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  1. Average nurse/patient ratio?

    RNhere_ replied to annak92's topic in Psychiatric

    At a facility I once worked at, it was common for me to be the only nurse for 24-28 patients. I would also have 2 (3 if lucky) techs to help with rounds. But only I could do assessments, admissions,...

  2. Average call time

    RNhere_ replied to Emmasmom03's topic in Telephone Triage

    We typically have 2-3 nurses taking calls and average about 8-10 minutes including charting. But we get multiple psych calls per day, which can last over 20 minutes sometimes, depending on the...

  3. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

    RNhere_ replied to northmississippi's topic in Patient Medications

    Pulmicort via nebulizer Atrovent via nebulizer Rapamune Bactrim Tenex My last job had very different meds... top 5 for there would have been: Seroquel Zoloft Melatonin Risperdal

  4. The Daily Habits Of A Psych Nurse

    RNhere_ replied to JesusKeepMe's topic in Psychiatric

    I am always scanning my environment for things that could be used for self harm ie- stray paper clips, pencils left alone, etc. My mom is a retired teacher, so you can imagine how many of those are...