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  1. Can you believe this? 13yo and mom both pregnant

    finness replied to seanymph's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i am sorry to hear about your situation. i think it is wonderful that you discussed all options with your daughter. sadly, there are many people who try to convince *children* that raising a baby in...

  2. Also Ran Careers... what did you decide against before choosing nursing

    finness replied to JennInColumbus's topic in General Nursing

    i was an english/documentary film major prior to nursing school. i switched without any science background and no idea how hard the course work was going to be. i rthink i read somewhere that...

  3. Question about "cutting" i.e. self mutulation.

    finness replied to MrsWampthang's topic in Psychiatric

    If cutters merely want attention, why do so many hide it? I am not being argumentative--just curious. Also, I heard of people who cronically place pressure on their eyes. Has anyone come accross...

  4. Need help with young child first visit to psych.

    finness replied to dawngloves's topic in Psychiatric

    i am not very experienced with children but my gut tells me the answer is to be upfront. can't you just tell her that she is seeing a different kind of doctor, and expalin that she will not be...

  5. Another Paxil Question

    finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    that could be. thanks for the help on this

  6. Debate renewed over executing the mentally ill

    finness posted a topic in Psychiatric

    State didn't prosecute man for earlier crimes Staff MIKE TOLSON On a warm September afternoon almost a dozen years ago, Kelsey Patterson walked out of his East Texas home in Palestine with a...

  7. Debate renewed over executing the mentally ill

    finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    It's appauling that we continue to cut federal and state funding to mental health organizations and outpatient facilities, only to funnel it back into the criminal justice system. According to NAMI,...

  8. Phi Theta Kappa... is it worth the $55 bucks?

    finness replied to JennInColumbus's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I payed the 50 bucks and forgot all about

  9. Do you feel that humans are innately abusive/cruel?

    finness replied to susanna's topic in Psychiatric

    no, i do not believe people are innately cruel or abusive. in fact, that is what makes these deviant characteristics; the dominant culture operates on a moral code that is incongruous with those...

  10. Another Paxil Question

    finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    it's interesting. when i started taking paxil, my blood pressure dropped from 146/96 (i was on hydrochlorothiazide and atenalol) down to 110/70. i was able to stop the other medications and it has...

  11. Commitment and Imprisonment...Sniff....Please read/help

    finness posted a topic in Psychiatric

    four months ago, i made the decision to have my father committed. only recently was i made aware of his diagnosis as a schizophrenic (paranoid), but his irrational, cagey, and downright maniacal...

  12. Commitment and Imprisonment...Sniff....Please read/help

    finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    Illinois closed ALL inpatient stat-funded psych beds?! That is insanity! Don't politicians realize that if they cut psych funding, EVERYONE will end up paying more in the long run? So true--the...

  13. Commitment and Imprisonment...Sniff....Please read/help

    finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    thank you. we do appreciate

  14. Commitment and Imprisonment...Sniff....Please read/help

    finness replied to finness's topic in Psychiatric

    i have "good" news. the attourney said that my father was being evaluated by a doctor today and that they were going to try to lessen the sentence based upon his history of mental illness. i have no...

  15. Am I being too overcautious???

    finness replied to zumalong's topic in Psychiatric

    "So I don't think you're overcautious, I think you're smart. The earlier the better." diddo. and you ought to be congratulated for having such open dialog with your children and teaching them to have...

  16. A case of ?Borderline Personality Disorder-pl help!!!

    finness replied to sans's topic in Psychiatric

    also, someone with BPD would more then likely have a history of fights and interpersonal conflict. to me, there is NO evidence suggesting that she has

  17. Adult Strep Throat

    finness replied to camay1221_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Poor thing! I get strep/soar throats often, and my md said that it was NOT a good idea to remove tonsils at my age--22--since, "it would not necessarily reduce" the frequency of infection. You must...

  18. Relocating to Wisconsin, need some help!!!!!!!!!!

    finness replied to lildebbie-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry to hear that you experienced such anti-semitism. Sadly, many areas of the midwest tend to be "homogenous" and intollerant. My

  19. RNS as social workers. What?

    finness replied to finness's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the help. I figured it would be less pay. Do you imagine that I would need a

  20. RNS as social workers. What?

    finness posted a topic in General Nursing

    i was wondering if anyone has heard of rn's using their lisensure to obtain social work positions? recently, i was perusing the local classifieds, and saw a job ad for a mental health and substance...

  21. Relocating to Wisconsin, need some help!!!!!!!!!!

    finness replied to lildebbie-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to live in Wisconsin, (although I live in Iowa, now) and I LOVE Madison. I remember hearing that Madison is in the top 5 cities in the US for quality of life? Anyway, I know it was really...

  22. A case of ?Borderline Personality Disorder-pl help!!!

    finness replied to sans's topic in Psychiatric

    I am assuming that you think the girl may be bpd as she had a very close relationship with her mother? That does not sound like enough info to indicate that she has BPD. Was there any evidence of...

  23. Public Health vs Community Health,

    finness replied to Salus's topic in General Nursing

    quick beam--goodness, you must be busy! do you mind me asking how someone would get into a position like

  24. RNS as social workers. What?

    finness replied to finness's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all of your replies! MercyTeapot, I was thinking something more along the lines of the mental health or substance abuse arena. It seems like there are a lot of interesting things one can...

  25. RNS as social workers. What?

    finness replied to finness's topic in General Nursing

    do you mind me asking what your neck of the woods