dachweiler

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1. Codependant or just Caring? Nursing ED patients

   dachweiler replied to bagwash's topic in Psychiatric

   It goes against the way I was trained too. I'm a nurse & "Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Specialist" with 17 years psych experience. I know it can appear they are "model nurses" but they are...

2. Input on borderline BD

   dachweiler replied to TitaniaSidhe's topic in Psychiatric

   I agree with psychrn03. There is no medication that can cure problems of personality disorder. Medications can offer temporary relief of symptoms (impulsiveness, depression, etc.) The main form of...

3. Psych nursing experience enough?!

   dachweiler posted a topic in Correctional

   I just quit my dream job. My new boss was evil incarnate...I had to leave before I lost my mind. (Long story for another thread). I had an 8:00am to 4:30pm job as an office manager at a geriatric...

4. HIPAA/HIPPA infraction or not ?!

   dachweiler replied to dachweiler's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your replies. This has escalated beyond belief!! I'm being told that I violated HIPAA by typing up the addresses -- that I shouldn't have involved myself in the address exchange. I'm okay...

5. HIPAA/HIPPA infraction or not ?!

   dachweiler posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work flex at an outpatient facility for depressed senior citizens. They are usually in the program from 6 to 10 months. Generally, everyone in the group gets along well and many of them become...

6. Hospital sold!--Have to reapply for my job....

   dachweiler replied to dachweiler's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all the replies. We are still in the dark. Neither the current owners. the Sisters of Mercy (what a joke) or the new owners (Vista Health) have told us anything. It's supposed to change...

7. Hospital sold!--Have to reapply for my job....

   dachweiler posted a topic in General Nursing

   My hospital has been sold. We're not sure how many of us will be hired by the new owners. We're having to reapply for our positions. All this happened very suddenly.....my head is still spinning. I...

8. Effexor XR and Ambien

   dachweiler replied to LLH's topic in Psychiatric

   Are you taking all 3 caps of the Effexor in the pm? That could be why you are having trouble sleeping. In my experience, most patients take the "XR" Effexor in the morning. And 20 mg of Ambien...

9. C.P.I. good, bad, or otherwise??

   dachweiler replied to the new girl's topic in Psychiatric

   Orca, I should have been more specific. The hospital I work in is located in Arkansas and is the only psych facility for a several hundred mile radius. We get the worst type of patients. Police...

10. Terms of endearment

    dachweiler replied to mamabear's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a psych hospital in Arkansas. All the terms of endearment are used everywhere and seem to be accepted by most people. (It gets old) However, I have found psych patients either love the...

11. C.P.I. good, bad, or otherwise??

    dachweiler replied to the new girl's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm not familiar with CPI. I work in a small psych hospital and we use mandt. Nice ideas & techniques but not very effective most of the