StuPer

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  1. Need advice in dealing with a "contrary" Psychiatrist

    StuPer replied to Nikilea's topic in Psychiatric

    Firstly I suppose you have to give him an opportunity to apologise, it sounds like it is'nt likely to happen but still you are showing courtesy that he didnt by giving him that chance. Secondly does...

  2. Grad with BA in psych, conisidering a career in psych nursing

    StuPer replied to Nessd429's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi Ladybird, Well as you said the decision is yours, I remember when I trained (in the UK) I enjoyed placements in a number of sites... including a surgical ward. But once I'd worked on the acute...

  3. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    StuPer replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well my yucky story relates to my 3rd year student days on placement at an end-stage psycho-geri unit in Wales. As was normal we students were alocated with one of the RN's and one of our tasks was...

  4. Grad with BA in psych, conisidering a career in psych nursing

    StuPer replied to Nessd429's topic in Psychiatric

    Hello again Vanessa, It is a little dificult to resond to your expectations, while yes psych nursing is multi-faceted and yes you can choose to work in many areas, however most people are empolyed...

  5. Grad with BA in psych, conisidering a career in psych nursing

    StuPer replied to Nessd429's topic in Psychiatric

    Hello Vanessa, Before getting into the nitty gritty of what psych nursing is.... can I ask what you think it is?... what is your expectation? For one thing is fair to say, unless your tied to a...

  6. Need advice from a psyc nurse in western australia specifically.

    StuPer replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in International Nursing

    Hello again Barb, Thanks for explaining the background, and your right, if I was in your position I'd be pulling my hair out in frustration (if I had any ). It sounds as though your sister has been...

  7. why does something have to happen first?

    StuPer replied to midnitelpn's topic in Psychiatric

    Glad to see your getting some results, even if there maybe a long journey. In light of what you've said, it maybe there are enough supports and concerned individuals in the organisation that there...

  8. Need advice from a psyc nurse in western australia specifically.

    StuPer replied to bulletproofbarb's topic in International Nursing

    Hello, I did'nt reply to this earlier because a) I'm in NSW not WA & b) You seemed very angry and I felt it would have been difficult to try and explain some of the issues in mental health. The...

  9. why does something have to happen first?

    StuPer replied to midnitelpn's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm sorry, I'm probably not going to offer you anything new or constructive... I mean I could go on about reporting the situation to the relevant state authorities, but to be honest the first priority...

  10. enclosed nurse's station

    StuPer replied to margo123's topic in Psychiatric

    I too have seen only enclosed stations for nursing in acute psychiatric wards, it seems ridiculous to expect you to work under such stress, I can't speak for JCAHO as I work in a different country...

  11. Liquid Thorazine Shortage?

    StuPer replied to PRNMEDS's topic in Psychiatric

    Thorazine, Thioridazine, Melleril... is out of the picture here in NSW Australia too.... as it should be.. there are many more less problematic antipsychotics available. The only time it is used is...

  12. "Felt Distress" assessment tool

    StuPer replied to kathys76's topic in Psychiatric

    hi Kathy, Here is a link to pearsons website and the SCL-90-R checklist, it appears to be one of many tools that claim to accurately measure these subjective symptoms....

  13. RISPERDONE & PROLACTIN

    StuPer replied to PRNMEDS's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi Osorry1, I too have been in practice a number of years and have yet to come across a single person on Risperdal that lactated. You don't mention the number of clients you see, but assuming you...

  14. RISPERDONE & PROLACTIN

    StuPer replied to PRNMEDS's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi Osorry1, I too have been in practice a number of years and have yet to come across a single person on Risperdal that lactated. You don't mention the number of clients you see, but assuming you...

  15. Degree nurses only??

    StuPer replied to NormanS's topic in International Nursing

    Hi NormanS I'm an ex-pat brit living & working in Oz, here all nurses are trained at degree level and there are no specialties, you have to do post registration training to be able to specialise...

  16. LPN student First day of psych rotation, HELP!

    StuPer replied to vern234's topic in Psychiatric

    There is an old expression "there but for the grace of god go I"... and it served me very well on placement.. there are so many reasons why people end up mentally unwell. I have thought numerous...

  17. Reducing the Brain, Ignoring the Soul

    StuPer replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    CliveUK, I completely agree with your comments, and the need for antidepressants in severe depression, in fact I have participated in numerous ECT sessions for clients who were so sererely depressed...

  18. LPN student First day of psych rotation, HELP!

    StuPer replied to vern234's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi vern234, If this is your first experience of psych then it is not unusual to feel this way, however I would have hoped your mentor, or colleagues would have been supportive enough to help you, is...

  19. Reducing the Brain, Ignoring the Soul

    StuPer replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    I would also add that there is a chicken and egg issue, if the 'chemical imbalance' was precipitated by a non-pharmaceutical change (reactive to social situation etc), why is the only proven...

  20. Reducing the Brain, Ignoring the Soul

    StuPer replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi CliveUK, As an ex-pat from the UK I know what the counselling situation is like in the UK, however I cannot agree with your cynical interpretation of counselling. Certainly there are people who...

  21. I need to know!!

    StuPer replied to nterval's topic in Psychiatric

    I have to say the "body fluids" bit was a concern for me when I first thought of becoming a nurse. I had been in the military and a engineer, so people's leaky bits were not a personal passion...lol....

  22. question about auditory hallucinations...

    StuPer replied to MQ Edna's topic in Psychiatric

    Spazzy Nurses comment about schizophrenia being hard on the individual with severe or total hearing loss is very pertinant. A client in this situation who was so debilitated by his illness, recently...

  23. schizophrenia

    StuPer replied to stephera's topic in Psychiatric

    This sounds like a throwback to the days of Phrenology (http://faculty.ncwc.edu/toconnor/301/301lect03.htm) when it was thought you could tell if a person was likely to be a criminal (is those days...

  24. ? about personal responsibility

    StuPer replied to MQ Edna's topic in Psychiatric

    I would add to some of the very pertinent and accurate comment made by Thunderwolf, and that is that there is a marked difference between mental and non-mental chronic illness. A person who refuses to...

  25. Antidepressants and children-New Info

    StuPer replied to lsyorke's topic in Psychiatric

    I don't know if you caught the newsflash, but several of the worlds most important journals held a conference earlier in the year, and in the last few weeks announced a joint communique. In future...