Whispera MSN, RN

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    confused about PRN use

    Whispera replied to sassyann85's topic in Psychiatric

    Hearing voices isn't always a terrible thing. Sometimes the voices are comforting or not bothersome, just there. It's important to ask what the voices are saying. You wrote that your patient was...
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    Can A CNS work as a staff nurse?

    Whispera replied to dreamct's topic in Clinical Nurse Specialists, CNS

    I worked as a staff nurse while I was a CNS, in two different hospitals. I got no extra pay for my extra education level, nor anything else extra. I agree, that one is held to higher expectations if...
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    How do you teach nursing theory?

    Whispera replied to CraigB-RN's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    As a teacher, I'm often amazed by the inability of some to grasp concepts that I consider simple, and the above-and-beyond ability of some to understand tons more than I expect them to understand. I...
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    patient/license safety

    Whispera replied to MollNick's topic in Psychiatric

    30 patients with 5 staff members? Wow, did I misread the original posting? I'm used to one staff member for up to 8... THAT wasn't a safe
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    Hide-a-Butt patient gowns

    Whispera replied to Buttercup10's topic in General Nursing

    using 2 gowns is standard operating procedure where I've
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    Falls in Psychiatry

    Whispera replied to MrChicagoRN's topic in Psychiatric

    For the geriatric patients, we use bed alarms so we know if they get up and we can get there quickly. If someone is likely to fall out of bed, we put the mattress on the floor, so there's a shorter...
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    Need help with psych group activity?

    Whispera replied to stargirl018's topic in Psychiatric

    How about adapting the kids' game "Hangman" to fit sleep. You could call it "Sleeping Man," because the word hangman isn't appropriate on a psych unit. The picture you'd form would be of a sleeping...
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    young and ambitious

    Whispera replied to bdmpd21's topic in General Nursing

    A job as a CNA would open your eyes widely. You'll need to get a license to do that, but if you've completed a fundamentals course, it might be easy-peasy, depending on your state's
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    teacher to nursing?

    Whispera replied to RNtobe23's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a psych nurse and a psych nursing instructor, in part of my life. I have NEVER had a problem finding a job in the field. For psych nursing, in general, the teaching education helped. So did the...
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    Per Diem vs On call...Position different from what was offered.

    Whispera replied to BettyBoopsRN's topic in General Nursing

    look for a new job and when you have it, quit this
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    Feel so bad for calling out :(

    Whispera replied to ntvan07's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What did your employer do that led to you feeling guilty? I bet whoever you called was responding to the worry that it would be difficult to get someone to cover your shift. That's often a biggie....
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    teacher to nursing?

    Whispera replied to RNtobe23's topic in General Nursing

    I was an elementary school teacher but there were lay-offs and I couldn't find another teaching job. I went back to school and became a nurse. Then, I got my MSN and became a nursing...
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    Looking for psych nurses with experience of wearing uniforms and street clothes.

    Whispera replied to jeffthenursern's topic in Psychiatric

    I've worked places that require street clothes, places where either street clothes or scrubs were ok, and places that required facility log tops with khaki, navy, or black slacks, shorts, or skirts. I...
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    SSRI Dose Equivqalency Chart

    Whispera replied to crrogers22's topic in Psychiatric

    I like Stahl's too. I use it every day I work. It includes weaning strategies for patients who must be weaned as well as how to lower the dosage of one drug while starting and raising the dosage of...
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    Does your hospital or facility badge include your credentials?

    Whispera replied to icuRNmaggie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Do management's badges say, "Maggie," with "manager" under
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    SSRI Dose Equivqalency Chart

    Whispera replied to crrogers22's topic in Psychiatric

    https://www.healthalliance.org/media/Generics_antidepressants_comparison_chart.pdf
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    What is your opinion of nursing and positive illusions?

    Whispera replied to jwalker03's topic in General Students

    I think experienced nurses talk with students, in a way that can be taken to say, "This is HARD work! PLEASE consider if it's what you really want before you spend your life savings, yet-unearned,...
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    What is your opinion of nursing and positive illusions?

    Whispera replied to jwalker03's topic in General Students

    What do you mean by "positive
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    Psych nursing? scope of practice

    Whispera replied to Infofreak411's topic in Psychiatric

    Who are you writing to, hungrygirl? If it's me, since I'm a member of the crusty old bat society... I did what I wrote about as a generic nurse. I didn't need certifications or advanced training to...
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    Psych nursing is easy

    Whispera replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Psychiatric

    I think when someone says a job is easy, it can mean that it's interesting and the work the person loves. For me, loved work seems much easier than work I don't
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    what did you have a previous degree in before you went into nursing?

    Whispera replied to RNtobe23's topic in General Nursing

    Bachelors in Elementary Education here, with half a Masters in Education and
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    Transitioning from Med-Surg to Psych

    Whispera replied to kimbuhlee's topic in Psychiatric

    What characteristics do you think your instructors meant when they said you're a better fit for OB than psych? Do you agree with
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    Advice please: Withdrawal of feeding tube

    Whispera replied to Clubsingr28's topic in General Nursing

    "projected decline" d/t withdrawal of the feeding tube in addition to the (UTI) actively untreated infection- or something like that... " What's written above couldn't be the diagnosis given for...
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    how much hire level math is required for nursing?

    Whispera replied to AspiringRN27's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For the job of nursing you'll need basic math and some basic algebra. For nursing school, you'll need basic math, algebra, and maybe
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    Psych nursing? scope of practice

    Whispera replied to Infofreak411's topic in Psychiatric

    I've worked with many LVNs who were psych nurses. Also, CNAs can work in the psych field, although they're a different kind of CNA. We always had behavioral health techs. They had some psych...