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  1. Self harmers

    kiwipsychnurse posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi, been a few years since I posted but would like some input please. How do you manage pt's that self harm in an inpatient environment? At present we have a very hands on approach which usually...

  2. Smoke free psych hospitals

    kiwipsychnurse posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi, we went smoke free about 6 years ago with very few issues. We were expecting violence to increase but that was not the case. Can I just get some feedback if your hospital is smoke free and which...

  3. Smoke free psych hospitals

    kiwipsychnurse replied to kiwipsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Thanks for the feedback. I'm in a forensic psych hospital in Auckland, NZ for the nurse that

  4. Staffing on Inpatient Unit

    kiwipsychnurse replied to swimrn1's topic in Psychiatric

    You will love this. Day shift 8 nurses 15 patients. Afternoons 5 to 15 and nights 3 to 15. I think these are the best ratios in the world. Forensic psych hospital, Auckland, New

  5. for those of you that dress business casual for work..

    kiwipsychnurse replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi, Work in a psych hospital in New Zealand. Most of us just wear jeans and tee shirts. Today I'm wearing a Canadian Rugby jersey, jeans and trainers. Due to the amount of sport we play with the...

  6. What do you do in the nursing station in your down time?

    kiwipsychnurse posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Mental health nursing does have its down time, even when I worked general acutes there was still lots of free time compared to our cousins in med/surg nursing. So dig deep and share what activity you...

  7. Violence in Psychiatric Nursing

    kiwipsychnurse replied to Mashira's topic in Psychiatric

    I suspect we will never agree on this issue. Makes me thankful for the country I live, the laws we have around Health and safety in the workplace and the strong union nursing has in New Zealand....

  8. Violence in Psychiatric Nursing

    kiwipsychnurse replied to Mashira's topic in Psychiatric

    I have seen cell take outs of mentally ill inmates in a psych wing of the prison in Ohio. The guards went in with pepper spray, shields and body armour. The patient was extreme pain while they...

  9. Violence in Psychiatric Nursing

    kiwipsychnurse replied to Mashira's topic in Psychiatric

    Could it be that the difference between our psych system and yours is you select which patients are suitable for your hospital and if they are too violent and aggressive then you send them to prison?...

  10. Violence in Psychiatric Nursing

    kiwipsychnurse replied to Mashira's topic in Psychiatric

    My work place. 8 staff to 15 Pt ratio; if acuity increases then the staff to pt ratio increases. I think we can handle 99% of violent situations and have only had to call the police once in 18

  11. Violence in Psychiatric Nursing

    kiwipsychnurse replied to Mashira's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank goodness we have acts of law that prevent this type of issue. If someone is trying kill you and you are sleeper hold and you punch them in the groin you get fired? So basically you need to be a...

  12. What do you do in the nursing station in your down time?

    kiwipsychnurse replied to kiwipsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I learnt that if your busy on nights and I'm excluding admissions then dish out the PRN. Having patients up all night drinking tea and coffee watching TV is not promoting recovery as all they do is...

  13. Violence in Psychiatric Nursing

    kiwipsychnurse replied to Mashira's topic in Psychiatric

    Seated holds sounds like you require a great deal of strength for this method to work. I have no idea how this works I'm guessing you have a nurse either side and sit the patient down and prevent them...

  14. Sensory modulation

    kiwipsychnurse posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Yesterday I attended a sensory modulation forum. This approach was targeting reducing selection and restraint. The speaker was an American OT by the name of Tina Champagne. Some of the concepts were...

  15. Sensory Modulation

    kiwipsychnurse posted a topic in Forensic

    Yesterday I attended a sensory modulation forum. This approach was targeting reducing selection and restraint. The speaker was an American OT by the name of Tina Champagne. Some of the concepts were...

  16. terminated, am I blacklisted from mental health?

    kiwipsychnurse replied to felixfelix's topic in Psychiatric

    You didnt hit him, his nose was pushed into your hand as a result of some kind of restraint. Are you guys not union? Sounds like no proper investigation took place. I feel sorry for

  17. Is Psych Nursing Easy?

    kiwipsychnurse replied to resilientnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    To say psych nursing is easy all depends on your place of work, staff to pt ratio's, rehab or acute etc. If you find a good number then well done, there are plenty of hell places to work and you are...

  18. I applied for a psych job at a hospital...what to expect?

    kiwipsychnurse replied to regnurse1995's topic in Psychiatric

    Is it acute inpatient or rehab. If its rehab once they have gone to bed kick back and relax. If its acute then could be another story. People walking around trying to talk to you all night is not good...

  19. Psych wards at Christmas time. We are talking decorations!!

    kiwipsychnurse replied to kiwipsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    Yes a real one, no mention of a fire hazard. I'm at the rehab end, so noone plays with the tree. I just phoned two of the acute wards in our complex and they both have trees up. One ward has a real...

  20. Psych wards at Christmas time. We are talking decorations!!

    kiwipsychnurse posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Seasons greetings. Came to work today and saw a really nice (Pine) christmas tree in the main dining area. A few of the staff have put in a real effort with regards lots of decorations around the...

  21. Right to defense against violence on adolescent unit

    kiwipsychnurse replied to CrashVector's topic in Psychiatric

    If you work in such an unsafe facility that the model of care allows for nurses/staff to assaulted with no consequences for the perpetrator then best you leave. Unless you want to become a punching...

  22. Can anyone tell me about pediatric psych pros/cons??

    kiwipsychnurse replied to Squeaky44's topic in Psychiatric

    Cons: some kids maybe classed

  23. Working in Psych while Pregnant

    kiwipsychnurse replied to Cilantrophobe's topic in Psychiatric

    Ask to go to a rehab ward, putting you in an acute ward being so pregnant is not good. Try and minimise your exposure to very unwell patients. At the end of the day you might not have a choice but put...

  24. What do you do in the nursing station in your down time?

    kiwipsychnurse replied to kiwipsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    And Kudos to you. That was the idea, to get people talking about there down time and some of the antics they get up to. Some of the replies just paint the picture that your area of work place is too...

  25. What do you do in the nursing station in your down time?

    kiwipsychnurse replied to kiwipsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    more info on bubble