GalRN

GalRN

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  1. Specialty Certification... How has it helped your career?

    GalRN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Specialty certification-How has it helped your career? Hi All, I'm strongly considering shelling out the $$ and studying to become an RNC in my field. I was wondering how many of you are certified in...

  2. Specialty certification-How has it helped your career?

    GalRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi All, I'm strongly considering shelling out the $$ and studying to become an RNC in my field. I was wondering how many of you are certified in your field and what the advantages are? This is...

  3. Disability Question

    GalRN replied to Brian2MN's topic in Nursing Career

    As long as you are willing to ask a co-worker to assess things like wound drainage for foul odor when necessary I don't see any problems. I can think of several instances where it may have benefits...

  4. Nurses with bipolar disorder?

    GalRN replied to lizzychica02's topic in Psychiatric

    hbncns35- I wish I was as brave as you! :yelclap: Cheryl- I had terrible panic attacks in my junior year of nsg school... They got better when I told my clinical instructor. She told me that I...

  5. weight gain and antipsychotics

    GalRN replied to stnursebee's topic in Psychiatric

    As a psych nurse, I have seen many pts leave my unit after a stay of several weeks 30lbs heavier than when they came in. In most cases this was due to Zyprexa or Depakote. I have personal experience...

  6. Need psych help in Texas--No insurance

    GalRN replied to AggieNurse2B's topic in Psychiatric

    I hate to give this advice... Don't like to tell people to lie, but if it was me or a member of my family, I'd go to the ER and say the "magic words". Meaning she has to threaten to kill herself......

  7. Would you choose an Associates OR Bachelors in nursing? need your opinions, please.

    GalRN replied to apexsw20trd's topic in General Nursing

    I agree... I think you should go for the BSN. My mom made the decision for me when I was 18, and I'm very thankful that she made me get my BSN. I want to go to grad school, but can't right now d/t...

  8. Nurses with bipolar disorder?

    GalRN replied to lizzychica02's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes, you can do it.... I rarely tell anyone about my bipolar... it's been controlled for years on lithium. I live in Mass, and did not have to disclose. My CNS is very encouraging about me going for...

  9. Psych Specialty--The Red-headed Stepchild of Nursing?

    GalRN replied to Meerkat's topic in Psychiatric

    Well.... Apparently some nurses (and at least one hospital) gets it. I'm a nurse w/ primarily psych exp. It's my favorite field, and I always identify myself as a psych nurse. Recently I posted my...

  10. Need travel work advice

    GalRN replied to BCOATE's topic in Nursing Career

    I have mostly psych exp, and was considering travelling at some point this year. I can't remember what agency, but after hours of internet searching I was able to come up w/ a few psych travel jobs....

  11. Help! False positive on urine drug test :(

    GalRN replied to GalRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi.... Just wanted to thank those who responded for their advice and support. This was one of my worst nightmares and I'm still trying to figure out how it happened. I will be contacting a lawyer as...

  12. Help! False positive on urine drug test :(

    GalRN posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi.. I need some advice in a bad way. I recently quit a job to go back to my old place of employment. I'd worked there for 3 yrs and they were so glad to get me back that they didn't even interview...

  13. Help! False positive on urine drug test :(

    GalRN replied to GalRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Thank god this isn't something that's being reported to the board of nursing. I talked to my pharmacist and he said that since I take the long acting form (Concerta) there was no substitution, and...

  14. Strange Nursing Student

    GalRN replied to NurseKitty NC's topic in General Nursing

    Just a thought... Since you said that you already have addressed the issue w/ the student and his instructor and were pretty much ignored (it sounds like), the next step, if you choose to follow up,...

  15. Med Errors

    GalRN replied to UM Review RN's topic in Patient Medications

    Ok, this one was my bad. At the LTC facility where I worked we got the pre-printed MAR's around the 24th of the month or so, and they had to be edited by the last day of the month. On the unit where...

  16. Strange Nursing Student

    GalRN replied to NurseKitty NC's topic in General Nursing

    I would talk to the student.... When I was a student I had a clinical instructor take me aside and tell me I'd picked the wrong course of study... Had no bedside manner, looked bored, etc. Thank God...

  17. Help/advice about Algebra

    GalRN replied to ladybugj's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Just wanted to stay good luck! I've had problems w/ understanding math my whole life. Algebra was a nightmare for me. Just keep in mind, a good teacher will be able to explain a math concept...

  18. High school student needs to interview working nurses for school paper.

    GalRN replied to macfishy23's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Ok, I might not have time to answer em all but here goes... 1) I'm a psych RN. I work nights. The pts have to be in their rooms from 12a to 6a (or we "assist" them there). The main focus is to keep...

  19. Sex Reassignment Surgery at Birth

    GalRN replied to crb613's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    You may not have time to read this... but an excellent book on the subject (from the pts perspective) is called "As Nature Made Him" by John Colapinto. If it's a presentaion you're doing you could...

  20. STDs presentation

    GalRN replied to lccougar02's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I already posted this in another area, but, passing out bananas and having classmates put condoms on them (many ppl don't know how to do it correctly) is a fun way to end the presentation. Bananas are...

  21. Need creative ideas for a presentation to classmates

    GalRN replied to NTPinky's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This is juvenile but fun! Since they will all address this issue in their own practice it would be good practice for them! Have them practice putting condoms on bananas :chuckle . I've used this...

  22. Assertiveness training project for school...please help

    GalRN replied to tjusnjon's topic in Psychiatric

    Taking into account both sides of this issue... and I re-read each several times, I have my own opinion. Although the student nurse assistance board is the most appropriate place to ask help (and one...

  23. Is 52 to old for starting nursing program

    GalRN replied to soiwanttobeanurse's topic in Nursing Career

    I just copy/ pasted this from a reply I wrote earlier on the same subject... As far as starting nursing when you are middle-aged goes... my mom started her RN program at age 48. She got better grades...

  24. New to this site

    GalRN replied to matanuska's topic in Nursing Career

    As far as starting nursing when you are middle-aged goes... my mom started her RN program at age 48. She got better grades in her classes, both because she realized how truly important it was to her,...

  25. Need advice for student nurse!

    GalRN replied to colleennurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I work as a psych/detox nurse as well as having a family member that has chronic schizophrenia. I've learned that this population loves to have someone to talk to who will really listen. They are...