Kittenx

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1. Don't want to be scalped!!!! HELP!!

   Kittenx replied to catnfl's topic in Psychiatric

   In my country we would report unsafe work to the managers as per our unsafe work forms provided by the college- we have a union and they automatically get involved. In the past we have had the labour board come in for unsafe 1:1 constant assignments ...

2. Psych Nursing - Boring?

   Kittenx replied to Nimrodel's topic in Psychiatric

   I would say at first I didn't see as many staff-patient interactions as I would have liked to see. As I worked more, I did see more.. I had a similar comment from someone I just oriented. Now, this is saying that the ratio at the facility is appropri...

3. will it get any better?

   Kittenx replied to gintama's topic in Psychiatric

   Agreed, that is an obscene workload. At most I get 7 patients in a tertiary care facility. I would find another job where the ratio is more appropriate. Or learn to do the best you can with what you have. For me, I would feel bad leaving patients th...

4. New co-worker...my ex patient

   Kittenx replied to BehavioralRN's topic in Psychiatric

   I'm a psychiatric nurse that is a current patient. I spent the summer in a different hospital in a different city. I would not want to work at that hospital because I had very bad experiences with the staff there; very archaic thinking, we didn't get...