leonogist

Not quite a patient but a visitor story. Many years ago, when in first year of hospital based psych training (obviously many years ago) I was working in a ward for clients with a severe intellectual disability. I noticed a security guard I had worked with in my former employment come into the ward, escorting the accounts clerk with their weekly disbursement of funds. At a whim, I quickly ducked into the treatment room and grabbed some Nulax (a dark fruit based laxative for the uninitiated) and proceeded to mold a very good replica of a large stool. I grabbed a glove and a hitchen towel to put the stool in and proceeded into the charge nurses office, where they were doing the money business. I greeted the deputy charge nurse and the guard and then said to the deputy "Look what I found on the floor in the dayroom". The deputy was very quick off the matk and called me over. "Give me a look", he said, then dipped his finger in and tasted it. "Hmmm, must be .......(a patient) ". I then offered it to the security guard to try. The look on his and the accounts clerk during this was priceless. I then left the room without explaining myself further.

providence works in strange ways but that unit sounds sick++++++ and you're better off out. unfortunately supervisors ( with a number of notable exceptions) often tend to abandon the lower ranks if they are hammered from on high. maybe your supe copped it for not being elsewhere in the place and so passed it on. it doesnt really matter why, the best thing is you've got out alive and live to fight another day.

Here is a good rersource for various detox protocols AThe district I work in is light on for medical staff so we often have to give out advice to local gp's etc and generally its sourced from this follow this link and you will find happy detox land http://www.health.qld.gov.au/atods/documents/24904.pdf

a nice big needle waved near the general area of their buttocks works for me CAUTION.... irony alert

I think, therefore I am so I must exist I'm male ... and a school nurse (but on paternity leave at the moment) and also australian (qld) so our nursing role seems to be a little bit different from others as we are more referral, primary prevention, health promotion and a wee tad of counselling ( no physical nursing thank you, my background is psychiatry). being male helps and hinders but i have a female colleague at a nearby school to refer to if necessary.