Talila72 replied to gnursjr2's topic in Psychiatric
The CDC position on the matter is that aspiration is not necessary. If you have the correct site, needle gauge, and needle length then your chances of hitting a vessel is really low to begin with....
Talila72 replied to studentbear's topic in Psychiatric
On my unit no one person was stuck on a 1:1, especially the really challenging 1:1 all day. The responsibility for staying with them was rotated through all the staff members, including RNs (though...
I am a psychiatric nurse and I also have Bipolar Type 2. I have been stable with only a little tweaking of my medications 11 years now. I had more issues starting to destabilize when I worked in a...
Talila72 replied to Wanderer RN's topic in Psychiatric
I studied martial arts many years before I became a psych nurse. I have never utilized any of it in nursing. The bottom line is you can ONLY use holds that are approved by your facility and that's...