pleasantly mad replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor
On a psych ward I once read notes of a collegue stating; Patient challanged me to game of chess, I accepted and beat him. Patient stated this was first time he'd ever been beat. PLAN: encourage patient to play more chess as part of rehab. Couldn't st...
Over the past few years I have worked in every imaginable area of nursing as both a Student and as a Healthcare Assistant. The problem I find now, as an RMN in Mental Health, that my day to day life seems to be consumed by paperwork, never ending , e...
pleasantly mad replied to gasuperstar's topic in Psychiatric
First of all good on ya for having the initiative and ability to care about the patients' need. At the end of the day there are many in psychiatric who attribute 'no hope' to a patient, I dont like this and don't think I ever will. Although I have on...
pleasantly mad replied to hesitant's topic in International
First of all DON'T PANIC if you possess the qualities you have mentioned you will be great at the job and don't worry to much about the math you can improve, nursing is all about learning and improving your skills. I was originally in Adult Nursing b...
pleasantly mad replied to kurisuchine08's topic in General Nursing
I found, when I started my training, that there were many in my class who cared nothing for the profession but rather were more concerned with getting their first bursary cheque. Needless to say these were the individuals who upon learning they had t...