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  1. Patient's "right" to abuse nurses...I need your opinion

    oldpsychnurse replied to MsNewbee's topic in General Nursing

    This is the kind of patient the docs will medically clear (even if they have a tube sticking into and out of every available orifice) in order to send them to us, your friendly psych

  2. this is why I want to call off on my last day

    oldpsychnurse replied to treeye's topic in General Nursing

    I know I'm way behind here for commenting, but here's my 2 cents. First, when people you work with, who like you and depend on you, find out you're leaving, they start to pull back. It keeps them...

  3. What's the best way to deter inmates from abusing the safety cell?

    oldpsychnurse replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Correctional

    I would hope the safety cell is truly a safety cell. The ones at the prison where I worked had a metal cot, no sheets, blankets or pillows, and the usual metal toilet/sink. The inmates went in there...

  4. April 2017 Caption Contest - Select $100 Winner!

    oldpsychnurse replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    I am so dang sick of bed placement pushing those ED admits on

  5. LGBTQI and Psych Nursing

    oldpsychnurse replied to medic1969's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm not an MSN by any means but I've had my share LGBTQI patients. I'm not sure what you mean by LGBTQI "issues." Most of the ones I've had don't have issues with their sexuality. I'd say the ones...

  6. Tell on yourself, if you dare...

    oldpsychnurse replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    One of my psych patients hit the floor when we were bringing them back from smoke break. I was a new nurse and couldn't find a pulse, so I hollered for the techs to bring the code cart. Well,...

  7. Resume/employment help for non-medical

    oldpsychnurse replied to wondy's topic in General Nursing

    You might have a better chance at a nursing home. They're hard places to work but always looking for help. After you have a little experience, and hospitals can see you're serious about health care,...

  8. What does your nursing career repair bill say about you?

    oldpsychnurse replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

    I hated nursing school from day 1. I flunked peds the first time around and passed it the second time. I finally got to psych and found I loved it. The first 15 years or so were great, as I had the...

  9. Used CPR on my neighbors toddler today... it wasn't enough... warning, graphic..

    oldpsychnurse replied to NursingInChaos's topic in General Nursing

    You did everything humanly possible for the kid. Whatever the outcome, you are awesome. But there's a good chance that if he doesn't make it, you're going to suffer from PTSD. Please go ahead and...

  10. Not entering vital signs in pt chart per MD orders...

    oldpsychnurse replied to Sadie2016's topic in General Nursing

    If the doctor wants you to do something (or not do it), there needs to be a written order, ALWAYS, no matter what the issue is. If he tells you verbally to do something that is so obviously wrong,...

  11. lying about clinical hours

    oldpsychnurse replied to astrn's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    If he's using the old "everybody's doing it" excuse, I'd have to be nosy and call the school and ask them if that's true. If that's what they're doing, isn't there some FNP board you could report the...

  12. Irony regarding cellphone use at work

    oldpsychnurse replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just me, but I don't think anybody should have to check their cell phones for messages from their employer when they're on their break or otherwise off the clock. If it's that important, management...

  13. I can't win for losing

    oldpsychnurse replied to NurseBeans's topic in School

    I don't know anything about school nursing, so take anything I see with a grain of salt. But if you're not allowed to take pictures of abuse, maybe next time call the SRO in to take a look. It's a...

  14. What About my License?

    oldpsychnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need some opinions about what to do about my license. I just retired from nursing, not because of my age but because I'd had enough. I'm a few years shy of 60, with over 30 years of experience. I...

  15. How to get into Travel Nursing?

    oldpsychnurse replied to MrMango's topic in Travel

    I traveled for a while. Never even had to leave my state, but could have if I'd wanted to. After reading some of the comments here, I've seen some things that should never happen. For example, you...

  16. Being called a racial slur by a patient I sat?

    oldpsychnurse replied to Rayrayma's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    When I graduated nursing school and went into psych, I had a patient call me something nasty (can't even remember what it was now). My very wise preceptor (RIP Linda Slaughter, RN) told me that psych...

  17. I Love My First Job

    oldpsychnurse replied to PennNurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I left the job I loved to go where the money was. I was back in 6 months. There are too many pros where you're at to leave. But don't worry. One day you'll get a new manager, or a new DON, or...

  18. Dealing with faeces?

    oldpsychnurse replied to ToastaHands's topic in General Students

    First you have to learn to spell it. It's "poop" "ca-ca" "code brown" or "oh God." lol You'll get used to it. Believe me. I can't believe you went 4 years before you ran into it. You're going...

  19. Pt fall- need advice

    oldpsychnurse replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    Are you a new nurse? Quit beating yourself up. **** happens, no matter how well you do your job. Way back when I was in nursing school, my patient was in full Posey restraints, and they were tied...

  20. Washing scrubs?

    oldpsychnurse replied to dd131's topic in General Nursing

    Why are you ironing your scrubs??!! Even when I was lucky enough to find 100% cotton scrubs, I never ironed them. Wash them, toss them into the dryer, and fold them up as soon as the dryer goes off....

  21. Education Conspiracy

    oldpsychnurse replied to Avid reader's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It's called "education inflation" and it's a real thing. Nurses who have 10, 20, 30 years of nursing experience are being forced to get their BSN to continue working at some facilities. It's a sad...

  22. Should I report the person who scheduled me to a patient I should not have been sitting?

    oldpsychnurse replied to Rayrayma's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I have to take up for the sitter here. I'm assuming that "evil" patient was in hard behavioral restraints, not soft medical restraints. Those are rarely used unless the patient is a psych admit. If...

  23. 5 Weird Questions Patients Have Asked As An OB Nurse

    oldpsychnurse replied to JanineKelbach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work psych, so luckily I haven't had to deal with many L&D patients. But this is kind of relevant. One of our favorite frequent flyers, who was truly BSC, knew all of us really well and tended...

  24. Help: I failed out of nursing school

    oldpsychnurse replied to Maria3248's topic in General Students

    Retired psych nurse here. There are alternative meds to benzos for anxiety. Buspar is one that comes to mind. With the right medication and some therapy to help you get a handle on your anxiety,...

  25. Switching to night shift... A good choice?

    oldpsychnurse replied to jss1985's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you've already made your decision, but I'm giving you my 2 cents anyway. Nights on psych are long stretches of boredom relieved by nights from hell, with violent, or self-injurious, or...