wezzie, RN

wezzie, RN

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About wezzie, RN

wezzie, RN has 4+ years experience and specializes in Mental Health.


I'm a May, 2010 BSN graduate

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  1. Patient rights to refuse?

    Indeed.. safety first.. always.. Im's, seclusion, restraints.. whatever needs to be done when all the least restrictive measures have been exhausted..
  2. Patient rights to refuse?

    Very well said. Not just what I quoted, but your entire post. Thanks for taking the time to reply.
  3. Patient rights to refuse?

    The law in my state as it's written.. Subd. 12.Right to refuse care. Competent patients and residents shall have the right to refuse treatment based on the information required in subdivision 9. Residents who refuse treatment, medication, or diet...
  4. Patient rights to refuse?

    I understand that, and that is often the case on our unit too. I understand the frustration with "frequent flyers" as well. But, as I understand patient rights and the law, patients have a right to refuse and decide for themselves what's "in their be...
  5. Patient rights to refuse?

    Not very therapeutic I reckon.. it's unfortunate the system is still lumping so many diverse, unique illnesses experienced by diverse, unique human beings all under one banner of "mental health". One size definitely does not fit all.. every individu...
  6. Patient rights to refuse?

    My apologies wingding.. I meant no offense towards you or your unit.. I have seen people treated like crap on my unit. At least as I perceive and believe.. Peace..
  7. Patient rights to refuse?

    Thanks for all the perspectives! .. Much appreciated.. I've talked to my unit educator about adding some mandatory education on patient rights.. I'm not going to be silent about it..
  8. Patient rights to refuse?

    Sounds rigid.. and elkpark is right. Voluntary or not, I don't think there's any states that allow medicating outside of emergencies without a specific hearing and orders. My state, Antipsychotics are the ONLY class of medication that courts have jur...
  9. Patient rights to refuse?

    Exactly.. if it was me, I'd do the opposite out of principle alone.
  10. Patient rights to refuse?

    For sure, the vast majority of our patients have the capacity to be their own boss and the ones that may not, we, well, at least, I, wouldn't even encourage group attendance. They may not always make what someone else would consider a good decision,...
  11. Patient rights to refuse?

    Thanks! .. I'll check it out.. Just to clarify too.. this is a short term, acute unit. We are designed for stabilization, nothing more. We really don't have "residents", although with the shortage of available services, unfortunately some people can ...
  12. Patient rights to refuse?

    Indeed, I prefer to talk to them, find out what they want, encourage them, explore alternatives, etc. When someone needs antipsychotics and refuses, physicians are required by law to submit a commitment/Jarvis petition to the county courts. If it's d...
  13. Patient rights to refuse?

    I work on a 20 bed, acute inpatient unit at a hospital. We see everyone across the board from depressed and suicidal to psychotic. Substance abuse, malingering and everything in between. Lately, I see more staff engaging in the hardball approach whe...
  14. Please help!

    Thanks Twoyearnurse.. :) Oddly enough, I think the experience made me a much better psych nurse..
  15. Please help!

    I'm guessing they will eventually refer you to a state monitoring program. I think they'll be more concerned about the overdose and depression rather than the + marijuana screen, but I'd expect that would be part of the monitoring contract. Frequent,...