clousehaus

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1. Just want to thank you all

   clousehaus posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I'm not a nurse, but rather a psych patient who has been in and out of hospitals since about 2003. I'm assuming most nursing jobs are thankless, but I appreciate the help that I have recieved, and want to thank those who work with patients like myse...

2. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

   clousehaus replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Humor

   i was a pt on a psych inpatient unit a long, long time ago. i awoke one night to find my room mate (a nice gentleman who seemed to have dementia) straddling me as i lay in bed, and attempting to pull down the covers. being groggy, and unsure what t...

3. Real life SSI/SSDI claims-have you laughed yet today?

   clousehaus replied to clousehaus's topic in Humor

   In all my haste, I forgot to mention my story. I was diagnosed at the age of 19 with Major depression and Genralized anxiety. After getting my GED (I was withdrawn from school midway through the senior year), landing a part-time job, and enrolling ...

4. Real life SSI/SSDI claims-have you laughed yet today?

   clousehaus posted a topic in Humor

   Okay, let me preface this by stating that I am not a nurse. I have a dual degree in Psychology and Criminology. I have always had a strong interest in medicine though, so very fittingly, my first job upon graduation was with the State as a Disability...

5. What's the longest er wait time you have Even seen

   clousehaus replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

   Compared to 23 hours, I once waited 7 hours to be seen because of a sycopal episode that mimmicked a seizure. On top of that, the Cab company never showed up to pick me up after waiting in the freezing cold for an hour...thank God I was over the Pne...

6. Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

   clousehaus replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

   I don't have much of a recommendation, but not all of us nut cases bite....