concerned1738

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1. 1 RN no aid

   concerned1738 replied to concerned1738's topic in Psychiatric

   Nope, we don't even have a security officer. We have to somehow make it to the nurses station at the front of the unit and call the other end of the hospital for help. Sometimes they run down and sometimes they take their sweet time. I don't really k...

2. 1 RN no aid

   concerned1738 replied to concerned1738's topic in Psychiatric

   Breaks? Are you kidding me? They take 30 minutes off my time automatically and I can not leave the unit. They say if you get to set at the desk and eat then you had lunch. It's crazy. But they also let the RN's leave the aids by themselves so that th...

3. 1 RN no aid

   concerned1738 replied to concerned1738's topic in Psychiatric

   I think that this is absolutely rediculous. If there is not legislation that restricts this, there should be. I have searched the web but am unable to find anything. If you have any suggestions please let me know. I really feel like both the patients...

4. 1 RN no aid

   concerned1738 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Okay I am a new nurse and I am working in a gero-psych unit in Oklahoma. There is only one RN (me) and an aid (if we have more than one patient). At times we have some pretty crazy patients. So, does anyone know the laws regarding staffing a psych f...