lishka15

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1. Anyone dating a med-student?

   lishka15 replied to allilop's topic in Relations

   Come to think of it, I have also seen it happen more often with surgical residents... I stay faaar away from surgeons

2. How do I know if a patient is dangerous?

   lishka15 replied to lishka15's topic in Psychiatric

   Maybe... I will make sure to suggest that the next time :) But if a psych nurse had seen him when he was in a good mood, she might have concluded that he was just fine... I sat there for 8 hrs straight, and his weird behavior came and went several t...

3. Anyone dating a med-student?

   lishka15 replied to allilop's topic in Relations

   Interesting thread - I just have to comment :) I am a med student and have dated some med students and doctors. One of the doctors turned out to be too full of himself, the other doctor was a manipulative player (...and is now dating a nurse who ch...

4. How do I know if a patient is dangerous?

   lishka15 replied to lishka15's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks again Jules, you are the best :) I voiced my opinion in report at the beginning of my shift today, although the reporting nurse said he had been "okay". Luckily the others believed me :) When I got to his room, the sitter on the last shift to...

5. How do I know if a patient is dangerous?

   lishka15 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Dear wise psychiatric nurses - yet another case where I would be very grateful for advice... Today and yesterday I had to be a sitter again, and this time for a young male who OD'ed a few weeks ago. Several of the experienced nurses were scared of hi...

6. How to deal with a Borderline who tries to pick a fight?

   lishka15 replied to lishka15's topic in Psychiatric

   Oh, and one last thing!! Is this "having a patient storm out and not return" something that has happened to other sitters as well, or is it so unusual that I can expect to be the talk of the department for the next weeks?

7. How to deal with a Borderline who tries to pick a fight?

   lishka15 replied to lishka15's topic in Psychiatric

   I will do that first thing tomorrow! Thank you :)

8. How to deal with a Borderline who tries to pick a fight?

   lishka15 replied to lishka15's topic in Psychiatric

   BRILLIANT, Jules Thanks a million!!

9. How to deal with a Borderline who tries to pick a fight?

   lishka15 replied to lishka15's topic in Psychiatric

   Thank you very very very much, Jules!!! I really appreciate that you took the time to share your insights. (And what a relief that I actually did try some of the strategies you proposed - distracting by asking where she's from etc when she wanted to ...

10. How to deal with a Borderline who tries to pick a fight?

    lishka15 replied to lishka15's topic in Psychiatric

    Hmmm.... If I were to go with the flow, I would have said something like this: (Am I "allowed" to say something like this, in a firm way - if a borderline starts arguing, or would it be counter-productive or even out of line?) She wants to fight beca...

11. How to deal with a Borderline who tries to pick a fight?

    lishka15 replied to lishka15's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you so much! If you don't mind, I have a few questions to what you wrote. ...speaking of "appropriate" - what would not be appropriate? What am I supposed to accept, and when am I allowed to draw the line and i.e. say that I won't tolerate v...

12. Eliminating Seclusion/Restraint? Um, NO.

    lishka15 replied to Angeljho's topic in Psychiatric

    I live in a country where the use of restraint is avoided at almost all costs. I'm only a medical student, have never been with a restrained patient and have no experience from the psychiatric ward (I'm only here in this forum because I needed advic...

13. How to deal with a Borderline who tries to pick a fight?

    lishka15 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi everybody, Last week I had to "guard" a Borderline patient overnight, and it didn't go well, so I was hoping for some advice from you wise and experienced psychiatric nurses. My apologies if this story is too long, but maybe it will make it easie...

14. How to deal with a Borderline who tries to pick a fight?

    lishka15 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi everybody, Last week I had to "guard" a Borderline patient overnight, and it didn't go well, so I was hoping for some advice from you wise and experienced psychiatric nurses. My apologies if this story is too long, but maybe it will make it easie...