GeminiNurse29

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  1. New Grad Struggles Want Psych Nursing

    GeminiNurse29 replied to KenyakeoniRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Depends what kind of psych unit you wanna get into. I worked acute inpatient forensic psych as well as geriatric psych. Very, very challenging. Old, aggressive, demented, is downing patients were more...

  2. New Psych Job

    GeminiNurse29 replied to Amethyst_RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I don't know what your setting is, but always be aware of safety and surroundings, especially the exit. Yes, not all people with mental health issues are dangerous or violent. But I'm talking from my...

  3. 12 Month ADN Program-No Bachelors or Waitlist

    GeminiNurse29 replied to AspiringNurseP's topic in General Students

    I have only seen and know of 1 year or less programs that are for LPNs. Otherwise you have to have a bachelors for an accelerated

  4. What is the expectation for a psych nurse?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to delicious_eve's topic in Psychiatric

    Some days will be really difficult. I feel that mental health is one of the hardest fields because you aren't always able to "fix" someone. The previous post covered it well. I just have to add,...

  5. Why did you choose psychiatric NURSING, rather than psychology/counseling?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to LilaDavis's topic in Psychiatric

    I've always been good at science and interested in health care. Plus, I get bored easily. There are so many areas to work in as a nurse. I took my current job out of curiosity and also the pay was...

  6. Community Mental Health Clinic Nurse

    GeminiNurse29 replied to wrigp's topic in Psychiatric

    I would check with your state board of nursing as it may differ among states. As an inpatient psych nurse, I have to add that injections don't mean someone is unstable more than someone getting a med...

  7. What does this type of nursing consist of?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to Chantalaya's topic in Psychiatric

    I work at a psych facility that is majority forensics, meaning the patients are there because they committed crimes (everything from murder to molestation to battery). There are different levels of...

  8. Physical demands?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to caren19's topic in Psychiatric

    In my facility, the geriatric unit is more physical than the other units. Those patients are very aggressive and no other facility wants to or is able to handle them. Imagine trying to help your...

  9. Have you ever been attracted to a patient?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to LilaDavis's topic in Psychiatric

    Nope. Then again, I deal with criminals and killers and everything in between who broke the law. How do you make it go away? Hmm for me, I would imagine losing my job, license, reputation, integrity,...

  10. Floating

    GeminiNurse29 replied to Crush's topic in General Nursing

    Psych nurse here and even floating from different security units to Geri psych is a challenge. For instance, maximum security units are usually more black and white on what's acceptable and what's...

  11. Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    GeminiNurse29 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    For me, it's the aggression. By nature I'm pretty mild mannered and calm, and it can be unsettling at first to deal with combative patients. But at least with old folks, they have some underlying...

  12. Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    GeminiNurse29 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    I feel like it's like working a nursing home but with extremely aggressive patients. My facility takes the worse of the worst that no other place can or will handle. I'm a float, you couldn't pay me...

  13. Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    GeminiNurse29 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    A good facility will train you on how to de escalate and handle those situations. What I've found with Geri psych population is that a lot of them don't like it when it's time for cares. They'll bite,...

  14. The things we put up with as part of the job

    GeminiNurse29 replied to anon456's topic in General Nursing

    Our security don't even carry weapons! They have restraints and flashlights 😑 but since we aren't corrections, they aren't allowed to carry that stuff. Yup, they told us the risk of being...

  15. Interview this week in Acute Adult Psychiatric Unit!

    GeminiNurse29 replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in Psychiatric

    I currently work in psych. We had an intense 3 month orientation to everything from going hands on to how to deal with patients' etc. ask lots of questions about their orientation and expectations....

  16. Verbal abuse

    GeminiNurse29 replied to middleagednurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. Ask anyone who works in psych like myself or the

  17. Did Any Of You Nurses Finish With a Dual Major?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    I was a bio major before I went back and did nursing. Luckily a lot of the science classes like A&P overlapped. But nope, I wouldn't have been able to do a full time clinical load plus nursing...

  18. Night shift transition.

    GeminiNurse29 replied to afelice120's topic in General Nursing

    Currently preggo and almost due. I also work nights. Take your vitamins! Make sure people know not to bother you during the day when you're sleeping. If you don't have other kids, use this time to...

  19. This might be really mean but I have to say it...

    GeminiNurse29 replied to Beeboop12's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    They're sick, mentally and or physically. Did you think they'd be all sunshine and roses? Have you cleaned and toileted anyone yet? Imagine if it was your grandparent or parent there in that bed. If...

  20. Did Any Of You Nurses Finish With a Dual Major?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    Have you had clinicals yet? I think they would make it very difficult for a double

  21. Verbally Abused

    GeminiNurse29 replied to Bubbles72's topic in General Nursing

    Don't take things personally and always do your job no matter what. I work in psych and if I had a dollar for every time a patient yelled at me or got verbally aggressive, I wouldn't have to work. ;p...

  22. Schools with not a lot of prereqs for ABSN

    GeminiNurse29 replied to tarahlee's topic in General Students

    With a BFA, you probably haven't had any science classes. A&P 1&2, micro, psych (sometimes more than intro), stats, and chem are the building blocks of a nursing education. Some ADN programs...

  23. Health dilemma + school clinicals = what to do??

    GeminiNurse29 replied to Amandaagain's topic in General Students

    I had my first baby in between terms in nursing school. My program was 18-19 months long. I graduated on time. If you really want children, I wouldn't wait. I'd try for both. It is doable. But I was...

  24. Found out I'm pregnant and school starts in a week!!!!

    GeminiNurse29 replied to Nyunyu's topic in General Students

    I was pregnant and had my first baby in between semesters of nursing school. Myprogram was year round, and my baby was born at the end of that May after my first two semesters. They split our class...

  25. If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    GeminiNurse29 replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    Occuaptional therapist was my original choice. Without regard to pay and prerequisites and all that other stuff, my dream job is travel writer. I've always loved writing. Alas, with kids and a spouse...