Psych77

Psych77

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  1. fake illness...how to rule out real injury

    Psych77 posted a topic in Correctional

    So those in corrections know we deal with fake chest pain, fake abdominal pain, fake seizures, fake everything all the time. My latest technique I just discovered is....making them wait while I...

  2. Considering Correctional Nursing

    Psych77 replied to Jerry 75's topic in Correctional

    I may see 5 people with chest pain in a day. Most are fake; for us we need a doctor on site to do an EKG; so at night, we just have to go by vitals, our assessment, age, IM's history, and bulls***...

  3. What Can I Do With A BSN? (Without a license).

    Psych77 replied to Chloe Price's topic in General Nursing

    If I were you I would totally just study for a couple months, get all the help you can get with courses, study groups, tutoring, whatever you can do. I failed a semester in school (days before...

  4. What Did You Get For Nurses Week?

    Psych77 replied to iPink's topic in General Nursing

    5 dollar gift card for Subway, paid for by our nursing

  5. Sick Call costs

    Psych77 replied to DawnJ's topic in Correctional

    I stopped trying to convince them that its justified, it never goes anywhere. You just have to tolerate that they are upset with the system and you are the messenger. On a positive note, a lot of...

  6. It used to be given to reduce libido

    Psych77 replied to Truegem's topic in Correctional

    yes its saltpeter. However, I seem to remember that some anti-depressants reduce sexual performance in

  7. Patients Say the Darnedest Things

    Psych77 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Psych patient with disheveled hair sprawled out in different directions, and a wide eyed kind of stare, "I haven't slept in seven years". She would say it every day, like a mantra. Of course she's...

  8. About to fail BSN program. What now?

    Psych77 replied to ca614129's topic in Nursing Career

    Hopefully you can study and get that 92%. I flunked out of my last semester of my ADN. They let me go back the next year, and I finished and am now working. I met a lot of people who repeated...

  9. Question for nurses that are male...

    Psych77 replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    when I hear this, I sometimes think: 'correct....I'm not a female. thanks for clarifying publicly to the world for

  10. Question for nurses that are male...

    Psych77 replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    haha...they told us that too...I tried it for one day( maybe even for one patient?), and it felt so absurd, and then I realized that no one else is saying

  11. How easy is it to lose a license in correctional setting?

    Psych77 replied to reptilesavvy's topic in Correctional

    I was just talking about this with the nurses at work; people were saying, don't get the insurance (unless you are rich), because lawyers can find out you have it and sue you personally instead of...

  12. Why Do You Love Being A Prison Nurse?

    Psych77 replied to Everline's topic in Correctional

    But everyone you work with is a con:chicken:

  13. Possible new (nursing) drinking game

    Psych77 replied to Jedrnurse's topic in School

    nurses eat their

  14. ADN or BSN: What's the Big Deal?

    Psych77 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I don't get my BSN; I suspect I will pay 15K and learn

  15. Psych RN-A Thankless Job?

    Psych77 replied to femaleRN's topic in Psychiatric

    I used to do the same thing at my psych rn job (now I'm in corrections). It seems appropriate rather than...what you said, socializing in the nursing station, which is what generally happens. I...

  16. Get my adn or lpn? Newbie here

    Psych77 replied to AutumnFutureNurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My first job, after graduating with my ADN, was technically an LPN position at a home health agency. The pay was LPN wage, but they hired RNs ( I assume they really needed people). The reason I did...

  17. How do you get meal breaks?

    Psych77 replied to DawnJ's topic in Correctional

    That's ridiculous. I'm pretty sure I would quit at such a place, or somehow make sure you get your break. Nurses tend be self-sacrificing people, but I need a break to give proper care. We have a...

  18. How do you get meal breaks?

    Psych77 replied to DawnJ's topic in Correctional

    That's ridiculous. I'm pretty sure I would quit at such a place, or somehow make sure you get your break. Nurses tend be self-sacrificing people, but I need a break to give proper care. We have a...

  19. Newish RN, New to Corrections: How to be successful?

    Psych77 replied to carebear1980's topic in Correctional

    I've been working in corrections for 3 months now. My experience consists of about 2 years in psych, so you are better prepared than me. However, they knew this when they hired me, so I'm pretty...

  20. Advice please? Path to RN

    Psych77 replied to EricaYerian's topic in Nursing Career

    Yea, work as a CNA while you are in nursing school or prior to. I did not do this and became an RN, ADN, but learning the basics was a bigger learning curve; the LPNs and paramedics in my class...

  21. New RN's: Is it normal to help your preceptor with all their patients tasks

    Psych77 replied to NewRN'16's topic in General Nursing

    I always do it, so as to invest in the relationship. I'm not sure if its totally

  22. Am I "late"? 22 yrs old starting prereq Jan

    Psych77 replied to Aedyl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I started nursing school at 32 as second career. I still don't know what I want to do when I grow

  23. Why you shouldn't become a nurse practitioner

    Psych77 replied to chillnurse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    The example of RN pay being higher was also travel nursing, which means you have to drive an hour to work to get that pay, and likely its a contract. Not ideal working hours for

  24. Any advice for a nursing student who wants to go into psychiatric nursing?

    Psych77 replied to psychrnhopefully's topic in Psychiatric

    I've been at psych nursing for 2 years. It seems to me the fact that you actually want to make sure you act appropriately is a great sign, because it means you are self-aware. Many people I've worked...

  25. I Hate Psych

    Psych77 replied to b52RN's topic in Psychiatric

    So I'm on my third psych job, in 3 different states. My travel job in New York city was like you described; I had 7-10 patients, some were very gangsta-like, gamey, etc. I had so many patients that it...