Thanet

Thanet has 30+ years experience and specializes in Mental Health.

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1. Male Psychiatric Nurses

   Thanet replied to fiba's topic in Psychiatric

   Some patients relate better to males other better to females no matter what sex they are. I have seen a 5' 1" female stand in between two 6' plus male patients and tell them to stop fighting... It...

2. Psych Pet Peeve

   Thanet replied to Mashira's topic in Psychiatric

   Not just in nursing but anywhere... People who get ETC and ECT mixed

3. Nursing intervention for schizophrenic patient having sex?

   Thanet replied to robinslapsRN's topic in Psychiatric

   Part of a patients assessment would be whether they are capable to consent to a sexual relationship. And part of that capability would be whether they were able to have this relationship with...

4. Forums do have some use then!

   Thanet replied to Sister Fox's topic in International Nursing

   I am very pleased that you have found a way to continue your registration. I am surprised that you felt you needed to de-register. I thought that if you did not pay your annual £75 renewal fee you...

5. What are the pros and cons of being all male nurse

   Thanet replied to Bono Rose's topic in General Nursing

   I can tell you're not

6. What are the pros and cons of being all male nurse

   Thanet replied to Bono Rose's topic in General Nursing

   Yep, I'm all male too. I wonder if we will get someone posting who is half and half, or three quarters

7. Does allnurses.com make you a better nurse?

   Thanet replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I've said no. A bit mean I suppose. But there are many ways of being 'Better'. Allnurses is just a fraction... as someone mentioned above it is a good place to have a chat /moan or even find a link to...

8. Ten Things A Nurse Doesn't Want to Hear

   Thanet replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   12) Them: 'I could NEVER do your job' Me : 'What do you do for a living?' Them: 'I work in an

9. I'm 56 want to be be a nurse, anyone else out there?

   Thanet replied to Byatt's topic in International Nursing

   Have you read THIS THREAD? It might help you with your inquiry. Good

10. Morphine gtt/Comfort Care

    Thanet replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    My wife (RIP) was on massive dosages of morphine. She needed to be on them to stop the pain, otherwise she would just lay there and scream. It is good to know that, at last, some nurses and docs are...

11. How often do nurses have sex in the hospital?

    Thanet replied to curiousstudent5's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but...Celibacy is, in its strictest definition, the lifestyle of someone who is and is striving to remain unmarried all his/her life. However, the term is often popularly used to describe a...

12. Can a Registered Psychiatric Nurse work as an RN?

    Thanet replied to Blondiemagick3's topic in Psychiatric

    In the UK the powers to be e 'thinking' about the use of Psychiatric nurses in such places as you discibe... as psychiatric help is the sort of stuff that the patients , and relatives would/might...

13. Inpatient Smoke free ward - HELP!

    Thanet replied to rainbowsunsets's topic in Psychiatric

    Where did you get this little gem of propaganda? I'll carry on smoking like a chimney then, knowing I am being less dangerous to myself than " being exposed to 'second hand smoke'

14. Renewal cost of your license ?

    Thanet replied to Rascal1's topic in General Nursing

    £73 this year...Tends to go up each year... I remember when this first came about - It was suppost to be a one off charge... then it beame a three yearly thing ... now each year... And what do we get...

15. Most Humorous Call-In Excuses

    Thanet replied to jeffrey_rn's topic in General Nursing

    I am not too sure that it is OK to bump up an old thread but here goes... I had to call in today late for work.. Reason?.. I was looking for an UFO in my back garden... OK so as I was getting into my...