psychnurse01

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1. pre-psychiatric nursing experience

   psychnurse01 replied to rjay's topic in Psychiatric

   Have you tried to get a position as a therapy aide? The money is not that good but the experience is incredable. Working that closely with the patient is a great way of determining wether psych is for you. Good Luck!!!

2. should psych patients be held accountable?

   psychnurse01 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I work at an secure care adolescent psych unit. I was exposed to HIV infected blood by a patient who intentionally dug her finger nails into my arm when she had blood on them. I want to press charges but the county attorney will not accept the charg...

3. Hiv exposure in the workplace

   psychnurse01 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a nurse on a adolescent psychiatric unit. I was recently exposed to HIV positive blood. This was a deliberated attack by a patient. I was told by the county attorney I can not press charges because this was done by a psych patient. This pati...

4. exposure to hiv in the work place

   psychnurse01 posted a topic in Safety

   I am a RN in a adolescent psychiatric hospital. Last week I was cleaning a self inflicted wound on the arm of an hiv positive patient. She had cut herself the night before, and she had become angry at a staff member, so she removed her bandages and...