EatYourVeggies

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  1. Evening shift - yea or nay?

    EatYourVeggies replied to NightNerd's topic in Psychiatric

    I work 3 to 11 shift and as others have said you get the bulk of the admissions which is very time consuming. Also day shift tends to leave a lot of stuff to be done : / for the evening shift. We also...

  2. Your Family?

    EatYourVeggies replied to lasair's topic in Psychiatric

    Meh sounds like your family is too sensitive but it is your choice to share what you

  3. Is nursing in practice this different from school?

    EatYourVeggies replied to RNMamaof2's topic in Psychiatric

    The nurse needs to administer what the physician ordered end of story... However where I work Ativan 2mg is the standard, I only really see 1mg for underweight patients or sometimes substance abusers....

  4. UHS - Universal Health Services RN nursing working conditions

    EatYourVeggies replied to RD_Congo's topic in Psychiatric

    I started at a UHS facility in Illinois as a registry nurse fortunately I have a full time job at a different hospital but still work for UHS as registry and I understand what you are referring to....

  5. Psych RN vs Medical social worker

    EatYourVeggies replied to Nursetobe25's topic in Psychiatric

    Psych RN over social worker. It is more stressful and you have more responsibility but it pays better, has more flexibility, and demands less time in school plus less money spent on school ; ) Though...

  6. New Grad Salary

    EatYourVeggies replied to Sweet charm's topic in Psychiatric

    I am a new grad with a BSN right outside of Chicago. I work full time on a psych unit at a community hospital and they started me at $30.25 for 3-11pm shift. I also work registry at a psych hospital...

  7. RN patient ratios

    EatYourVeggies replied to BlessesRN_2011's topic in Psychiatric

    Unfortunately at the hospital I work at it is 24 patients per nurse which is ridiculous. We only get two nurses if we have 25+

  8. Questions for Psych NPs

    EatYourVeggies replied to EatYourVeggies's topic in Advanced Practice

    I was worried about the going back in time part.

  9. Questions for Psych NPs

    EatYourVeggies posted a topic in Advanced Practice

    For those of you who are PMHNPs how many years of RN experience did you have before pursuing advanced education? And was it all in mental health or did you work in other areas as well? I just...

  10. Masters NP phased out to DNP?

    EatYourVeggies replied to CampNurse10's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am interested in pursuing PMHNP in a few years and out of the three programs that offer it by me two of them have changed their programs to DNP which is super irritating as I was interested in the...

  11. Are bras contraband?

    EatYourVeggies replied to laurenp_rn's topic in Psychiatric

    Where I work we will take out the underwire if the bra has one (with the client's permission!). It is necessary for the client's safety since some of them really cannot be trusted with

  12. Residential Treatment

    EatYourVeggies posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Does anyone or has anyone on this board ever worked in a residential treatment facility? Some of my patients go to these facilities after inpatient treatment and I'm curious what similarities and...

  13. Pathophysiology

    EatYourVeggies replied to guest798886's topic in General Students

    I studied for a few hours a day I believe but it paid off because I got an A

  14. Pathophysiology

    EatYourVeggies replied to guest798886's topic in General Students

    It was definitely one of the more difficult nursing courses but also one of the most interesting classes! From what I remember I taped the lecture and would listen to it repeatedly and also made...

  15. Reception bell at a psych nurses station

    EatYourVeggies replied to RNcashy89's topic in Psychiatric

    A bell at the nurses' station? Sounds like an awful idea... As if we can't see the patient standing

  16. For-Profit vs. Not-For-Profit Psych

    EatYourVeggies posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Has anyone had experience working on a for-profit psych unit versus a not-for-profit one? I am curious to know about your experiences and how they differ. I currently work at a for-profit stand alone...

  17. 15 minute rounding sheet

    EatYourVeggies replied to HannahBell's topic in Psychiatric

    I don't have a copy of the rounding sheet my facility uses but it basically consists of the time in one column and then a Behavior column where one puts a number corresponding to whatever behavior the...

  18. **POLL** New 1st Year RN Salary

    EatYourVeggies replied to Bell13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1.) Illinois (North) 2.) $35.00/hour plus $2.00 for PMs and $4.00 for Nights and $4.00 for Weekends but I work a Registry position. 3.) New Grad 4.)

  19. Stand alone psychiatric facilities

    EatYourVeggies replied to avon123's topic in Psychiatric

    It doesn't seem unreasonable for the Nursing Manager to ask if you have psychiatric nursing experience if that is the type of job you are applying for (Duh!). There are plenty of nurses who are...

  20. I dislike nursing but love therapy--PMHNP or LMHC?

    EatYourVeggies replied to Neohippy's topic in Psychiatric

    As someone already mentioned you can get assaulted in any setting in nursing not just psych. I work at a psych hospital and the patients can be very unstable and often violent so the potential for...

  21. Difference in Psych Hospital vs Mainstream Hospital w/ Psych Unit

    EatYourVeggies replied to jeaniekadinee's topic in Psychiatric

    The stand alone psych hospital I work in is the opposite. We will pretty much accept any patient usually ones that several other hospitals refused. We only treat children through young adults though...

  22. Difference in Psych Hospital vs Mainstream Hospital w/ Psych Unit

    EatYourVeggies replied to jeaniekadinee's topic in Psychiatric

    From my experience being on a psych unit in a main hospital, a psych hospital affiliated with a main hospital and being directly next to it, and a stand alone psych hospital there is not a whole lot...

  23. Mental Health First Aid vs CPI Training

    EatYourVeggies replied to krysta28's topic in Psychiatric

    I have CPI certification and I think it wouldn't be a bad idea for every nurse to take it because most people do not know what to do in that type of crisis situation and can get hurt : P It appears...

  24. Tired, Burned Out, and Broke...

    EatYourVeggies replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    No one is making you go to nursing school! It is a personal choice! Go to med school then? Some people are just not cut out for nursing and nursing school is going to be a pain in the butt no matter...

  25. Oh, honey.

    EatYourVeggies replied to IrishErin's topic in Emergency

    I also don't understand why patients can't be honest with their nurses! Drug addict/weird fetish person or not you are still going to get treatment