Whispera MSN, RN

psych, addictions, hospice, education

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    Psyche nurse to home health ??

    Whispera replied to KillerTsell's topic in General Nursing

    how about home health
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    What is a Nurses Calling?

    Whispera replied to hopepedersen87's topic in General Nursing

    My calling was to be able to put food on the table and a roof over my children's heads. Secondarily, I thought I could do a job that was interesting to me at least part of the time, that gave me a...
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    Nurses Exempt

    Whispera replied to justmia1089's topic in General Nursing

    A person who isn't paid overtime until he has worked over 80 hours would still get hourly pay for each hour worked. He just wouldn't get time-and-a-half pay. This is intended to balance the budget,...
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    Pain Scales

    Whispera replied to GPSteiner's topic in General Nursing

    As someone who experiences pain that's at least +4 out of 10 continuously, I say you can't tell what pain a person is experiencing by what you see. You can't even tell by vital signs if the person's...
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    what interferes with counseling

    Whispera replied to studyingRPN's topic in Psychiatric

    I appreciate the
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    what interferes with counseling

    Whispera replied to studyingRPN's topic in Psychiatric

    Counseling isn't something RNs do, unless they're advanced practice. RNs listen and encourage patients to tell their stories and work through their problems. Maybe I'm picking at words, but want to...
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    Anyone with experience caring for elderly holocaust survivors?

    Whispera replied to alivera's topic in Psychiatric

    Is she from a nursing home and/or confused? What is she like at home? Since she's elderly, I'm wondering if her medical condition might be causing some of this? What is she hospitalized for?...
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    Is getting the CNE worth it????

    Whispera replied to SRDAVIS's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I don't think we learn how to teach in a generic MSN, nor in one in a specialty area other than the nurse educator specialty. Anything a person can do, to be able to be a more effective teacher is...
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    Anyone with experience caring for elderly holocaust survivors?

    Whispera replied to alivera's topic in Psychiatric

    I have some experience caring for a holocaust survivor. Her needs were extreme, as far as safety was concerned. For your patient...what is the setting? inpatient, nursing home, psych, or what?...
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    Get the Bsn or leave nursing?

    Whispera replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    In my area, hospitals are hiring associates degree nurses, but they're requiring that the hirees get a BSN within 5 years. I think this is the wave of the future. In one hospital where I worked,...
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    Clinical rotation question for Psych NP's

    Whispera replied to Barnstormin' PMHNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Are you getting experience with doing the therapy part of your potential future job, in the clinical experiences you're having? If not, clinical in OP might provide that, and could be very valuable...
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    New Grad Going into Psych Nursing or Leaving Nursing

    Whispera replied to MMA12345's topic in Psychiatric

    CynthiaMay, I completely disagree with you about the mental status of psych patients. Sure, there are some who are like those you know, but most all dangerous, assaultive, manipulative, and addicted....
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    Dropped last semester before graduation

    Whispera replied to TNT365's topic in General Students

    On time graduation is a rather nebulous concept. To me, graduating on time is graduating when you're ready, not some calendar date that's set in stone the minute you start nursing school. Don't be...
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    Regarding chronic tardiness

    Whispera replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    There's a cultural (and individual) personality trait of being present-oriented or future-oriented. Those who are present-oriented are concerned with what's happening now, rather than in the future....
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    How do you feel about professors locking the door?

    Whispera replied to Amnesty's topic in General Students

    I'm thinking of how this translates into the workplace. People who are late to class are probably going to be late to class, whether it's a habit or a now-and-then thing. Those who do whatever they...
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    New Grad Going into Psych Nursing or Leaving Nursing

    Whispera replied to MMA12345's topic in Psychiatric

    I think you should remember that people who write here are writing, oftentimes, about their stressors. People write about the negatives more than the positives, sometimes, because the negatives tend...
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    How do you feel about professors locking the door?

    Whispera replied to Amnesty's topic in General Students

    Speaking of shootings, I wouldn't lock my door to prevent that because one of my students could be a shooter and I'd want the rest of us to be able to get out! I don't lock classroom doors. It's fine...
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    Missed clinical! :(

    Whispera replied to tbear1206's topic in General Students

    I forgot to add...if a student is late or absent without calling me as soon as is logically possible, he or she fails the course. No call/no show is serious business. Of course there are times it is...
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    Displaying credentials

    Whispera replied to jetMA96's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I just noticed my credentials here aren't according to the rules the original posted posted. So, I went to where you set up what's after your name, here, and found a checklist. You check off the...
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    Missed clinical! :(

    Whispera replied to tbear1206's topic in General Students

    In the clinical I teach, if you come more than five minutes late, up to an hour late, you get a terribly boring busywork assignment to complete before the next clinical. I figure you wasted my time...
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    Displaying credentials

    Whispera replied to jetMA96's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I know someone who wears a picture of Tom Cruise over her picture, has her name listed as "They" (as in "they did it; they are responsible") and has EIEIO as her credentials. I never noticed until...
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    Need advice on nursing/pt relationship post discharge

    Whispera replied to NurseJackie87's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think anyone else has mentioned this possibility, but it's worth consideration. What if he is hospitalized again, after you've established an out-of-the-hospital relationship. What would you...
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    I need to interview two or more RNs.

    Whispera replied to ydama0002's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I agree with all written above, plus... it's a tremendous time and energy commitment to type answers to such questions, especially when lots of students are asking to interview in allnurses.com, if...
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    Simulation

    Whispera replied to suni's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I think to jump into a simulation without lots of time to get it ready is a huge expectation. My school has two people who are in charge of simulations and they work on each simulation for long...
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    stroke/brain bleed

    Whispera replied to marie2014's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the way I understand it: A stroke is an artery blockage in the brain, and the tissue on the distal side of the blockage dies unless there's an intervention quickly to break up the blockage. A...