Whispera MSN, RN

psych, addictions, hospice, education

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    Looking for some info from the parents side

    Whispera replied to aeris99's topic in Psychiatric

    As his parent you have the right to know everything about his treatment, unless he's 18 or older. In some states you would need to give permission for medications. If they don't contact you, please...
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    Nurse educator AND FNP..need advice!

    Whispera replied to prettyRN4's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I have a degree in education and teach upcoming nurses. I'm also a psych CNS, and have a practice where I do counseling and determine appropriate medications. Psych CNSs are alot like psych NPs. I...
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    PNAP 41 conditions

    Whispera replied to Dean2222's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I don't know what PNAP stands for. Please spell it out. I found some articles online about PNAP but they didn't specify what the 41 conditions are. How about asking the PNAP
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    Leave new RN job before orientation starts

    Whispera replied to newrn887's topic in Nursing Career

    If it was human resources that let you know you had the job, I think a call is enough. If it was a manager, a nice note would be a good thing. I don't think you need to go in person. That would...
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    I would like to be an addiction nurse

    Whispera replied to katiec's topic in Addictions

    You're more likely to get punched by an elderly delirius patient than by an addict in
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    Psych/Addictions: Withdrawal vs EPS

    Whispera replied to electricblack's topic in Psychiatric

    Cipralex isn't likely to cause EPS. Medications that lower dopamine cause EPS and Cipralex doesn't do that, unless it does it and we're not aware of it yet. Cipralex can cause restlessness as a side...
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    Leave new RN job before orientation starts

    Whispera replied to newrn887's topic in Nursing Career

    I agree that you don't have to tell the hire-er your reason, except that you must tell them you aren't able to take the job. You have to go where your interests and the best options
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    What to wear

    Whispera replied to QTNurseBSN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'd wear business casual. That means no jeans, no tightness, no cleavage, no advertisements and no sandals, and also subdued
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    at what age did you start studying for nursing?

    Whispera replied to fiba's topic in Psychiatric

    I was 38 and lived with my husband and two sons, who were in middle school. I don't regret it a
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    What would you say?

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

    "time for me to have new
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    How often do you encounter violence?

    Whispera replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Psychiatric

    Almost never, if you mean violence against others. You're much more likely to see patients trying to hurt themselves than other
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    MSN in Education or MS Ed?

    Whispera replied to coopman712's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I was a hospital nurse educator with a BSN. That was about 10 years ago--things might have
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    restraint question?

    Whispera replied to sassyann8585's topic in Psychiatric

    Where I've worked, we didn't even have soft (the light blue Posey) restraints. We went right to the Velcro restraints if restraints were needed. A strong person can get out of those light blue...
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    MSN in Education or MS Ed?

    Whispera replied to coopman712's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm a university faculty member. I have a BSEd and a BSN and a MSN (not in education). The degrees work well together. To teach in a university, you'll need a MSN most places. Some I work with are...
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    Eating our young and more...

    Whispera replied to campbellrn68's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Coincidentally, I just got an email that included the following article in it: Nurse Bullying: Who's Eating Whom? on ADVANCE for
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    Eating our young and more...

    Whispera replied to campbellrn68's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've experienced blatant lack of support from a minority of co-workers. I've also seen it between students I teach, as well as some downright hostility between some groups of students and others....
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    BSN to RN

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

    I'm confused, as I often am...you have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing? Or is your BSN something
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    Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    Whispera replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I'm truly glad you changed your screen
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    Student Nurse "Help me!" Threads

    Whispera replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I've frittered away another completely good time-span reading this whole thread and have found it entertaining and irritating (mostly entertaining). You'll all said anything I thought of saying...
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    Psych nursing and primary care

    Whispera replied to babynurse73's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm unsure what you mean by primary nursing...please help unconfuse the
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    student loan forgiveness for nurses??

    Whispera replied to lrc1203's topic in General Nursing

    Here's the site for one, and it works in Indiana. I see you're from South Bend. Not everyone qualifies--you have to be employed full time in an underserved area: Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program...
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    Trying to decide....

    Whispera replied to pphs2000's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    There are fewer jobs out there as nurse educator than there are as NP. Depending on your area of expertise (and you do need to have one), your options as an eductor might be even more
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    Substance abuse

    Whispera replied to nursebettyboop240's topic in Psychiatric

    What do you have so far? I teach psychiatric nursing and have used many different textbooks over the course of decades. All of them had quite a few pieces of information in them that would pertain...
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    Need Advise ASAP....

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

    Think about what level the students are on. Maybe they haven't had enough APA format work to realize something must be referenced within a paper as well as at the end, until now that they've had to...
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    Patient Right to Know

    Whispera replied to SuperRN_1's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Chances are the patient already knows. I've had this experience with hospice patients and their families. It puts you in a spot, doesn't it? If the patient is alert and oriented, it seems to me she...