Retired APRN MSN, RN, APRN

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    Being a Psych RN

    Retired APRN replied to JM_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    1) It seems that psych nurses are looked down on much like our pts That is all too frequently the case. Psychiatrists also have the stigma of not being considered "real doctors" in a certain way. I...
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    Air bubble in pre-filled syringes

    Retired APRN replied to MassRN2008's topic in Patient Medications

    Airlock technique both clears the needle of any residual medication and "locks" the medicine in the muscle, i.e. prevents it from tracking into the subcutaneous tissue after you remove the
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    What sorts of Nursing Students should drop Nursing School? Am I one of them?

    Retired APRN replied to Vysection's topic in General Students

    I'm sorry you are feeling challenged and disappointed by your choices. I went to nursing school in the 1970s and so I did experience the tail end of the nursing culture your grandmother and aunt knew....
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    Becoming a new grad NP at my current RN job?

    Retired APRN replied to BostonRN13's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It was a very long time ago, and NPs were thinner on the ground than they are now, but for what it's worth this is my experience. I was what we then called the head nurse of psych inpatient unit...
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    Advice for Nursing Students: How to Thrive at Clinical Rotations

    Retired APRN replied to Lev's topic in General Students

    Great advice. It's interesting to see how some things have changed since I was a student in the *cough* seventies, but the basics stay the same. Be on time, be alert, be curious, be kind, be...
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    medical error injection

    Retired APRN replied to jennifer009's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I strongly encourage you to report both medication errors. Everyone makes errors; we grow from the experience by 'fessing up and doing appropriate follow-up. It is dishonest not to do so. If nothing...
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    Best way to document daily issues as an RN?

    Retired APRN replied to theantichick's topic in General Nursing

    HIPAA was enacted after I left the US, so I don't have any personal experience. However, it occurs to me that you might want to ask an expert to be sure that you are absolutely not violating it by...
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    If You Give a Patient a Cookie

    Retired APRN replied to Mully's topic in Nursing Humor

    Brilliant! Truly inspired! Dark and twisted, but brilliant and
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    Derm NP to Psych NP?

    Retired APRN replied to wildcatarnp's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Do you have any innate attraction to working in psychiatry or is it simply the propinquity of your friend offering to train you? Is this something you can see yourself doing for the rest of your...
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    MH clinic staff in Halloween costumes

    Retired APRN replied to Retired APRN's topic in Psychiatric

    How did the patients do with it? (And what kind of
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    Dating former patient

    Retired APRN replied to usnurse11's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Great additions, elkpark. Thank
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    Are Clinical Nursing skills teachable?

    Retired APRN replied to Weber's topic in Men in Nursing

    Like the others, I don't really see the connection between Low T and clinical nursing skills. Can the skills be taught? I think most of them can. When I was a student I had terrible time with my...
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    Dating former patient

    Retired APRN replied to usnurse11's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    No magic, just social dynamics. :) The nurse has the keys, the single most potent symbol of authority on a psych unit. The nurse is the one who represents and describes the patient to the doctor,...
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    Dating former patient

    Retired APRN replied to usnurse11's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    With respect, LaRN, in psychiatry--particularly on inpatient units--there is an enormous power differential between nurse and patient. Once established, that kind of dynamic is pretty much permanent....
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    question about "cutters"

    Retired APRN replied to sarasmith805's topic in Psychiatric

    Amen,
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    Dating former patient

    Retired APRN replied to usnurse11's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I am very surprised and confused at the number of people who offer job consequences as the reason for not doing this, as opposed to the ethical issues. Is it because people are not seeing an ethical...
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    aspergers

    Retired APRN replied to jose2010's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I'm so glad you're getting treatment that is helpful! Thank you for bringing us up to date, and hang in there.
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    Packing my bag to leave the medical field for good.

    Retired APRN replied to ForlornHealer's topic in LPN to RN

    Just one more comment. Forlorn Healer, what makes you think that none of the commenters are male and/or minority? Could you possibly be making unwarranted, prejudiced assumptions? I do sincerely wish...
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    Packing my bag to leave the medical field for good.

    Retired APRN replied to ForlornHealer's topic in LPN to RN

    I hear your frustration, but wow! I also hear your sense of entitlement, I'm sorry to say. Being a minority male does not figure into this. Laws are laws. Quite frankly, I would be very concerned...
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    For those with psych history

    Retired APRN replied to smoup's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes, of course. My point, though, is that we do not have to share our personal history with the patient in order to use it to enhance our relationship and therapeutic interactions with them. All our...
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    surrendering my LPN license

    Retired APRN replied to rhopew's topic in Retired Nurses

    There are lots of possibilities. If drug dependence has been an issue, working in a hospital may not be the best choice (slippery places and all that), but the world is big. Some possibilities: *...
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    aspergers

    Retired APRN replied to jose2010's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I hope this isn't going to sound too ignorant, but I was wondering if a nurse with Asperger's would possibly be more successful in a specialty with less highly charged patient interaction. I'm...
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    New grad psych nurse... need some advice

    Retired APRN replied to GenDaRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Hello, Gen. I "did my time" on med-surg right out of school, but only because I was waiting for an opening at the large psychiatric hospital where I wanted to work. I don't think it particularly...
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    Medical retirement - inactive too soon

    Retired APRN posted a topic in Retired Nurses

    I was so pleased to find a Retired/Inactive Nurses forum here. I reached a point with stage iv breast cancer that prevented my responsibly caring for patients, but was fortunate enough to work for a...
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    Medical retirement - inactive too soon

    Retired APRN replied to Retired APRN's topic in Retired Nurses

    I am so touched by everyone's kindness. Thank you