Tag Archives: Help Wanted

Help………student on management placement about to start

June 14, 2008 – 8:43 pm

(Guest post by Vicarious)
My assignment is of a critical incident during my acure placement and i thought about increased obs; the problem is its due in 2 weeks on starting placement!! so in terms of leaving it to the last minute perplexes me some what, would there be any ideas of the roles etc of [...]

By vicarious | Posted in Help Wanted, Passing Connection To Work | Also tagged , | Comments (5)

what else do i need?

May 7, 2008 – 7:00 pm

(Guest post by Poppylover)
Hi, Ive finished NVQ level 2 Health and Social Care..and have almost finished NVQ level 3 Health and Social Care.. I’m just wondering what else i need to be able to apply for Adult Nursing? I’m really confused, don’t no if i need to do an Access course or Key Skills? Let [...]

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Patient’s possessions

April 10, 2008 – 8:19 pm

Hello. I am a first time contributer to Mental Nurse so forgive me if the following is drivel, boring or uninteresting. I would appreciate any feedback.

By plebby | Posted in Help Wanted | Also tagged , | Comments (14)

The Stubbing Out Our Rights campaign

March 14, 2008 – 6:06 pm

(Guest post by Becky Derham)
I thought the Mental Nurse readership might be interested to know that WISH’s campaign against the smoking restrictions in mental health inpatient units, Stubbing Out Our Rights, has been launched this week.
The arguments for and against the restrictions have already been debated here in a lot of depth so I won’t [...]

By beckyderham | Posted in Help Wanted, Passing Connection To Work, Shameless Plug | Also tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Psychiatric Intensive Care

February 15, 2008 – 9:15 pm

A question from a student.
Hi! I’m a student mental health nurse and I was hoping somebody might be able to share some experiences with me. I’ve just found out that my second placement is going to be in psychiatric intensive care. I’m very excited about this but since my current placement is dementia care I [...]

By zarathustra | Posted in Passing Connection To Work | Also tagged | Comments (9)

Is this Normal??

December 30, 2007 – 11:51 pm

(This is a post added by a reader seeking advice - Z.)
HI there. The dad of my baby has been ill of Schizophrenia for 6
years or so, and have been 8 times in hospital. He takes ABILIFY 25mg .
He only heard voices or see visions when he stops his
meds and has a relapse, but even [...]

By EvaM | Posted in Schizophrenia | Comments (10)

A stranger in the midst of absurdity and chaos…

December 29, 2007 – 12:29 am

So.
I’ve just finished my second long day in a row (12 hours).
Only qualified on duty for both shifts.
Newly qualified.
No KSF supervision.
No supervision.
No band 6 or 7 on the ward for 3 weeks.
What do I do?

By EBPhobe | Posted in Help Wanted, Passing Connection To Work | Also tagged | Comments (7)

How Do I Become a Nurse?

November 3, 2007 – 7:59 am

Hello! Can you give me some advice where to start if I want a career in nursing? Point being that I do want to become a nurse, and have done for some time, but have no idea where to start.
I can’t decide if I want to work in traditional medicine or as a [...]

By thesecretlifeofamanicdepressive | Posted in Help Wanted | Also tagged , | Comments (8)

Interview Questions

October 25, 2007 – 1:24 pm

(It must be a day for readers submitting posts. Here’s another question from one of our readers)
I am due to attend an interview for a Band 6 position, any hints or tips about the types of questions i may be asked?
Kim

By kim.mabbutt | Posted in Help Wanted, Passing Connection To Work | Also tagged | Comments (2)

Interview tips for staff nurse job

September 22, 2007 – 7:52 pm

(Here’s a request from a reader - feel free to use the comments box to offer advice. Zarathustra)
I am new to all this so here goes!! I am a 3rd year Advanced Diploma in Nursing student and have just 5 months left till I qualify. I have been given a job interview on Monday for [...]

By cazzyo | Posted in Help Wanted, Passing Connection To Work | Also tagged , , | Comments (6)

So I managed to avoid “detention” …..what now?

September 19, 2007 – 6:49 pm

Thanks to everyone who offered advice in my last post. Was seen last week by a whole host of people – some said hospital was what I needed (and suggested detention if I “couldn’t go voluntarily), others weren’t sure and some said hospital would be the wrong place for me. So I [...]

By goingslowlymad | Posted in Depression, Help Wanted, Mental Illness, Suicide | Also tagged | Comments (3)

Any Advice Gladly Received

September 14, 2007 – 1:44 pm

(Bumped From Forums)
I will start by saying how refreshing your site is. I qualified as a mature (god that makes me sound realy old im 35) RMN March 2006 and due to the job shortages which we were told would improve I decided to take a year out and spend some quality time with my [...]

By cat | Posted in Help Wanted | Comments (4)

Looking for advice on how to avoid being detained

September 11, 2007 – 8:52 pm

Hi would really really appreciate any help or advice that anyone could offer on how to avoid being detained under MHA.
I’ve been “ill” (altho that doesn’t seem like the right word) for the past 11mths with PTSD and depression and have felt suicidal to a greater or lesser extent for alot of that time. [...]

By goingslowlymad | Posted in Depression, Help Wanted, Mental Illness, Suicide | Also tagged | Comments (9)