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  1. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    catz replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    yup zoe aint no pleaseing them, get accused of lieing either way and ggrrr. yeh that thread was real good for suppor wasne it.

  2. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    catz replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    its so sad when we have to let them go isnt it. thats y i got the 2nd cat whitney is well getting on, i canot survive without a cat but once she goes ill not be able to get another one so got one now....

  3. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    catz replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    yep im the one ya remember :) cat people are fun hehe thats y there are so many of us. (cept im really regretting getting a second cat now lol) how ya

  4. Nurses struggling with mental illness

    catz replied to Severina's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    *waves* thought id stick my hea din say hello and see who is new and who remembers me :) hows things going

  5. nurses who self injure

    catz replied to sax_journey's topic in Psychiatric

    exactly!!! i wish that everyone could understand this. dsh is a maladaptive coping mechanism and a person does not have to have a pd in order to use it. it saddens me that this is still the...

  6. CNA is a cutter

    catz replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Psychiatric

    that al u need to remember, if u hadnt seen her u wudnt have known. she is competent and clearly stable at work, if u notice her competency or work slipping then approach her or her supervisor but...

  7. CNA is a cutter

    catz replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Psychiatric

    y wud drugs and alcohol be involved? just curious, and yes she is a danger to herself but it is necessary t weigh up how much of a danger, yes that is a lot of stitches to nedd but she did go to er n...

  8. medical history and employment

    catz replied to sofaraway04's topic in International Nursing

    unfortunatley in the uk u do. if u dont and they find out u are liable .cant remember all the legal stuff bt it is an offense to not disclose a past

  9. CNA is a cutter

    catz replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Psychiatric

    yep thats all u can do. let her know ur there for her. i know people who are both nurses and cutters. if her problems arent interfering with her work now id say its unlikely they would interfre with...

  10. medical history and employment

    catz replied to sofaraway04's topic in International Nursing

    go see the psychiatrist. u will have to tell occy health when applying for a job, but u have at least a year b4 that hurdle. the main obstacle is wat ur symptons are adn wat if ny dx they give u. i...

  11. CNA is a cutter

    catz replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Psychiatric

    my guess then would be that she is not borderline.....but i dont know her soo. i have got friends who are borderline, one whom i posted about here last year lol. she is so imo very typically...

  12. CNA is a cutter

    catz replied to lovingtheunloved's topic in Psychiatric

    NO not all self injurers have bpd!!!!!!!!!!!! bpd is often dxed because self injury is one of the symptons but also often it is misdxed just because a person cuts. yes a person can hurt themselves...

  13. Sheffield?

    catz replied to nurse_olive's topic in International Nursing

    i trained in sheffield, and worked at the childrens hospital. now live bout 45mins away but am their regularly since my friends sytill live their. feel free to add me to your pm list too

  14. Just curious about salaries of nurses wonder why ya'll don't get paid more!

    catz replied to azebe00's topic in General Nursing

    if u think thats low try having a look at wat we get paid in the uk

  15. Post op care for 4 yr old-Is this normal?

    catz replied to obeyacts2's topic in Pediatric

    i know this is old but i wanted to reply, i worked on a paed daycare ward. we discharged our kids as soon as they were fully recovered from surgery/anaesthia/epidural/premed effects etc. the child...

  16. borderline friend help

    catz replied to catz's topic in Psychiatric

    thanks baby, yeah psych wards are very very differnt. this friend also likes normal wards to though lol, she has epilepsy but she has sussed that if she says she has this many fits a day they will...

  17. borderline friend help

    catz posted a topic in Psychiatric

    i have a good friend. she is borderline. i have known this all along. so far it hasnt caused ny problems between us. i have set limits with her all along, she knows her staying overnite at my house,...

  18. borderline friend help

    catz replied to catz's topic in Psychiatric

    thank you evienne, i havent seen her in about 3 weeks, after her latest drama. i suspect she isnt talking to me cos i didnt jump but i dont need her hassle in my life so when i move in a few weeks i...

  19. borderline friend help

    catz replied to catz's topic in Psychiatric

    thank you, i have managed to step back from her, i have explained repeatedly that i wont rescue her etc etc. tonite she had another crisis, she called me at 1am to say shed gotten into trouble were...

  20. Frustrated and exhausted

    catz replied to shorty0201's topic in Psychiatric

    this site has some good info and links re self injury

  21. borderline friend help

    catz replied to catz's topic in Psychiatric

    thanks, i think having written esays everywhere that is the decision i have come to, i cant make her do nything, i know that and i cant stand back n watch were she is heading so i gotta walk...

  22. Frustrated and exhausted

    catz replied to shorty0201's topic in Psychiatric

    have pmed

  23. psychological assessment

    catz posted a topic in Psychiatric

    whats involved when carried out by a

  24. psychological assessment

    catz replied to catz's topic in Psychiatric

    thanks sorry i was forgettin were i was. k ive had most the oast 12mths off work, sick notes say depression and anxiety. saw psychiatrist, did all the usual psychiatric questions etc etc. and queried...

  25. Methatraxate question

    catz replied to Whisper's topic in International Nursing

    i saw methotrexate used weekly im for juvenile rhumatoid(sp)