LethaChristina

LethaChristina

psych nursing/certified Parish Nurse

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  1. What do you all think of Single Payer HealthCare-Universal healthcare in CA

    LethaChristina replied to MarieStevens's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    For so many years I was highly-supportive of a universal healthcare with a single party payer... After 2 1/2 million dollars in care for myself... I have learned some incredibly difficult lessons: 1)...

  2. PSYCH NURSES-please help

    LethaChristina replied to scorpiogurl22's topic in Psychiatric

    Believe me, the field is full of "wounded warriers" (most can not deal with the amount of abuse happening to them as nurses in this field when they don't "understand")... spread yourself out in your...

  3. Psych nursing in Seattle area

    LethaChristina replied to aura_of_laura's topic in Washington Nursing

    By the way, if a patient on a "voluntary" unit is declared detainable--they are transferred to one of the "involuntary" units--often quite a distance from the original

  4. Psych nursing in Seattle area

    LethaChristina replied to aura_of_laura's topic in Washington Nursing

    There is a tendency in Seattle to isolate those who have been civilly-committed through the court system... while Northwest Medical Center's patients on both units are both voluntary (admitted through...

  5. I want you to help me, but you will do it my way.....

    LethaChristina replied to Daisy Doodle's topic in Emergency

    Oh, I'm sorry if I offended you--that was never intended. I do know that much of what is "presented" (even seeing on these threads the comments about "frequent fliers", and people with...

  6. Behavioral Unit anyone?

    LethaChristina replied to Smitty08's topic in Psychiatric

    The word "myth" is understood as to mean "made up" in this society... unaware of its real implications, in spite of Joseph Campbell. I said in the post clearly: words are very limited--and we,...

  7. Psych nursing in Seattle area

    LethaChristina replied to aura_of_laura's topic in Washington Nursing

    There are also mental health units (a voluntary adult unit) at Swedish Cherry Hill... two gero-psych units at Northwest Medical Center in Shoreline (voluntary and involuntary) I'm pretty sure a unit...

  8. Would like to become a parish nurse

    LethaChristina replied to twalker's topic in Parish

    Hi moogie, I want to thank you for the Star Trek quote--I love

  9. Discussing End of Life Issues Part 2 - Living to a Ripe Old Age

    LethaChristina replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I was listening to a long-time neighbor's story about her husband's dying process not long ago. Neither of them were even told the husband had aggressive and all-over cancer--not at all until after...

  10. The Nurse's Role in Providing Spiritual Care - Is It OK to Pray?

    LethaChristina replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Hi, Since I can't address hospital nursing at this point--not being there, I offer some reflections: Perhaps we forget the role of the nurse is "total assessment"; and includes the appropriate...

  11. Parish nursing IS "real" nursing---vent

    LethaChristina replied to Moogie's topic in Parish

    No kidding it's REAL nursing--politics and all! It takes the guts of Judas Maccabees to do--the reason our training is so tough! But that's what we LOVE, isn't

  12. Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC): FAQ

    LethaChristina replied to sirI's topic in Legal

    hello, I wanted to comment on the "quote" on your blog--about the wounds and faults of the mind leaving scars... I want to refer you to the research on "neuroplasicity"... which basically says that we...

  13. Harborview or Swedish?

    LethaChristina replied to Icess64's topic in Washington Nursing

    Hi, I've worked at Swedish and Harborview... and also been a patient in both facilities. I do not think Seattle is a very good place for healthcare generally...especially having worked/been a serious...

  14. going into art therapy... need some help...

    LethaChristina replied to NurseCard's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi, I have education both in music therapy (and plain music) and art (visual)... I worked as a professional artist as well as psych nurse for several years. I have also worked in many different...

  15. Top 15 Reasons NOT to go into Nursing

    LethaChristina replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Chaxanmom, do you work at Ohio State University Medical Center? I was so impressed after being there with my critical uncle (in the ICU at East Campus)... believe me, it takes a lot to impress...

  16. is nursing fun for you?

    LethaChristina replied to princess007's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, my dear! Don't try to evaluate how you like nursing until you have some experience under your belt... and feel competent at what you are doing... it really makes a very big difference in own's...

  17. VENT--Boundaries please!!!!!

    LethaChristina replied to ProBeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    You that do in-home nursing: my goodness! That is a job "above and beyond the call of duty!" I remember some of the stories my great-aunt (died at age 104 just a couple of months ago) tells about...

  18. Curious... critique of Seattle "healthcare"?

    LethaChristina posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    Hi, after just having come back from being with my uncle's family in Columbus, OH, while my uncle was hospitalized in the Ohio State University Medical Center in critical condition in the...

  19. Psychiatric Pearl: Address The Fear, You Address The Anger

    LethaChristina replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric

    Exactly so! What we often don't expect from "psych patients" is often the cause of anger (even on-going anger) are problems within the very system expected "to heal." Had we only listened (so...

  20. Psychiatric and Psychosocial Nursing

    LethaChristina replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric

    Wolfie, I see no blog entries except the first--did you give up on

  21. Too Smart for Rehab Nursing

    LethaChristina replied to Lola77's topic in Rehabilitation

    That's for sure! Medicine is so often based on "quick fixes" that hardly anything gets "fixed"... as a Parish Nurse, I just have to say, "if one-by-one is good enough for God, it is good enough for...

  22. Any nurses who are Catholic and have started Parish Nursing??

    LethaChristina replied to zumalong's topic in Parish

    Yes, a Parish Nurse needs a great deal of rich experience... one should not try to do it as a new nurse. Please see the posting I made on another site for my particular experience as a Certified...

  23. Parish Nursing-Need Help

    LethaChristina replied to monicao's topic in Parish

    Hi, I wanted to address some of the questions you present, if I may... the parish nurse works within the organizational constructs of the parish with which she is affiliated/employed. Most of the...

  24. I want you to help me, but you will do it my way.....

    LethaChristina replied to Daisy Doodle's topic in Emergency

    Oh, I wanted to add, since so few patients actually tell the front desk people the actual reason for the ER visit (and often the nurses never really do find out)... dialogue can produce some really...

  25. I want you to help me, but you will do it my way.....

    LethaChristina replied to Daisy Doodle's topic in Emergency

    Bless you guys/gals! Next time a patient is being frustrating--why not try asking them the reason for their refusal? Perhaps it is a "silly" reason to you (like "I just have to maintain some degree...