greg in mass replied to greg in mass's topic in Psychiatric
We have had one patient that states that he hears voices that tell him to kill himself. No one knows for sure if he really hears these voices, because he cannot hear any kind of audible voice. On our unit we have 2 social workers that are deaf and ...
Hi. I have been working for the last 3 months on a specialized "Deaf/Hard of Hearing" acute care unit at my psychiatric hospital in Massachusetts. I am curious. Are there any other specialized units similar to this anywhere else?
greg in mass replied to Callan's topic in Psychiatric
This is a good question. Unfortunately I am not sure of the answer, but I am interested on the other replies you receive. However, this trend to closing psychiatric units/hospitals is not a good sign. Where are we going to put all those clients t...
greg in mass replied to canoehead's topic in Psychiatric
Yes it does get frustrating and many staff get burned-out from the "personality disorder" clients. All clients need help, and you should not focus more energy on one client or type of client than another. The Personality disorder client (i.e. Borde...
greg in mass replied to greg in mass's topic in General Nursing
Unfortunately I cannot answer your posting: "I was wondering if anyone has any information on CRRN, CDMS, CCCM Certifications. I am looking to get a job with an insurance company and these are required" However, this website may give some insight on ...
Unfortunately I cannot answer your posting: "I was wondering if anyone has any information on CRRN, CDMS, CCCM Certifications. I am looking to get a job with an insurance company and these are required" However, this website may give some insight on ...
greg in mass replied to greg in mass's topic in General Nursing
After dealing with my current work stress and watching the CNN review of the nursing field, I would have to pick number 5. I am undecided on what I will do within the next 5 years. However, CNN predicts that because I am under 30 years old, there w...
Has anyone administered herbal medicane therapy on a daily basis to your clients in any Northeastern USA hospital? Are PCPs reluctant to prescribe herbal medicane to their clients? :)
Where do you see yourself in 5 years??? Do you think you will... 1. Stay where you are in the same position. 2. Get more education and advance up the nursing career path. 3. Get more education and leave nursing. 4. Leave nursing regardless of ed...
Congratulations!!! I'm glad to hear that there was such a high percentage of those of you that voted against the ANA. I glad to hear such good progress. I just hope that your state union does what they say they will. ------------------
greg in mass replied to greg in mass's topic in General Nursing
Currently my friend is out of work because of stress. She is also looking for another job, because her current one obviously believes in putting staff in unsafe situations. I am outraged over this. It definitely demonstrates such a lack of respect...
One of my friend's told me that she is burnt out from being a nurse doing direct patient care. She told me that she has been a nurse for 11 years and wants a change. She does not want to do direct patient care anymore, but she still wants to utiliz...