DanaerysTargaryen

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  1. How to transition into Pysch nursing

    DanaerysTargaryen replied to Inori's topic in Psychiatric

    I feel your pain on this one- most psych positions where I live are the same, requiring at least a year of acute inpatient experience. Very hard to transition between specialties in this market. My...

  2. Typical Day at Work?

    DanaerysTargaryen replied to RN1485's topic in Psychiatric

    Tell them you had to do charting and meds on 18 acute patients… If that doesn't strike them as a problem you don't want the job anyway. Tell them you missed the medical aspect of what you did...

  3. Night shift and exercise

    DanaerysTargaryen replied to jar312's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I wake up in time to get in my workout before my shift. I usually try for an hour or a little more of gym time before my first shift, probably 45 minutes to at most an hour between two shifts, just...

  4. getting/staying in shape working nights

    DanaerysTargaryen replied to edwindelahiggins's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Stateofart, I have the same struggle. I guess I just keep reminding myself that I can fit in an hour workout plus 7 hours of sleep even with a 12 hour shift and a long commute. (This is obviously...

  5. getting/staying in shape working nights

    DanaerysTargaryen replied to edwindelahiggins's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Thanks for posting this. I've been working nights just under a year and recently started gaining weight at an alarming pace… partly due to night shift, partly due to a bad reaction to a...

  6. Rush University DNP Fall 2015

    DanaerysTargaryen replied to DanaerysTargaryen's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Sorry you weren't able to apply. Where did you choose to apply instead? Any idea why they don't take NC applicants? Seems

  7. 2 Years or 4 year Degree. HELP!

    DanaerysTargaryen replied to triciaerica's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I would advise going straight for the BSN if it is practical for you, but that is based on the market in my area, and I'm on the opposite coast from you. What is holding you back from just jumping...

  8. New Grad RN with Skilled Nursing Job - Advice Needed Working with CNAs

    DanaerysTargaryen replied to Bizaleth's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Show your aides respect, praise them and thank them for the things they do well, and ask their opinion when it comes to situations where they may legitimately know better than you do. (You have more...

  9. Crisis stabilization unit-common medications

    DanaerysTargaryen replied to caughtbuckinoff's topic in Psychiatric

    Others have touched on most of the meds I would have mentioned… Common psych meds that patients need blood levels for are depakote, lithium, and tegretol. Patients on clozaril need their WBC...

  10. Typical Day at Work?

    DanaerysTargaryen replied to RN1485's topic in Psychiatric

    Your workload does sound heavy, but I think a lot of what you describe is more "new grad issues" than "psych nurse issues." Give it a few months and see if your time management improves so that you're...

  11. Paranoid delusions?

    DanaerysTargaryen replied to CloudySue's topic in Psychiatric

    Contact a geri psych unit. They should have a process for taking inquiry calls, and it sounds like based on your stepmom's symptoms there is a good chance she would meet admission criteria. If not...

  12. Questions from Prospective PMHNP

    DanaerysTargaryen posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi everyone, I'm seriously considering going back to school for PMHNP either this fall or next and I have a couple of questions for those of you familiar with the field: 1. A practicing PMHNP I spoke...

  13. Questions from Prospective PMHNP

    DanaerysTargaryen replied to DanaerysTargaryen's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you, resilientnurse! Your advice and encouragement mean a

  14. Questions from Prospective PMHNP

    DanaerysTargaryen replied to DanaerysTargaryen's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm certain I want to stay in psych-- I work on a Geri psych unit and love it, though I've outlasted a lot of people who were hired with or shortly before me so I do know what you mean about a high...

  15. Questions from Prospective PMHNP

    DanaerysTargaryen replied to DanaerysTargaryen's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Thank you for your wise, well-informed words. It is very comforting to be told that doing exactly what I want to do (as far as specific degree/program to attain my desired career) is not a terrible...