NMorrisRN

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1. Gutless Colleagues

   NMorrisRN replied to LPC2RN's topic in Psychiatric

   You are completely valid in your feelings! In my opinion those techs need to be fired! I don't care how little or long they've worked there. #1. As a tech on the unit you are trained to take down a...

2. Perhaps this Wasn't for Me

   NMorrisRN replied to PG2018's topic in Psychiatric

   Geesshhhhh! PsychGuy, APRN, NP I am sorry. I'm sorry that from what I've read you seem to be getting attacked when what you truly wanted was advice. I am new to psych nursing (not new to nursing) and...

3. New Psych RN - ADVICE NEEDED

   NMorrisRN replied to NMorrisRN's topic in Psychiatric

   I did but it was very much a watch kind of deal, and what I saw wasn't much. The RNs were buried in paperwork and the techs ran the floor. I spent my clinicals with the techs who just policed the...

4. New Psych RN - ADVICE NEEDED

   NMorrisRN replied to NMorrisRN's topic in Psychiatric

   Thank you! I have been waiting for someone to reply lol. I will be buying this book! I truly appreciate your

5. How many hours is your shift?

   NMorrisRN replied to motor_mouth's topic in Psychiatric

   I work in military medicine, sadly this is the norm. All military nurses who work at a Naval Hospital work these hours

6. Psych Patients with poor boundaries

   NMorrisRN replied to CanadianNurse15's topic in Psychiatric

   I'm interested to see what the response is to this post. I hope someone answers soon. As a new psych RN I need this tip as

7. Do you deal with IVs on your unit?

   NMorrisRN replied to Scarlettz's topic in Psychiatric

   I may be an exception because I work in military medicine but yes we do. If a patient on our inpatient mental health unit has a code blue we are expected to start the IV etc as we wait for code team...

8. How many hours is your shift?

   NMorrisRN replied to motor_mouth's topic in Psychiatric

   In my hospital we work 12 hour swing shifts. Two days of 12 hour shifts one week and five days of 12 hour shifts the next. I dread the five day work weeks - it's almost inhuman to make someone work...

9. New Psych RN - ADVICE NEEDED

   NMorrisRN posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I am a new psych RN and I keep looking for a book I can buy to help me with my psych RN skills a sort of, "How To Psych Nurse For Dummies." But I am starting to believe there is no such book. Or is...

10. Psych Nurse Report Sheet

    NMorrisRN replied to Ndy-RN's topic in Psychiatric

    I agree - this is awesome. I actually saved it to my computer - thank you! We use a generated unit report for our reporting. It has the following information. Pt name Age Admission date Dx Track (we...