marydc

marydc

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About marydc

marydc specializes in Psychiatry.


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  1. I'm a psychiatric nurse and was assaulted resulting in a broken nose and other injuries but that happened so fast it wasn't even my scariest moment. The most frightening was when a very paranoid and delusional patient impulsively got another male pa...
  2. Can a Nurse Punch a Patient in Self-Defense?

    27 years in psych and I've had 1 violent assault. Injuries included, having hair pulled out, black eye, broken nose and herniated disc in my neck. Resulted in 5 months off work, chronic pain and PTSD. She was schizophrenic and out of touch with real...
  3. How long have you been at your current facility?

    My entire career, 27 yrs, in the same department. I work on an inpatient psychiatric unit and have no plans to leave. It's not perfect but we are a close team with a good manager and great docs. We've all worked together a long time. On day shift...
  4. Bed type issues

    I work on an inpatient acute care psychiatric unit. We recently exchanged our nonelectric, crank style hospital beds for platform beds. I understand that this is best practice in promoting a safe environment. Hospital beds with side rails are a su...
  5. Psychotic Psychic?

    Many years ago I was working nights and received a transfer from a medical floor. The man was in a very psychotic episode. He called me by my first name (I go by my middle name), knew how many children I had and where I went to grade school. I liv...
  6. Passed My ANCC Certification :)

    Congratulations! Any suggestions you can give me for a good study guide?
  7. February 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Don't try to fool me, I know you have a pack of cigarettes and a lighter hid here somewhere!
  8. February 2014 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    It's Supernurse to the rescue!
  9. "How to look incredibly stupid?": Impulsively decide that at 5'3, 100 lb you can get in the middle of 2 angry male patients and break up a fight with your "Mom" voice. It worked, but only because I got punched and knocked to the floor from a swing i...
  10. Injured on the job?

    We are a good team and injuries are rare on our unit, but a few serious ones have occurred. I was assaulted and injured one time in the 26 years I've worked on my unit. I missed 5 months of work and still deal with some chronic pain from the incide...
  11. Does psych nursing affect ur home life?

    Last year I wrote a thread about how 25 years in psych has affected me. Here is a bit from that: "I have been challenged and blessed in more ways than I can count throughout these years. Have even experienced, at various times, what many patients d...
  12. What Baffles You?

    I did not go to your house and bring you to the hospital, you called the squad. I did not tell the doctor you were suicidal, you threatened to kill yourself if sent home from er. So tell me again why it is my fault you were placed on a 72 hr hold, ad...
  13. SOOOO HOT AT WORK!!

    No suggestions but you might want to check before buying one of those little fans (even battery powered). They are strictly prohibited at the nurse's station in our hospital.
  14. Funniest Things Doctors say!

    I work on a psychiatric unit. I was telling a psychiatrist about an agitated, delusional patient who believed that he was God. His immediate response: "Tell him that's impossible. He can't be God; I'm God"! In reality he is one of my favorite docs...
  15. would you work this rotating schedule?

    I worked days with night rotation for years and it's tough. Typically every other weekend;nights Fri and Sat then back on days Mon. It is difficult and took it's toll on me physically and emotionally. I was a mess and it got to where I was unable ...