RickRN

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1. question about psych meds

   RickRN replied to Ms.RN's topic in Psychiatric

   Tardive, as an adjective, is defined as "Having symptoms that develop slowly or appear long after inception. Used of a disease". It comes from the same French word that "tardy" comes from. TD happens over a longer period of time. EPS is an acute pr...

2. ssri withdrawl?

   RickRN replied to elizabells's topic in Psychiatric

   Ya, SSRI withdrawal is supposed to mimic flu like symptoms.

3. State hospital.

   RickRN replied to ARNPsomeday's topic in Psychiatric

   Yes, Psych only including sex offenders. VpG = Voluntary per Guardian

4. question about psych meds

   RickRN replied to Ms.RN's topic in Psychiatric

   seroquel and other atypical antipsychotics are often used off label to help control mood disorders and even as a sleep enhancer (although i've never had one of our docs admit that was the primary reason for using it). depakote is also used for mood ...

5. What kind of person???

   RickRN replied to bise75's topic in Psychiatric

   I don't know if there is enough info to make the labeling easy. Antisocial seems to fit right off the top. Mayby some more info would be helpful although coming up with the diagnosis is always so subjective in psych stuff. A person who is constantly...

6. State hospital.

   RickRN replied to ARNPsomeday's topic in Psychiatric

   Most are mental Health Board commits, maybe one VpG and a couple court ordered. No voluntary admissions for over 2 years now. The doors are locked and patients cannot leave. State Hospital does not always mean people are there against their will, but...

7. how many patients do you recommend on an adult inpatient acute psych unit?

   RickRN replied to loprem's topic in Psychiatric

   I work on a floor of the local state hospital with 43 mixed male and female acute psych patients. It is an unmanagable situation at times. I think 16 patients of the same sex is the optimal census for a unit.