Red Wing Magnolia

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1. Bias in psychiatric nursing...how do you overcome it?

   Red Wing Magnolia replied to RNin2007's topic in Psychiatric

   I have spent many years working with the mentally ill / mentally retarded and have found the work very rewarding. Many a nursing friend has said to me "I couldn't do what you do." The truth is, there are field of nursing that I don't know that I wo...

2. Ethical Decision, need help with resources/info on the matter!!!!

   Red Wing Magnolia replied to truejewel82's topic in Psychiatric

   I agree that this is a legal decision and you might want to check the laws of your state. In Florida, if a person is determined by the court to be incompetent to stand trial, that person is committed to a forensic facility. It is the role of the fo...

3. Anyone work as a Psych nurse with sex offenders?

   Red Wing Magnolia replied to funnygirl_rn's topic in Psychiatric

   I work for a state that has a contracted civil commitment program for sexually violent predators that have served their prison time but are still a high risk to the community. The court commits them to a locked program after thorough assessment of t...