verene MSN

mental health / psychiatic nursing

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    Nursing scholarships fir accelerated bsn programs

    verene replied to Lynn2018's topic in General Nursing

    Try your school financial aid office. I received a need-based scholarship from my school that helped me pay for ABSN, however it was specific to students at my university. Scholarships and grants that...
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    How do you eyeball respiratory rate effectively?

    verene replied to Accordiantoyou's topic in General Students

    In that case ask your instructor how they want you to count respiration when you can't clearly see. The hand on back or chest tricks are pretty common. You can also count under the guise of listening...
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    Master PMHNP Programs the good the bad please help!!

    verene replied to jgg765's topic in Psychiatric

    Are you looking for online programs, hybrid, brick and mortar? Are you willing to move or are you wanting to stay local to where you currently live? Do you want a program that assigns preceptors to...
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    New Psych Job

    verene replied to Amethyst_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    New grad, new psych RN here. I work float-pool so it has been a very steep learning curve and my day varies based on where specifically I am working at. I work both sub-acute and residential...
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    Not competively qualified

    verene replied to Ne123456's topic in General Nursing

    I would read that as meaning you are not currently a competitive applicant - it may be because you still have so many pre-req courses to take (i.e. if you only have one course done it could be hard to...
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    Wedding during ABSN

    verene replied to Kelhan's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It really depends how big of a wedding you are having, and how well you cope with stress & change. A couple classmates married over winter break in my program and one married over the weekend in...
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    What certifications would help a new grad get in the ER?

    verene replied to floatingrib's topic in General Nursing

    If your program offers a capstone/practicum placement try to get into the ED as a student. In my program students who got practicum placements in the ED had excellent grades, strong recommendations...
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    2018 Nurse Salary

    verene replied to #MakeItRain's topic in General Nursing

    Location: Pacific Northwest Experience: Specialty: Psych/Mental Health Facility: Residential/Sub-acute crisis treatment Base Pay: $33.87/hr Differentials: 6% for night shift, 2.5% for evening OT:...
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    Recruiter emailed late this afternoon for phone interview tomorrow - I'm working

    verene replied to Lev's topic in General Nursing

    E-mail back stating due to working you are not available at any of the suggested times and offer up some times when you will be available for a phone interview. If the job falls through due to being...
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    Recording Lectures?

    verene replied to maggie0's topic in General Students

    Several of my courses are recorded (video and audio) by the instructors/school which is awesome! If this is not an option always ask the instructor first if they are okay being recorded (and any time...
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    Relationship problems

    verene replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    Uh no. Don't think crying all the time is part of a normal healthy relationship. I've been with my husband (friend/dating/married) for well over a decade and while I have certainly cried for him, and...
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    Would it be to late?

    verene replied to ruckyperez's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    No, not at all. One of my classmates was in her mid-fifties when she started the program. Totally awesome to have her with us and she has gone on to get a really cool job since graduation. (Which she...
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    Hair does in nursing shoes

    verene replied to Moonsun1996's topic in General Students

    I would not dye your hair any unnatural color until you have verified your school's clinical dress policies. In my program there was a little bit of wiggle room from the published guidelines but...
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    How bad is an employment gap?

    verene replied to SubSippi's topic in General Nursing

    If there is an explanation there is usually not a problem. I have a gap (about 6 months) on my resume from being a family caregiver and another 16 month gap from returning to school and not working at...
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    Do you go to work with vomiting/diarrhea?

    verene replied to designer-mommy's topic in General Nursing

    My facility policy is vomiting, diarrhea and fever are automatic call-out and you must stay out until you've been sx free for at least 24 hours. Yes it is a staffing nightmare, but that is on...
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    Legal issues

    verene replied to Elevier0929's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    For my classmates who had legal issues it took 2-6 weeks to process depending on a number of variables (offense, same state/different state
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    Good NP Schools

    verene replied to monamie83's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    If you can't relocate it may help if you give your general geographic region so users can suggest schools with in travel range. Unless you are specifically looking for online
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    Scholarship-PMHNP

    verene replied to nursesunny's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Have you talked to your school's financial aid department? I find the scholarships and grants one is most likely to actually get are those that are institution specific or otherwise local because...
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    How many patients do you have on each shift?

    verene replied to LStgo's topic in General Nursing

    Sub-acute/Residential Psychiatric, typically
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    Accelerated BSN and Hospital Experience

    verene replied to kb7291's topic in General Students

    I went to an ABSN program. I had 2 years experience as a hospice volunteer and almost 3 years experience as a CNA in mental health and hospice. For my particular school health care experience did not...
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    Do employers care where you went to nursing school?

    verene replied to Guest1033582's topic in General Nursing

    Which one has the better reputation local to where you plan to work? If they are both well regarded locally it won't make much difference. My own experience going to a locally respected, but not...
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    Starting school in late twenties

    verene replied to Naturetrekker73's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I think the average age in my ABSN cohort was 27 or 28 and spanned 22 to 55. Many, many people decide they want to go to nursing school later in life. I wouldn't worry about your age. As for getting...
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    ACLS for non-nurses?

    verene replied to solDanz's topic in General Students

    Yeah, if I worked in a different psych setting (e.g. medical-psych) it might make more sense to take (and I could see taking the class for personal knowledge a some point) but I work residential, so...
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    Summer Internships??? HELP!

    verene replied to leara's topic in General Students

    I would talk to your school first to see if they know of programs that previous students have gone on. There may even be an option in conjunction with your school - I know my school had an option for...
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    Nurse looked at my Facebook-HIPAA violation ?

    verene replied to PlainB's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    It is not a HIPAA violation (HIPAA pertains to protected HEALTH information, not personal information freely discoverable online) nor is it likely to be against any kind of formal rule (except perhaps...