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  1. Where Did Healthcare Go?

    funinsun replied to DTCC PreRN's topic in General Nursing

    The state of affairs is shocking I do agree. Working in mental health-from chronic adults to eating disorder patients-you will see the scenario from the documentary repeated daily many times over. I...

  2. Why do one year Med surg nursing before going into Psychiatry Nursing

    funinsun replied to PurifiedH2O's topic in Psychiatric

    The argument can be made for either side I believe-if you know what you want to do then go for it-I did. But gaining medical experience can also be very beneficial to be able to more completely take...

  3. Has anyone had the experience of knowing a patient on their unit?

    funinsun replied to njmonsterboi80's topic in Psychiatric

    I have experienced knowing my patient's children who were on my unit. I always let the people around me know, NM, physicians etc. If the parent comes and visits I I make sure to approach them and...

  4. TN New grad pay

    funinsun replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    If I'm not mistaken Vanderbilt will pay your tuition if you work full time and have been employed there for at least 30 days..5 years for dependents I

  5. Telemedicine to Reservations..

    funinsun posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all.. This is an interesting story about telemedicine and Native American reservations. Through the video transmission in real time, physicians are able to hear heartbeats through a special...

  6. Nike unveils shoe just for American Indians

    funinsun replied to NurseyBaby'05's topic in General Nursing

    Hi all.. I have enjoyed this discussion about the Nike shoes.. While browsing for a big paper I'm doing I found this piece on NPR about diabetes and Native Americans-shoes are mentioned briefly about...

  7. Face to Face Locked Orders

    funinsun replied to <3Nursing07's topic in Psychiatric

    With seclusions and restraints out West I have always had the APN/Psychiatrist come do the face to face evaluation and it was pretty well done even on night shift if had to be-even if they had to...

  8. Gre

    funinsun replied to 2B_RN_2008's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It depends on your level of comfort. Princeton was a good resource, I didn't use the CD, but it could be helpful to preview the format of the test. Reviewing over the basic math is always good.. I...

  9. Assessment/Question Tool

    funinsun replied to MSN Student's topic in Psychiatric

    Aloha all.. I agree with all that has been posted. Having a standard assesment that flows well (because the patients are in varying states of crisis) is crucial to patient care. I think that medical...

  10. nursing schools in Montana

    funinsun replied to want2rn's topic in General Nursing

    Carroll College in Helena appeared to have prepared graduates. Does unimpacted have to do with

  11. MSW vs. NP?

    funinsun posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Greetings all, Work in an adolescent psych ward and enjoy my job. I am working on my BSN but am toying with ideas for the future. I would love to be a social worker and get my MSW as I enjoy the...

  12. Mental Health

    funinsun replied to nursing4nena's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi.. I haven't heard of wearing an alarm during clinicals but doesn't seem impossible in a larger facility if the school/facility has the money to do

  13. Licensure requirements for Montana

    funinsun replied to ahhback2MT's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, that's what I meant, I did endorse my license to Montana.. It is just filling out paperwork and did not take

  14. Licensure requirements for Montana

    funinsun replied to ahhback2MT's topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I know this is late, but I just wanted to let you know that I transferred my license from NC and it was not difficult at all, took some time for paperwork but nothing else. It's not a 'compact...

  15. Any Psych NPs?

    funinsun replied to delamar's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hi all, I have the very same question.. I spoke to the psychiatrists I work with and they are very upbeat about the psych NP position and that I consider it, but I've never seen any of them in...

  16. Mental Health

    funinsun replied to nursing4nena's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I've found that even having your presence there as a student does a lot of good for the unit. The nurses and techs appreciate someone coming in and assisting with the patients, if even just to play...

  17. Legal or NOT

    funinsun replied to dlo's topic in General Nursing

    Not a correctional nurse, but in juv.psych and that wouldn't be acceptable at any JCAHO accredited facility I'm sure..Are the people passing the meds like med techs? Even if a jail, you would think...

  18. Hoping for advice!!!

    funinsun replied to Poshie1's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hi all, I have lived in the Charlotte area for a while now and know a few people from each of the schools in the area. The best advice probably is to just to go ahead and step out and apply/visit...

  19. Pardon my ignorance..

    funinsun posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi all! I have been working as a child/adolescent psych nurse right out of school for about 6 months and have already worked at 2 facilities ( in different states). I truly do love my work-as you know...

  20. Therapeutic 24/7?

    funinsun posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi all, I just started in a children's psychiatric hospital.. I love kids and I love psych nursing, but I feel like all I'm doing some days is being a prison ward.. I would love to play with the...

  21. Wheres the best place to live in NC

    funinsun replied to mhall76's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    What's great about NC is that they have many types of terrain/areas to chose from.. Do you want to stay by the beach? There are a lot of islands and beach cities..They also have the mountains with a...

  22. pre reqs piedmont & CCHS

    funinsun replied to amber74's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hi amber74, I know a lot of people who went to Piedmont and CCHS and they both have great reps and do their clinicals at the same hospital.. SAT scores at CCHS probably have a minimum, but I can't...

  23. Need advice for student nurse!

    funinsun replied to colleennurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi, Definetly agree with Thunderwolf about the clarification/rephrasing issue.. Something small that may be obvious,that helps me is identifying with the patients as much as possible-for example, they...

  24. Signing up for my core classes tomorrow

    funinsun replied to Rohan's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Rohan, Sorry it took so long to reply.. I'm glad you got your classes in order-hopefully everything works out well for you as far as the extra semester... Did you get any snow up there? We did in...

  25. Best school

    funinsun replied to scooter5737's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Hi scooter5737, Welcome to the NC forum again.. What kind of school are you looking for? RN, LPN, etc..? There are several good nursing programs throughout NC from the beach to Charlotte, it depends...