RedWhiteBlue

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1. Staff splitting - Help!

   RedWhiteBlue replied to RedWhiteBlue's topic in Psychiatric

   No, renerian, you did not offend me. I wanted to learn. I think the whole thing upset me so much because of the nurse's subsequent actions. And, hey, I did learn a lot. :balloons:

2. Staff splitting - Help!

   RedWhiteBlue replied to RedWhiteBlue's topic in Psychiatric

   Hey thanks for all the comments. The nurse in question and I did have a talk, but she is still a bully. She leaves me alone now, though. For the person saying I should have reported this if the...

3. 4yo bipolar???

   RedWhiteBlue replied to TinyNurse's topic in Psychiatric

   I agree a pediatrician in no way should be diagnosing bipolar disorder, but I do think it is possible but rare for a 4 y/o to be bipolar. I personally know a child that age and if he isn't eventually...

4. Restraints - Face Up Or Face Down?

   RedWhiteBlue replied to PRNMEDS's topic in Psychiatric

   i've been a nurse for 25 years with psych, icu, and er experience, and i have never ever heard of putting restraints on a face down patient. i have heard of briefly doing a facedown physical hold,...

5. Staff splitting - Help!

   RedWhiteBlue replied to RedWhiteBlue's topic in Psychiatric

   Thank you all for your help. I have definitely learned a lot. I will have a lot to think about if this situation ever occurs again. We do not have a clear complaints procedure in our facility, but...

6. Staff splitting - Help!

   RedWhiteBlue replied to RedWhiteBlue's topic in Psychiatric

   No, Mag48293, you did not offend me. And, I have read everything on this board I could find about BPD and staff splitting. I think that if the nurse in question had said something like, "Perhaps you...

7. Staff splitting - Help!

   RedWhiteBlue replied to RedWhiteBlue's topic in Psychiatric

   Okay, I knew that might be the response, but this situration did not seem to match the typical BPD antics. She also did not have a diagnosis of BPD. Are there exceptions to this rule? Also, what do...

8. Staff splitting - Help!

   RedWhiteBlue posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Okay, I need HELP! I've been in nursing for many years, but I've only been working in psych for about two years. I recently cared for a patient who was depressed because of a recent romantic...