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  1. Reducing the Brain, Ignoring the Soul

    finness posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Reducing the Brain, Ignoring the Soul Grace E. Jackson, MD December 5, 2002 There are at least five problems with the chemical imbalance model of mental disease: 1) the model ignores the reality...

  2. HELP PLEASE!!! Former diagnosis of bipolar/personality disorder

    finness posted a topic in Psychiatric

    hello--i am a 23 year old nursing student interested primarily in psych nursing. i have been reading these boards for some time now, and it is apparent that you are all a well-informed group of...

  3. Geri Psychiatric Nursing

    finness posted a topic in Psychiatric

    how is different? how should one best prepare

  4. tattoos in the workplace

    finness replied to wiseguy99's topic in General Nursing

    well, i kina like 'em! but then, i believe true professionalism is rooted in the ability of the nurse to practice with compassion and respect for the uniqueness of every individual. besides, "taste"...

  5. What unions?

    finness replied to RN4NICU's topic in General Nursing

    A lot of hospitals in iowa are unionized. I dunno much more since I'm not working

  6. What would you do in my situation...?

    finness replied to Nurse Ratchet's topic in General Nursing

    sheesh! you just may have opened a can of worms. firstly, you are in the company of hard working, capable men and women who were called into this profession for a variety of reasons. not everyone...

  7. Geri Psychiatric Nursing

    finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    nurse ratched, you are one smart cookie! i like that adage a

  8. Geri Psychiatric Nursing

    finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    so would you say that a med-surg background is especially important

  9. Electric Shock Therapy

    finness replied to Mazzi's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks...I wasn't aware that worked for mania,

  10. college loans

    finness replied to slhn's topic in General Nursing

    I have heard there are a lot of state based tuition repayment programs. For example, if I agree to work in the state of Iowa after graduation, they will pay back my loans. I bet your financial aide...

  11. "How old are you?"

    finness replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a student nurse (22) but recently one of my clients asked me how old I was. When I told him, he said, "Oh, I thought you were a kid. I thought I got a mini-nurse!!" LOL.

  12. cocaine psychosis

    finness replied to rached's topic in Psychiatric

    According to the Narcanon website on methamphetamine (couldn't find on cocaine, although I would guess the effect would be fairly similar): "...Users tend to become increasingly dellusional. These...

  13. Psychiatric nursing in other parts of the country

    finness replied to RN2MBA04's topic in Psychiatric

    So sad. How does this

  14. cocaine psychosis

    finness replied to rached's topic in Psychiatric

    my experience in this department stems from my father's abuse of methamphetamine. he was diagnosed with schizophrenia at the age 39 after having very similar delusions. nearly three years later, he...

  15. Want advice re: specialization, pay, older student/RN & Arizona

    finness replied to jennykate's topic in Psychiatric

    from reading other posts, it doesn't sound imperitive, but helpful. med-surg is recommended for valuable medical assessment skills, but depending on your facility guidelines, may not be necessary....

  16. Reducing the Brain, Ignoring the Soul

    finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    yes, to some patients, chemical intervention is crucial. for others, it is ineffective, fruitless, and yes, even dangerous. it is the responsibility of a competent psychiatrist to determine the...

  17. Looking for Child/Adolescent Psyche Postion! Just wanted to share...

    finness replied to NurseCard's topic in Psychiatric

    how very exciting! i am keeping my fingers crossed for you! you are right--the people drawn to psyche probably have had at least some experience with mental illness. can you blame us? very few...

  18. Electric Shock Therapy

    finness replied to Mazzi's topic in Psychiatric

    i am soo green! why would even extreme mania elicit use for

  19. Risperdal, gynecomastia and galactorrhea in adolescent males

    finness replied to stevierae's topic in Psychiatric

    by the way,

  20. Risperdal, gynecomastia and galactorrhea in adolescent males

    finness replied to stevierae's topic in Psychiatric

    gynocemastia is typically permanent, even after drug therapy is discontinued-unless the adolescent opts for surgery. i can't comment on whether or not medicare would foot the bill. i found a list of...

  21. Frustrated and exhausted

    finness replied to shorty0201's topic in Psychiatric

    Cheers! Happy for both of

  22. Please help with paranoid family member

    finness replied to ernurse2244's topic in Psychiatric

    "Hardly a very helpfull response to a lady whom is obviously in distress. As a UK-based mental health professional with extensive experience of both acute and psychiatric rehabilitation clients,...

  23. Reducing the Brain, Ignoring the Soul

    finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    thanks, laughing fairy! i was being slightly sardonic when i called them "happy" pills. i too, have reaped the benefits of antidepressants. to you and i, who truly need them, they are functional...

  24. Reducing the Brain, Ignoring the Soul

    finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    i tend to agree with you. i think where science made its gravest errors in letting pharmaceutical companies coin the term "chemical imbalance" to sell a few billion dollars worth of "happy" pills....

  25. If you could get your Master's Degree...What would you get it in?

    finness replied to LPNtoBSNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Probably psych. Or maybe Public