Heidi

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1. Schizophrenic won't take her meds--

   Heidi replied to Sleepyeyes's topic in Psychiatric

   Interesting. I know in NZ that we can enforce medication on someone who is under the Mental Health Act especially if they historically do not take medication. Of course it can only be enforced if it is a depo injection (cant enforce roals meds as you...

2. Would you change to psychiatric/Mental health Nursing ?

   Heidi replied to MHN's topic in General Nursing

   I am a psych nurse and could not think of anything I would rather do. I feel that psych nursing is an art in the sense that mental illness is not something that can be readily seen or treated like a broken arm or other such medical conditions. I woul...

3. Top 5 reasons" why is nursing a profession"

   Heidi replied to GLK1010's topic in General Nursing

   Nursing is a profession, but only we as nurses can relay that to others. I guess its a bit like nurses when they try to say what it is that they do that makes them unique. I beliece we are a profession due to the following: We have specific training ...

4. Where do you nurse?

   Heidi replied to beckymcrn's topic in General Nursing

   community psychiatric nurse/keyworker

5. Developmental Disabilities

   Heidi replied to Rav_810's topic in Psychiatric

   Coming from a psych nurse who has worked in acute psychiatric inpatient units. It is not the people who have developmental/intellectual disabilites we dont like admitted to acute pscyh wards. It is rather the impact it has on those with these disabil...

6. Working at State Psych Hospital

   Heidi replied to margnurse's topic in Psychiatric

   Hope you get the job. Let us know and let us know what it is like

7. UnBELEEEEVABLE

   Heidi replied to Joules's topic in General Nursing

   i AM AMAZED. WHERE I WORK WE HAVE FREE ACCESS TO ALL THE ITEMS YOU STATE.However DRUGS/narcotocs are in locked drug cupboard, for controlled drugs we have a controlled drugs book which we sign in and out, the rest is either ward stock or imprest from...

8. What do you think about wearing or not wearing uniform in psych field.

   Heidi replied to Loray's topic in Psychiatric

   I currently work in an inpatient unit that went into uniform 11 months ago. The ward nurses were able to choose from a large range of options, including polo shirts, dress pants and shorts, skirts and cullots and a range of coloured blouses. Initiall...

9. New zealand nursing

   Heidi replied to Frankcah's topic in Psychiatric

   I am from NZ and work as a community psychiatric nurse. I earn 39.000 per year but on the steps this can go to 44.000. My husband is an acute inpatient nurse, the top rate inpatient is 39.000 a year, however they get benefits such as time and a half,...

10. BPD Management from you experience.

    Heidi replied to Loray's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi from NZ We too have no real agreement or policy. We have one client who is at the severe end of the spectrum and after many years the district health board, police, A&E, community mental health, acute inpatient have all agreed to develop a spe...

11. involuntary committments by POLICE!

    Heidi replied to PGH70's topic in Psychiatric

    In NZ the police can hold someone for the purpose of an assessment. Mental Health Act section 8A (application for assessment under MHA) can be filled in by anyone who is aged 18 and over and they must have seen the person within the last three days. ...

12. C.P.I. good, bad, or otherwise??

    Heidi replied to the new girl's topic in Psychiatric

    Are you talking about restraint of patients? We have what is called calming and restraint. Restraint is always done in a team of three minimum. We have specific holds and techniques. I have found it extremely effective if all people within the team ...

13. Job description

    Heidi replied to fmjones's topic in Forensic

    Roles of a forensic nurse vary according to the country in which you reside. In the United States this can be "death investigator, nurse coroner, clinical nurse specialist, sexual assualt nurse examiner, forensic psychiatric nurse, correctional nurse...

14. What do you think about wearing or not wearing uniform in psych field.

    Heidi replied to Loray's topic in Psychiatric

    I have come from a psych unit in NZ where we use to wear our own clothes. Management decided we should wear a uniform, so a few of us got together and developed uniformity rather than a uniform per say. We have the options of blue or black trousers o...

15. Breech of Confidentiality...

    Heidi replied to OBNURSEHEATHER's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Heather. Hope things are going ok. My collegue had a similar experience, and me being the union delegate was involved in the complaint process - not for management, but for my trusty collegue. Apparently a family made a written complaint, but when...