I have made a complaint against an NP

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Not to the State, but to the organization. She is an FNP who comes to work in tight black jeans, lace tee shirt and stilettos.

She is 29 years old, virtually no RN experience, and thinks she knows psychiatry.

She is going to d/c various antipsychotics.

Why is the focus on what she is wearing? This comes across like an older nurse, jealous of a younger nurse kind of thing, which I have been told isn't a thing.

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2 hours ago, Workitinurfava said:

Why is the focus on what she is wearing? This comes across like an older nurse, jealous of a younger nurse kind of thing, which I have been told isn't a thing.

Absolutely...why is it anyone's else's business if someone chooses to represent a professional group charged with the well being of brittle psychiatric patients dressed like she's meeting the fleet at Naval Base San Diego. The nerve.

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1 hour ago, offlabel said:

Absolutely...why is it anyone's else's business if someone chooses to represent a professional group charged with the well being of brittle psychiatric patients dressed like she's meeting the fleet at Naval Base San Diego. The nerve.

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On 4/4/2019 at 4:24 PM, hppygr8ful said:

The standard for treatment of chronic psychosis is if a med is working to control symptoms we don't mess with it. So it would depend on if the med is being used to manage psychosis.

Hppy

Back in the "old days" patients used to be given "drug holidays". The results were horrible and that is no longer done.

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Specializes in Psych, Corrections, Med-Surg, Ambulatory.

In the OP, when the attire and behaviour were mentioned I immediately thought, "Oh, yeah. The Cute Crusader." The one who is going to save the world from old fashioned psychiatry and look fabulous doing it.

I get your concern, MaHubbard. Your complaints will probably be blown off and you have to just hope the inevitable results happen on your day off.

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On 4/4/2019 at 6:02 PM, offlabel said:

Not so crazy. I sometimes take stable diabetics off their insulin for the same reason.

This made me snort tea up my nose ?

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Sounds like you did the right thing on both accounts. I dont work psych but it sounds like she didnt do the work in dc'ing the meds that needed to be done. I also dont like when people do not dress professionally at work. We had a group of interns that came in dressed like the one you describe plus some with really short tops showing their abd etc. This was an Onc unit and some of the patients/families complained that they didnt trust their competency bc of the way the dressed. "Are you sure they know what they are doing". The way you dress does send a message whether you like it or not. IMO, professionals should dress the part, if for no other reason than to put your patient's at ease. You are at work, it is not about you, time to be a grown up.

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5 hours ago, offlabel said:

Absolutely...why is it anyone's else's business if someone chooses to represent a professional group charged with the well being of brittle psychiatric patients dressed like she's meeting the fleet at Naval Base San Diego. The nerve.

Sarcasm?? You forgot the emoji again

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Not necessarily “inappropriate” but we have a psych provider in the hospital I go to school at that wears full Gucci outfits and red bottom heels. My area is a poor area so the patients instantly respond negatively to her. She doesn’t come off as “approachable”

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3 hours ago, Nickc58 said:

Not necessarily “inappropriate” but we have a psych provider in the hospital I go to school at that wears full Gucci outfits and red bottom heels. My area is a poor area so the patients instantly respond negatively to her. She doesn’t come off as “approachable”

Actually, I think it is inappropriate. Anyone who chooses to work in psychiatry should know they can't help many people if they aren't seen as approachable. Matching your appearance to your job requirements is just good judgement.

People who "dress to impress" in some way belong in another line of work. In psychiatry it just demonstrates a high degree of self-absorption and a lack of basic sense.

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On 4/4/2019 at 6:02 PM, offlabel said:

Not so crazy. I sometimes take stable diabetics off their insulin for the same reason.

On 4/4/2019 at 6:48 PM, offlabel said:

Guess the sarcasm didn't come through...I'll use an emoji next time...

Ok, I was getting confused there! ? I was like, you do what...? ?

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Specializes in Mental health, substance abuse, geriatrics, PCU.

In psych your appearance is definitely something to be mindful of many of our patients have difficulty with appropriate boundaries and relationships, and sexual innappropriateness is not uncommon. Revealing clothing can certainly contribute to a person's behavior. Is it fair to women that this is the case? No, but it's reality. Whether we like it or not people always judge how you talk and how you look.

I think you were right in reporting her inappropriate dress and her discontinuing the antipsychotics.

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