MicheleNursStudent

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1. Can You Detain a Patient Just For Being Manic?

   MicheleNursStudent replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

   Meerkat, Thank you for telling us about that. I cannot fathom your experience. Terrifying. At our unit, we have a family that has had 'Mom' held on 72 hour holds 4 times now. Nothing is wrong with Mom. Just the adult kids want her money. We th...

2. Nursing is taking over my life!!!!

   MicheleNursStudent replied to Samantha2000's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't make that statement, but I have some thoughts regarding the issue. For those with clinical depression, or other psych illnesses, clearly taking meds has nothing to do with 'work hard' or not. But for *some*(there are many shades of gray here...

3. Nursing is taking over my life!!!!

   MicheleNursStudent replied to Samantha2000's topic in General Nursing

   I have found many of the posts to be helpful. Perhaps there is confusion between disagreeing with someone and thinking they aren't being helpful. I was prescribed Prozac about 10 years ago for headaches. I had no psych history. I ended up involunaril...

4. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

   MicheleNursStudent replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

   Good for you. I'm glad you are, and that you are proud of that. I mean that *sincerely*. You appear to lack the ability to understand those different than yourself however. It's not a black and white matter. Go ahead, have the last word now.

5. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

   MicheleNursStudent replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

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6. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

   MicheleNursStudent replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

   People are different. Some need more help than others. This goes back to my comment about not understanding those different than yourself.

7. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

   MicheleNursStudent replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

   You are perfectly within your rights to complain to high heaven here on the board that you hate this, but you are out of bounds to decide you aren't going to let the doc know of her request. You are not judge and jury of the patients care. You are b...

8. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

   MicheleNursStudent replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

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9. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

   MicheleNursStudent replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

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10. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    MicheleNursStudent replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

    Well sure she didn't ask for the script again -- you shamed her. The federal poverty level for one person is $798 per month. This is the eligibility cutoff for Medicaid. The cost of at OTC item is the world when you live on that. I say shame on you....

11. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    MicheleNursStudent replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

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12. Evil People

    MicheleNursStudent replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in Emergency

    Jen2, Just reading how that man treated you makes my blood boil. I'm actually quite conscious of sensitivity for all religions, in fact my own church shares our facility with an Islamic mosque and a Jewish synagogue. Religious sensitivity is importa...

13. Medicaid. Is it being abused?

    MicheleNursStudent replied to SWFlorida's topic in Emergency

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