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1. Nurses and suicide patients

   drriley replied to leopold's topic in General Nursing

   I did follow the thread -- and then went back to the start to add my own comments, so that no one ever thinks that these things go silently unchallenged. I note that the incredulity, empathy, etc that you refer to are, as evidenced by the posts thems...

2. Who is your Favorite TV or Movie nurse?

   drriley replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   I was hoping I'd see Dixie mentioned ... and sure enough. :-) http://imdb.com/name/nm0518728/

3. Nurses and suicide patients

   drriley replied to leopold's topic in General Nursing

   From a patient care and legal/liability perspective security should be posted at the door, or in the room, of a suicide-watch pt in a med/surg setting if nursing staffing levels do not allow for an appropriate level of monitoring. And your hospital ...

4. Nurses and suicide patients

   drriley replied to leopold's topic in General Nursing

   I have absolutely no understanding of a health care professional who would have the attitude that a psych/suicide patient is taking time away from people who "really need it" or "really ARE sick." And the idea that an attempt suicide pt. has any mor...