2batty2care

I like the way you think especially the cigarette idea! Don't think I haven't had things like this cross my mind frequently and you had a lot of other good suggestions for my meeting Monday. Thank You So Much! I'll let you know how things turn out and I'll certainly implement some of your suggestions. Let's hear it for the line staff!

Really appreciate the feedback!:rckn: You seem to really understand where I'm coming from and I really liked your advice; it also gave me a chuckle which I really needed! :chuckle:chuckle:chuckle It's also something practical that it will be easy to put to use. Thanks again. I'll let you know how things turn out. Don't feel so much like:banghead: now.

We're the only all male team and he started having problems with a female on the other team. I was out for awhile before with appointments and tests as well as eye movement therapy and I'm not sure it bothered the administration much although they're having budget problems this year. I don't know if I could go out again on workman's comp unless he hits me again. I was thinking about telling them I just wanted to stay in the office and do meds but that doesn't seem fair to the other nurses on my team. Maybe a 10 foot restriction from me? I'm not sure that's workable though as there's not much room on our team with a couple of narrow halls , a dining room, and a small dayroom. Thanks for your reply and caring though. It just feels good to talk to someone who isn't involved.

Hi! I just joined this discussion and would like some help from some of you that have had some similiar experiences. I am a psych nurse of 18 years and had a pretty serious assault a couple of years ago. I filed charges and the client went to jail, forensics, and then back to my team. I dealt with this for awhile and then he began making thinly veiled threats to me again. He was sent to another team for awhile but then began acting out and now is back on my team again. I have to meet with my administrators in a couple of days to discuss how I want to deal with him. I don't have long until retirement; maybe about 3 years or less. I can't retire now as I wouldn't make enough money. I don't want to transfer to another team as I feel this would make me even more stressed out as I don't know the patients or the staff as far as which ones are assaultive; patients; or which staff would back me up in an assaultive situation. I've lived with this problem for about the last year as far as how to deal with this client and whether they would send him back to my team. I had some serious problems as far as memory and working out solutions to problems for quite awhile and feel I am just recently back to where I was before the assault. I could tell them that I don't want him around me and don't want to deal with him but our unit is small and this wouldn't last long as I have to give medications, take the clients off unit to eat, and hand out meals on unit. They tell me he is acting more agitated now than when he left my unit and is likely preassaultive. I'm just not sure what to do or what to ask them to do for me and would like some ideas from those of you who may have experienced situations like this. I also don't want him to run me off of my unit. I know the other patients here and I can trust the staff to back me up in assaultive situations. I'm so stressed out now I feel like telling the client to just hit me and get it over with and I'll go back out on workmen's comp instead of looking over my shoulder all of the time waiting for it. If anyone has any suggestions they would be truely appreciated as I'm out of ideas. Thanks for listening. 2batty2care