Meraki

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  1. What is normal / typical?

    Meraki replied to Meraki's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks all, I have brought diapers in for her before but she hates me buying them for her as a) she pays for them as part of her 'rent' and b) she worries the staff will be upset with her for bringing...

  2. What is trauma-informed care? Safe or not?

    Meraki replied to funmom's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi Funmom, Trauma Informed care simply means that the care you provide is informed by an understanding of trauma and traumatic stress and how those things impact people emotionally, behaviourally,...

  3. What's so stressful about working 3, 12hr shifts?

    Meraki replied to ArtisticAthlete's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Artistic Athlete, I'm as sarcastic as can be, have a warped sense of humour, didn't have any hallelujah moment about becoming a nurse and yet I'm a great nurse. You don't need to be touchy feely,...

  4. NANDA terms/descriptors - help needed!

    Meraki posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I'm hoping some of you work with NANDA diagnosis or maybe you are a student who has recently written NANDA careplans... I have been in nursing for over a decade...haven't looked at a NANDA...

  5. A little freaked out. Need advice.

    Meraki replied to phinur's topic in Psychiatric

    If he was bi-polar then his interpretation of your behaviour may have more to do with some delusional thinking and hypersexuality then anything else. Just be very, very careful around him. I was in a...

  6. Mental Health need HELP!

    Meraki replied to Epona's topic in General Nursing

    Try http://www.mdx.ac.uk/WWW/STUDY/Mhhtim.htm to start. I would really suggest you make an appointment with a reference librarian to learn about how to do searches and find literature. It took me only...

  7. Can mental illness be cured?

    Meraki posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi, There was a comment on another thread that said "true mental illness can't be cured" and this has line of thinking has alwys intrigued me. This is not about that thread or that comment...

  8. slow med pass? am I really being unreasonable?

    Meraki replied to inthesky's topic in Psychiatric

    It does seem slow to me but I'd rather you be slow and right then fast and make med errors. I used to work on a very busy acute psych unit. We had a one hour (30 mins either side) window to work in. I...

  9. Can mental illness be cured?

    Meraki replied to Meraki's topic in Psychiatric

    Very interesting perspectives and insights! As you have each mentioned it can be such a complex field and one that still has a lot of room for knowledge and growth - it will be very interesting to see...

  10. Can mental illness be cured?

    Meraki replied to Meraki's topic in Psychiatric

    I switched out mentally for physically - I didn't make that very clear though...oops! I agree with you though that all mental illness are not the

  11. Can mental illness be cured?

    Meraki replied to Meraki's topic in Psychiatric

    Thank you both for your comments - my questions are out of curiosity trying to figure out how others view mental illness and why.... PsychRNinNY - I agree it is definitely a risk factor. Would you...

  12. Can mental illness be cured?

    Meraki replied to Meraki's topic in Psychiatric

    I understand the theory you hold - I just don't agree with it! Absolutely some mental illness are life long and absolutely people with chronic mental illness can go through periods of stability and...

  13. Student nurse needs some advice

    Meraki replied to SN09's topic in Psychiatric

    A few things you could say (depending on the presenting problem not all will be applicable to everyone)... I'm creating a safe and supportive environment that facilitates recovery I'm validating...

  14. Violations of Mental Health Act

    Meraki replied to AnonymousCanadian's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm in Ontario - so can only say based on that MHA. If admitted on a Form 1 - patients must be given a Form 42 informing them of the fact they are being held involuntarily. Otherwise the Form 1 is...

  15. acuity assessment tools

    Meraki replied to jeanne1n10's topic in Psychiatric

    I work in pediatric but this one could probably be adapted for adults. The same company may actually have one for adults. I've attached the manual - the scoring sheet is at the end. You can then...

  16. student need a nurse to interview

    Meraki replied to star30ny's topic in Emergency

    in mental health - two big issues -1 is stigma - not only from the community but also from other nurses / health care providers within the hospital. there is still a huge lack of understanding of...

  17. acuity assessment tools

    Meraki replied to jeanne1n10's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm a bit confused if you are asking this in relation to acuity scales or just asking ingeneral questions about programming on psych units? We don't do the acuity scale everyday as it isn't used to...

  18. acuity assessment tools

    Meraki replied to jeanne1n10's topic in Psychiatric

    Hi, We used a great acuity scale...it was for child/adolescent but could work just the same for adult. It has I think 18 items that you rate on a 0-3 scale based on acuity. It was developed by John...

  19. How does a psych career affect the psych nurses?

    Meraki replied to malusport's topic in Psychiatric

    On the plus side... It has greatly increased my awareness and understanding of why people act the way they do, it has broadened my definition of mental health / illness to see it as a mental...

  20. Nurse Insights into Eating Disorders in Adolescents

    Meraki replied to knewb's topic in General Nursing

    On a more positive note, I would add that the best way to 'prevent' a full blown eating disoder is to catch it early. If parents notice the beginnings of under/over eating, exercising, purging, weight...

  21. Nurse Insights into Eating Disorders in Adolescents

    Meraki replied to knewb's topic in General Nursing

    Not sure how i forgot abuse. Excellent addition to the list, lovingtheunloved. As for ED's not being about food and weight. I agree that the underlying issues and contributing factors are not about...

  22. Nurse Insights into Eating Disorders in Adolescents

    Meraki replied to knewb's topic in General Nursing

    Preventing ED... Somewhat tongue in cheek and generalizing... Avoid living in a home in which other females diet and talk about food/calories, weigh themselves and talk about weight, or have body...

  23. Constipation - Need ideas...

    Meraki replied to Meraki's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks all... I think some of the concoctions you have mentioned along with keeping a closer eye and intervening sooner might be a good plan. She certainly does not have a high fiber diet...she eats...

  24. Do you know of any short stay Children's Units?

    Meraki posted a topic in Psychiatric

    Hi as part of a program review I am trying to locate other hospital based children's inpatient psych/mental/emotional/behavioural health units. I am looking for units that are crisis stabilization...

  25. Getting over being nervous

    Meraki replied to Little Panda RN's topic in Psychiatric

    It's okay to be nervous...it's your first day on the job! let yourself be nervous and just do a lot of observing. Each time you deal with a psychotic patient you will feel less nervous and in a while...