease to make people feel better.* * This is probably not why they...

  23. What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    Dogen replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    Well, I'm not an ER nurse, so everyone should take this with a grain of salt (like I need to tell anyone here that)... but CHFers have an increased risk of CKD, and if she's not peeing the Lasix isn't...

  24. What would you do in this situation? (If you know it all ;) )

    Dogen replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I'm with you and MunoRN. If she's not wigged out or looking like she's about to crash then I'm assessing her. None of her info is totally crazy. Is she

  25. This week I have learned (6/20, a day late)

    Dogen replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Oh snap, I just realized RNs' names are bolded and non-RNs aren't. Maybe CNAs are, too, I have to go look one up. But sheesh... sorry, Ood. I like your posts, your Ood avatar catches my eye even if...