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1. Nurses struggling with mental illness

   catz replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

   yup zoe aint no pleaseing them, get accused of lieing either way and ggrrr. yeh that thread was real good for suppor wasne it. ((((((((((zoebobody))))))))

2. Nurses struggling with mental illness

   catz replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

   its so sad when we have to let them go isnt it. thats y i got the 2nd cat whitney is well getting on, i canot survive without a cat but once she goes ill not be able to get another one so got one now. plus they company for each other. im sorry u lost...

3. Nurses struggling with mental illness

   catz replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

   yep im the one ya remember :) cat people are fun hehe thats y there are so many of us. (cept im really regretting getting a second cat now lol) how ya doing?

4. Nurses struggling with mental illness

   catz replied to Severina's topic in Disabilities

   *waves* thought id stick my hea din say hello and see who is new and who remembers me :) hows things going folks?

5. nurses who self injure

   catz replied to sax_journey's topic in Psychiatric

   exactly!!! i wish that everyone could understand this. dsh is a maladaptive coping mechanism and a person does not have to have a pd in order to use it. it saddens me that this is still the assumption among so many mental health professionals. sax ...

6. CNA is a cutter

   catz replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Psychiatric

   that al u need to remember, if u hadnt seen her u wudnt have known. she is competent and clearly stable at work, if u notice her competency or work slipping then approach her or her supervisor but otherwise respect her privacy, her confidentiality an...

7. CNA is a cutter

   catz replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Psychiatric

   y wud drugs and alcohol be involved? just curious, and yes she is a danger to herself but it is necessary t weigh up how much of a danger, yes that is a lot of stitches to nedd but she did go to er n seek the attention she needed....thats a good sign...

8. medical history and employment

   catz replied to sofaraway04's topic in International

   unfortunatley in the uk u do. if u dont and they find out u are liable .cant remember all the legal stuff bt it is an offense to not disclose a past illness.

9. CNA is a cutter

   catz replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Psychiatric

   yep thats all u can do. let her know ur there for her. i know people who are both nurses and cutters. if her problems arent interfering with her work now id say its unlikely they would interfre with her nursing, her supervisors are aware of her pr...

10. medical history and employment

    catz replied to sofaraway04's topic in International

    go see the psychiatrist. u will have to tell occy health when applying for a job, but u have at least a year b4 that hurdle. the main obstacle is wat ur symptons are adn wat if ny dx they give u. i was on antidepressants when i got my first job, an...

11. CNA is a cutter

    catz replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Psychiatric

    my guess then would be that she is not borderline.....but i dont know her soo. i have got friends who are borderline, one whom i posted about here last year lol. she is so imo very typically borerline and i have ad to mostly cut contact wiht her to ...

12. CNA is a cutter

    catz replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Psychiatric

    NO not all self injurers have bpd!!!!!!!!!!!! bpd is often dxed because self injury is one of the symptons but also often it is misdxed just because a person cuts. yes a person can hurt themselves without being borderline. does she see things in bla...

13. Sheffield?

    catz replied to nurse_olive's topic in International

    i trained in sheffield, and worked at the childrens hospital. now live bout 45mins away but am their regularly since my friends sytill live their. feel free to add me to your pm list too :)

14. Just curious about salaries of nurses wonder why ya'll don't get paid more!

    catz replied to azebe00's topic in General Nursing

    if u think thats low try having a look at wat we get paid in the uk lol

15. Post op care for 4 yr old-Is this normal?

    catz replied to obeyacts2's topic in Pediatric

    i know this is old but i wanted to reply, i worked on a paed daycare ward. we discharged our kids as soon as they were fully recovered from surgery/anaesthia/epidural/premed effects etc. the child was required to come back to the ward from recovery,...