Anyone worked a "Medical Behavioral" floor?

[geekgolightly, BSN, RN]

I am considering applying for a position on the med/behavioral floor, and am unsure about what that means in the real world. I suppose that it will be a mix of psych and medical patients?

If anyone has experience on a floor with this title, please let me know what your experience on it was like. Is it much different from, say, my ortho floor, where we get the little old ladies with dementia and a broken hip or a bipolar bear of a guy who keeps reinfecting his knee incision by digging in it and taking all of his pain meds in two days and none of his antibiotics? (my latest and greatest frequent flyer)

Thanks!

[geekgolightly, BSN, RN]

nudge

[Jules A, MSN]

Hi,

I did a clinical rotation on a floor similar to what I am assuming you mean. They were actually residents of the mental health facility but had medical problems like unmanaged diabetes, wounds, injuries etc. It was a challenge that is for sure but like you said probably not much different from what you get some of now anyway. If I'm offbase hopefully someone will correct me.

Good luck!