Morgan314

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  1. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    Morgan314 replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    An older woman told me when she was a young thing, she referred to her female parts as her "bouquet" but in her old age, she now calls it her "dried

  2. What do you think of this cover letter?

    Morgan314 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    You have a great letter. I'd hire you!!! There are 2 phrases you may want to reconsider using: "patients who have the ability to 'go bad'," may be just as accurately expressed as "patients who are...

  3. nurse role in outpatient mental health clinic

    Morgan314 posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    How many patients can a psychiatrist/nurse practitioner see in an hour? In our rural outpatient mental health clinic, the MD/NP are being asked to see patients for 15 minute appts for returning...

  4. Med education

    Morgan314 replied to MN2MSrn's topic in Psychiatric

    This website http://www.treatmentteam.com offers 8 workbooks covering subjects such as understanding symptoms, understanding diagnosis, understanding meds, etc. They are great and can be used in...

  5. patient assistance programs

    Morgan314 replied to darla80's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    We have over 100 patients receiving medications through the drug manufacturer's Patients Assistance Programs in our community mental health center. Prior to Medicare part D, we had over 150...

  6. anyone quit after orientation? an new grads thinking of leaving nursing

    Morgan314 replied to celle507's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was asked to quit my first nursing job at the end of orientation. it was in a big hospital that had its own nursing school, and those grads already knew everything and everybody, and they offered...

  7. Depression in Children and Adolescents

    Morgan314 replied to cJessica's topic in Psychiatric

    How many children being treated for depression have a parent who is also depressed/anxious? and is the parent receiving any psychoeducation or involved in a parenting

  8. Advice for new Psych RN please!

    Morgan314 replied to finallyanRN's topic in Psychiatric

    If the patient had any visitors during your shift, you might want to add your observations of how the patient interacted with his visitors, and his reaction or any comments he made after the

  9. Student Question Re DSM IV TR Axis I, II etc.

    Morgan314 replied to mariedoreen's topic in Psychiatric

    Axis I: the mental health diagnosis(es) Axis II: any personality disorder diagnosis(es) Axis III: medical problems (diabetes, GERD, etc) any medical/physical problem that may have any impact on the...

  10. question about psych meds

    Morgan314 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Psychiatric

    in the outpatient clinic where i work, depakote is ordered to help manage mood swings and agression. seroquel is often ordered in low doses (25-50mg) for sleep in patients without psychosis. it is...

  11. Confused Son Adhd???

    Morgan314 replied to brandy119's topic in Psychiatric

    As an adult with ADD (inattentive type), finally being diagnosed and getting on medication has improved my life 100%. I knew my daughter had symptoms of ADD, but her pediatrician insisted on an...

  12. "real" role of pysch nurses

    Morgan314 replied to Still_searching's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked for 7 yrs on a hospital psych unit before my current position in an outpatient community mental health center. My duties include meeting with new "clients" before they are seen by the...

  13. Graduating in May - Need Advice

    Morgan314 replied to lgrninmay's topic in Psychiatric

    After graduating in 1983, my first job was on med/surg and I lasted 4 weeks. It was fast-paced and scarey for a new grad. After working the next 4 years in a geriatric nursing facilty, I finally...

  14. Would being a psych Nurse 1st. deter future positions as a med surg nurse ?

    Morgan314 replied to spiri1's topic in Psychiatric

    It may be difficult to get a postion in Mental Health Nursing without a med/surg background, but if you like psych nursing and find a good job, you may never need to worry about being hired any where...