032249m

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1. suicide threats- how do you tell?

   032249m replied to carroll's topic in Psychiatric

   Is a patient really suicidal? I have worked in a mental health hospital for 21 years. My experience with suicides is that the patient who is the quietest and does not make threats are the ones to worry about. Multiple previous serious attempts are ...

2. What kind of person???

   032249m replied to bise75's topic in Psychiatric

   Psych RN for 19 years, Definitely a Narcissistic Personality Disorder. I have done extensive research on this subject - my ex-son-in-law is a Narcissistic. It is definitely a psychiatric diagnosis and is listed in the Diagnostic Manual as such. Ob...

3. Search and Seizure

   032249m replied to Meraki's topic in Psychiatric

   Speaking of one to one's. Do you have that many? Our hospital is having a real problem with staffing for the one to one's. In a force search, we have just developed a "mediation team". These are the best of our employees who have demonstrated abi...

4. Psych nurses in NC???

   032249m replied to NurseKate's topic in North Carolina

   I work in a state psychiatric hospital in North Carolina. I have worked at this hospital for almost 19 years. I find the pay to be comparable to other hospitals - better than the forensic (prison systems) in North Carolina. Unlike the physical ill...

5. Search and Seizure

   032249m replied to Meraki's topic in Psychiatric

   I work in a state psychiatric facility. All of our patients are searched and scanned as they enter the facility. They are searched again when they arrive on the ward. If we suspect contraband after a patient is admitted, we require a physician's o...