diawc

diawc

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  1. Police on psych unit

    diawc posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I am looking for information related to allowing police onto the psych unit with their weapons. What are you all doing? Also if there is any relavent research out there. Thanks for helping as we...

  2. Seizures

    diawc posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I work in a free standing psych facility and we are looking to strenghten some of our policies. One I am working on is around seizures - what do you do for nursing interventions, what meds are you...

  3. Physician Assistants in psychiatric hospitals?

    diawc replied to shumphrey's topic in Psychiatric

    we have hired quite a few where I work. We use Rns and NP/PAs, they help the psychiatrists

  4. Domestic Violence....Against Men

    diawc replied to DaddyO's topic in Psychiatric

    Interesting....what hurts worse, a physical "slap" or an emotional one? I deal with abuse victims all the time. As a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, I find people sympathize with the women, and...

  5. Acute Psych Facilities - All the Same?

    diawc replied to NurseJJ09's topic in Psychiatric

    No, all facilities are not the same Some are "for profit" some are not. Facilities can be selective, based on what type of programming is available. The really agressive patients do end up going to...

  6. Looking for inpatient adult psychiatric suicide hospital screening information

    diawc replied to deweydecimal13501's topic in Psychiatric

    admission criteria here, simply is a danger to self or others, incapable of performing ADL's d/t psychosis, ect. Of course thats all open to interpretation, but it works. Our social workers screen...

  7. Pts who assault, is there any protection or policy?

    diawc replied to WVStarFish's topic in Psychiatric

    We do have to transport patients at times, and it is AlWAYS with 2 staff members. Safety goes both ways...like the above poster, assaults happen. If you have patients who are touchy/feely, they...

  8. Residential childrens facility..

    diawc replied to Simply Complicated's topic in Psychiatric

    I have found in our facility that the first thing is to show no fear, nor act surprised. They will say things to get a rise. Act like you've heard/seen it all. Show respect but also show you are in...

  9. Medical clearance

    diawc posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I currently work in a freestanding psychiatric facility. We are doing some policy reviews, and would like to establish some general medical clearance standards. What are the minimums that your...

  10. Funny Websites or Blogs With Nursing or Hosp Stuff

    diawc replied to kidsnstudyn's topic in Nursing Humor

    http://www.ertards.com/ stupid reasons that people go to the

  11. you know you work in mental health when...

    diawc replied to sairin8's topic in Nursing Humor

    You know you're in psyche when.... 1. Your patient refuses to go to bed because "its on fire" 2. you know what "cheeking" is.... 3. Nudity is a normal condition of some of your patients 4. You...

  12. How to tell you've worked too many shifts in a row

    diawc replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Humor

    you know you've worked too many.... When you wake up in the afternoon, yell at the kids (who just got home from school) to get to bed right away because its way past their bedtime.....and not even...

  13. Memo to All Hospital Staff

    diawc replied to nminodob's topic in Nursing Humor

    I think we work at the same place???

  14. Nursing Supervisors

    diawc replied to PediRN's topic in Nurse Management

    Depends on the hospital....I have worked mainly community Hospitals, and they hired me into supervision primarily because of how I managed the unit work I was on. Had a 6 week orientation and let me...

  15. Do you identify yourself as a nurse when you or your family are a patient?

    diawc replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I dont identify myself - I dont often hear waitresses telling other waitresses of their occupation prior to ordering, or hear people at check-outs telling their occupation. I am there/my family is...

  16. Nursing Superstitions?

    diawc replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in Nursing Humor

    Everytime I recert in CPR or ACLS, I have a code my next shift. Never fails Full moon is true on every unit I've worked on. When I worked ER I would ask for a code - true to word, if you ask you...

  17. Nursing Superstitions?

    diawc replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in Nursing Humor

    1. Fully believe in the full-moon "theory" (or as I call it, reality). 2. Any day I want to be low-censused, if requested, will be busier than any other day that week. 3. Working nights, any time I...

  18. Crazy/weird/funny things you have caught your pts doing

    diawc replied to bklynbaby's topic in Nursing Humor

    Working in the ER one night, had a frequent flier alcoholic in being worked up. The poor Xray tech went in to retrieve the pt for an xray to find his girlfriend "servicing" him......he just smiled...

  19. You Know You Really Have To Pee When......

    diawc replied to Nursing Assistant's topic in Nursing Humor

    You've had to pee for so long, that it hurts when you start to

  20. Being a Nurse for a Killer

    diawc replied to Stickyrunner325's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a psychiatric hospital, and we often have criminals who "hide out" here thinking they can avoid prosecution for a while. It is difficult to care for someone who has committed a heinous...

  21. 10 things you say at work lay people could get arrested for

    diawc replied to sharann's topic in Nursing Humor

    how about.... Are you ready to go to bed? I'm just going to take some pictures of your cervix ( during a SANE exam) When was the last time you had consentual sex? (during nurse-to nurse) Is he/she a...

  22. Important Lessons my Patients have Taught me...

    diawc replied to SweetLemon's topic in Psychiatric

    1. Always wait until 11pm to call and complain that your adolescent child needs to be transfered to a medical hospital. Honestly, I'm sure you didnt know about the abdominal pain when you visited at...

  23. Funny things that pts say

    diawc replied to jRN4now's topic in Nursing Humor

    lol....I had someone ask for DenLaudin! Is that Ben Laudins brother by

  24. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    diawc replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    My sister, who is a MA, often has "almost" something...... Last year it was "almost" pneumonia Her son, btw, also has "almost" cystic

  25. The strangest thing you've ever seen on an x-ray?

    diawc replied to Spirit of Humor's topic in Nursing Humor

    13 yo boy who inserted a metal rod into his member - didnt ask, but he ended up in surgery. DD girl who swollowed staples one at a time - took us a while to figure that one out. Had a cousin who...