RN(MH)

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1. security guards?

   RN(MH) replied to fidelio's topic in Psychiatric

   Hi We never had security in the Mental Health unit I worked in, although the general hospital and A&E Department did have. All the staff were concerned about this especially the night shift. The only security we had was our nursing colleagues. Se...

2. Do You take your patients out for smoke breaks?

   RN(MH) replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

   Hi I can understand your concerns with regards to cigarettes not promoting health with regards to possible pysical problems, and agree that health promotion is supposed to be one of the roles of the nurse. I have always tried to promote health, howev...

3. Do you regret being a nurse

   RN(MH) replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

   I dont regret doing my nurse training as the 3 years I spent at uni were brilliant. However, in many ways I do regret becoming a nurse. Its not the actual nursing that I do not like, as I love working with clients with Mental Health problems, and hav...

4. Nurses and smoking

   RN(MH) replied to ashleyh_84's topic in General Nursing

   Its a personal choice. It doesnt matter what job or profession a person has, we are adults and make an informed choice. Sometimes the only time I have had a break, is a 5 min smoke break, and have never had anyone complain, not even the non smokers. ...

5. What is the major reason nurses leave?

   RN(MH) replied to saguaro13's topic in General Nursing

   1/ The pay and the hours that nurses are expected to work in some places. 2/ The stress that nurses suffer all the time whilst trying to do everything that needs to be done due to understaffing. 3/The cover ups that go on with regards to bad practice...

6. Do You take your patients out for smoke breaks?

   RN(MH) replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

   I am probably risking a torrent of angry posts here, but to be quite contraversial I have to say that smoking CAN cause cancer but not does not always !! There are many other factors as well that can cause cancer and be detrimental to ones health !! ...

7. Do You take your patients out for smoke breaks?

   RN(MH) replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Certainly would take my patients out for a smoke break. Every place I have worked so far, however, have had rooms specifically for the patients to smoke in, and why not ? Working in Mental Health have found that it is necessary to allow the patien...

8. Is Drug Addiction a Disease?

   RN(MH) replied to loricatus's topic in General Nursing

   Self - inflicted injury? Well in a sense yes it is as we do it to ourselves. However, all of society has to in some respects take responsibility. I have also met nurses who describe it as a social problem and dont like treating these people. Self inf...

9. Is Drug Addiction a Disease?

   RN(MH) replied to loricatus's topic in General Nursing

   Hi Yes agree this is an interesting post. i do think that we have to be very careful though in labelling drug and alcohol addiction as just a disease though, or we run the risk of the patient not necessarily being treated in the right way for them. O...

10. How opposite are you and your mate?

    RN(MH) replied to wooosp's topic in General Nursing

    Hi My ex husband was a lorry driver, we were totally unsuited in every way. But the man I am with now is amazing. I am a nurse by profession, but have done loads of other things and prefer to work for myself. He is a pilot, and although he loves flyi...

11. Is Drug Addiction a Disease?

    RN(MH) replied to loricatus's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Intersting one this. Not sure I could put it under the category of being a disease though. Over here those with drug and alcohol problems are treated by the mental health services. (Although any medical complications as a result of drugs and alcoh...

12. How did you find your first nursing job?

    RN(MH) replied to jimd59's topic in General Nursing

    I loved my first nursing job. I had done a couple of placements on the ward as a student, my acute placement and part of my management placement, and was recruited because of this. Didnt really have much of an interview, as I had already proved I was...

13. nursing caps

    RN(MH) replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I hate wearing caps/hats. Never had to when I did my nurse training, but did have to when I worked for a private nursing establishmnet. They were paper and looked and felt terrible. It also hurts when an elderly patient tries to pull it off your head...

14. Would you let your hospital treat your loved one?

    RN(MH) replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi As far as hospitals go i would say yes to most of them. The local hospital where I used to live were great, and when my son had to be transferred from there to an Intensive care bed in London, they were absolutely amazing. I could not fault them a...

15. Nurse Uniform Study: All Opinions Welcome!!!

    RN(MH) replied to koala15's topic in General Nursing

    Hi I wore a uniform when working originally in a private nursing home, being a dress was not very practical, and we had to wear a belt, tights and a silly paper hat, lol hated it. During my student days I had to wear a uniform for some of my placemen...