Morgan314

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  1. Hydrotherapy

    Morgan314 replied to abbaking's topic in Psychiatric

    In all my years of psych nursing, this "therapy" is new to me. What is the therapeutic benefit of this? What was it to accomplish? It sounds like

  2. schizophrenia

    Morgan314 replied to mani3433's topic in Psychiatric

    These workbooks are what I use for patient education. They may be a bit simplistic for you, but I have learned a lot from them: http://www.treatmentteam.com info below copied from here:...

  3. good ink pens

    Morgan314 replied to Betty_SPN_KS's topic in General Nursing

    P_RN: thank you for the great idea for labeling pens!!! I will try this!!! I like pens with a gripper. In nursing school, my hand/fingers would ache from so much writing (pre computer days), so I...

  4. Pediatric Growth Charts

    Morgan314 replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    Both my girls were predicted to be tall according to growth charts, but then their pediatrician informed them that after starting to menstruate, they would probably only grow another 1-2 inches. So...

  5. good ink pens

    Morgan314 replied to Betty_SPN_KS's topic in General Nursing

    I have used the same pen since I was pregnant with my youngest daughter and she turns 13 tomorrow. It is a Zebra, but not one of the silver ones. I like those too, but this one is black, retractable...

  6. I am so mad !!! We are going per visit !!!

    Morgan314 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    Is this the same thing as "fee for service?" That's what our company is talking about

  7. Agency Nurse doesn't know how to start IVs?

    Morgan314 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a nursing student, we didn't touch IV's. In our last semester, we were taught the basics of how to start one, and practiced on a dummy. We had to start an IV on a classmate's hand in...

  8. hello sweety nurse

    Morgan314 replied to Algérian2Day's topic in Psychiatric

    You have worked a long time and it would be interesting to hear about psychiatric treatment in your country. In USA we treat many people with stress, anxiety, and depression. What is the most...

  9. Routes of meds

    Morgan314 replied to mikethern's topic in Psychiatric

    When I worked on an inpatient unit at our local hospital, most meds were given po. We used IM prn for acute psychosis or agitation, and in some cases would give a decanoate injection if we knew this...

  10. canker sores

    Morgan314 replied to sister--*'s topic in General Nursing

    I've gotten canker sores when under alot of stress or a change in diet, like if I've eaten too much junk food, or fast foods, and not regular balanced meals with veggies. A nurse I worked with once...

  11. HELP!! Phone calls

    Morgan314 replied to bethneyann's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Thank you for all your ideas. Some of them I already use, and will talk to our office manager to see if others can be implemented. We are not able to do things like a regular doctor's office because...

  12. What do you think?

    Morgan314 replied to TamIam's topic in Psychiatric

    I hope this patient follows up with outpatient psychiatric

  13. Diversity and Cultural Awareness Rant

    Morgan314 replied to Pianoforte's topic in General Nursing

    Bopps, I want to hear more about your head covering if you don't mind sharing. Thank

  14. HELP!! Phone calls

    Morgan314 replied to bethneyann's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    How do you decide the order to return calls? Is it in the order they come in? How much time do you spend calling Medicare part D insurance programs to get prior approval or prior authorization for...

  15. Name hospital and salary--everywhere

    Morgan314 replied to mistydave's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't it depressing to think with 23 yrs experience as an RN, in my current position I'm making less than the average new

  16. Post-traumatic nurse disorder ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

    Morgan314 replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    One morning after a long stretch of night shifts, I stopped by the grocery store on my way home and was pushing the cart around the store when I realized I had done the grocery shopping several days...

  17. Is there such a thing as "too positive"?

    Morgan314 replied to TazziRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I was a more positive person, gave everyone the benefit of the doubt, and always looked on the positive side of a situation on the unit where I was working, I was accused of being "naive" and...

  18. Humorous Introspection

    Morgan314 replied to stillpressingon's topic in General Nursing

    After working in substance abuse/mental health and being lied to so much, I find myself second guessing everything anybody says. I've heard so many sob stories, and seen so many abusive situations,...

  19. Living In Wilmington

    Morgan314 replied to pattycake's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Don't know anything about Wilmington, but my cousin lives there and teaches school. She loves it. I'll ask her about cost of living etc, but I doubt she knows anything about the nursing situations....

  20. there's got to be a place for me...?

    Morgan314 replied to BandEmom's topic in General Nursing

    Have you considered mental health

  21. I REALLY want to be a psych nurse, and i'm close to graduating with some questions!

    Morgan314 replied to CrystalClear75's topic in Psychiatric

    I love being a psych nurse for many reasons, probably for the same reasons you like it. I feel comfortable with psych patients, and enjoy being around them. It is rewarding to see them improve and...

  22. Scary Career Wrecker?

    Morgan314 replied to theofficegirl's topic in General Nursing

    This has happened to me twice. The first time, the pharmacist called me and told me someone had called in an order (left on voice mail) for Valium, but because I call this particular pharmacy daily,...

  23. Getting the most from my practicum

    Morgan314 replied to Shawnina's topic in Psychiatric

    Shawnina, you can make the most of your psych nurse practicum by focussing on learning skills that you will use with all your patients, no matter what unit they are on. Why would anyone think that...

  24. NEED HELP for GROUP IDEAS

    Morgan314 replied to Supermomandnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    When I worked on an inpt unit years ago, our unit manager assigned each nurse a subject for groups, then left us to our own devises to come up with something. She assigned "nutrition" to one nurse,...

  25. NEED HELP for GROUP IDEAS

    Morgan314 replied to Supermomandnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I use the workbooks from http://www.treatmentteam.com very