Spurse32 replied to areason4stars's topic in Psychiatric
I'm in PMHNP school and happen to be learning about lithium so this is good. According to the FDA, people are often maintained on a dose of 600 TID which is only half of what your patient is taking....
It definitely can't hurt. I volunteered at a hospital and opened the door for the ICU. They had a door that could only be opened from the inside or by a button next to a desk. I didn't really spend...
So I failed out of my last class, my senior practicum, preceptorship. I'm just looking for a little perspective. I'm gonna try and make it brief as possible so bare with me. I love psych but also...
I think I'm saying this for the third time now but yes, I agree with all you seasoned experienced nurses, I should have been more creative in finding tasks to do. But there's nothing on my evaluation...
Geeze no one is taking my side! lol This is all good stuff guys thank you. I'm going to have to appeal this and I appreciate the perspective. I also want to learn from this. I know I'm accountable and...
I perform better with a steady work flow, with more things to do and more tasks to accomplish. I'm more engaged. But like I said, I could have been more creative in finding things to do. Still, I did...
I wanted to respond to NurseStorm, I didn't see your post till after I responded again. Yes you're right, I could have done all those things. I suppose my mindset was more of an application...
I know it was highly specialized and interesting, that's why I stayed. I actually volunteered myself for a lot of things. For instance, if a patient needed to be walked downstairs for an appointment,...
It was just a question based on general curiosity. Why are people so god damn touchy on this website? It's like they take crap at work, then come home to vent to people they can't see in person....
Hello. I am a nursing student about to approach my preceptorship experience. I have always been drawn to psych and I'm pretty sure I want to be a PMHNP so I'm trying to do my preceptorship in acute...
Spurse32 replied to Bubble Tea's topic in Nevada Nursing
Here's how it works in ABSN cohorts: You take the midterm and pass, you move on to the final. If you take the final and pass, you move on to clinicals. You usually get a few days off before clinicals...
Spurse32 replied to Bubble Tea's topic in Nevada Nursing
The ABSN program is different. Personally, I'd rather go to school online and be in the comfort of my own home doing it at my own pace, which is what I do. The material is the same and we all take the...
Yah, scope of practice. And no, I wouldn't expect them to have the same knowledge as a MD. I guess I just imagined that with the right background and enough education, an NP could be on the same...
I love this thread. I'm an ABSN student about to graduate in October. I'm doing my community health rotation in an outpatient cancer center. There's an oncological NP who works with three other...
Don't call the girl again. Do you have an iphone? Put her on iphone block. My new rule: do not contact or attempt to maintain a "relationship" with ex-girlfriends. It may sound cruel, but their...
Spurse32 replied to Lady4Scrubs's topic in Critical Care
I think it's cool that you know yourself well enough to know your limitations. Thats a sign of a competent person, in my opinion. However, one week is nothing. Unless your gut is absolutely telling...
A&OX, I wanted to go out of my way to thank you for disagreeing yet doing it kindly and with tact. And you're right, it's easy for me to say, with my one patient and zero responsibility as a...
Going into nursing would probably be very hard at this point, like EVERY single person as already said. Prereq classes are hard and just to get into a nursing program requires competitive grades. Then...
That's just what I've heard. I'm not saying that male nurses should make more because males are stronger or for any reason for that matter. I can speak for myself though, I am 5'10, 210 lbs and I was...
From what I understand from the OP, you're not any trouble at all...yet. Being investigated is not the same as being disciplined. See what they have to say first before you panic. If it makes you feel...