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: :rotfl:

2. Help! Min. safe staffing issue

   RedWhiteBlue replied to jlc's topic in Psychiatric

   Hey, the staffing ratio I see in this thread sounds like heaven to me. Our director is not a nurse and does not seem to understand it when the nurses say we aren't safe. Also the director of nursing seems to think that because our patients can get ...

3. 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 patient requested and insisted on this being reported...

4. 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 diagnosed as bipolar, I'll be very surprised.

5. 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, but that is no longer acceptable in our facility - ...

6. 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 I am going to suggest one. Thank you, Frankcah ...

7. 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 could have handled this situation differently.......

8. Is it possible for a Bipolar person to become a psych nurse?

   RedWhiteBlue replied to magaroon's topic in Psychiatric

   I think this is a great topic! I think a bipolar nurse can certainly be more comforting and understanding with her patients. On the psych unit where I work, almost all the staff have some sort of mental illness. I work with bipolar, OCD, and BPD s...

9. 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 all of you think about what the charge nurse said...

10. 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 breakup. This patient pulled me aside and told me that...