margotnurse21

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1. emergency psych interventions?

   margotnurse21 replied to Isastorm's topic in Psychiatric

   Give them choices!! This has proved VERY effective for me. "You can go to your room to calm down or you could journal about it. What would you like to do?" Again it all depends on the patient. If they are too aggressive and agitated, placing a pen...

2. Psych nursing is easy

   margotnurse21 replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Psychiatric

   I love seeing what my patience and compassion can do for one person. I also love that I can serve our Veterans just like they have served our country. I truly love these patients. They do say the darndest things sometimes too! Most of all I love to s...

3. In over my head?

   margotnurse21 replied to LoveAura's topic in Psychiatric

   This individual sounds too unstable for such a facility as yours. He may need an acute inpatient psychiatric unit that is more equipped to handle such aggressive and threatening behaviors. Medications are key with aggressive patients. Giving them cho...

4. Decompressing - HELP - 23 yo RN in distress! LOL

   margotnurse21 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I have been working in Inpatient Psychiatry for the VA medical center for almost two years. I had my share of bad days for the first year I started working, but NOTHING compared to what I have been facing for the past three or so months. I feel extre...

5. Psych nursing is easy

   margotnurse21 replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Psychiatric

   I couldn't think of any other way to describe it. You hit the nail on the head here.

6. Psych nursing is easy

   margotnurse21 replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Psychiatric

   I've been working in Inpatient Psychiatry for the VA for almost two years. I LOVE my job. But there are days where I want to leave and never come back. As charge nurse, I am responsible for not only up to 20 psychiatric Veterans, but also nursing as...

7. "hard" restraints?

   margotnurse21 replied to sassyann85's topic in Psychiatric

   I work for the VA and the only restraints we use on our unit are leather cuff and belts with require a key to release. It is my understanding that "soft" restraints are the cloth type used for medical reasons, ex. patient attempting to remove IV rela...