Joandarco replied to xoomper's topic in Psychiatric
I think you will probably be okay if you are just doing it for a couple months and you will learn alot. The basic rules of nursing always apply, giving emergency meds when needed, talking to Pts and...
Joandarco replied to Joandarco's topic in Psychiatric
Although we are off the subject, I have to agree with Mr Ian. You are are a relatively inexperienced nurse and need an environment more conducive to being mentored by experienced nurses. It sounds...
Joandarco replied to Joandarco's topic in Psychiatric
You said you have elderly patients. Do you have 85 - 90 year olds? I would say about a third of our patients at any time are in this category and are getting ECT treatments, which means a stay of 2-3...
Joandarco replied to Virgo_RN's topic in Psychiatric
You did great. You recognized that the patient wasn't in an any acute distress, despite her demands. A lot of psych patients want drama and attention, pulling you away from the patients that really...
Joandarco replied to Joandarco's topic in Psychiatric
Thanks for your input. No, there weren't any severe consequences, no one OD'd or died. The patients that were involved were pretty quickly released, since they were obviously not invested in...
Joandarco replied to Joandarco's topic in Psychiatric
To Whispera: Making exceptions does make things difficult. Of course it is the drug seeking patient who complains most about this. But given our diverse population, I feel we should have a more open...
I work on a 19 bed unit at a large hospital. There is another psych ward on the same floor with 20 beds. Both are locked, adult, inpatient units. Our patient population varies in age and disorders....