Kimika Medina

Kimika Medina BSN

Psychiatric nurse

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  1. Suicide Prevention: Why are Healthcare Workers More at Risk for Suicide and What Can be Done?

    Kimika Medina posted a topic in General Nursing

    Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death, with a reported 45,970 suicides in the United States in 2020. One might automatically think of the general population; however, the CDC notes that...

  2. Suicide Prevention: Why are Healthcare Workers More at Risk for Suicide and What Can be Done?

    Kimika Medina replied to Kimika Medina's topic in General Nursing

    HarveyvQuinn, I agree, there is such a stigma attached to many mental health diagnoses that prevent people from seeking help, especially medical professionals for the reasons you have stated....

  3. How to De-escalate Your Agitated Patient: Tips From a Psychiatric Nurse

    Kimika Medina posted a topic in Psychiatric

    It is inevitable, at some point, that as a nurse, you are going to be assigned a patient that is or has become agitated. Most of us nurses are great communicators, but an angry patient who may also be...