This is a completely random question coming from someone who's not even in nursing school yet so forgive me if this is a dumb question. I've just always wondered this. What is the busiest time in the...
How often do you get psych patients who bring themselves into the er.... is it a common occurance or are they mostly brought in by someone else or by authorities? What is the percentage of self...
chimpanzee replied to SiempreBella's topic in General Nursing
The big hospital in the inner city has 950+ beds and is a teaching hospital.There's also a bunch of smaller community hospitals in suburban areas with about 250- 400 beds in each hospital. There's...
I'm just wondering from a patient point of view, when does it cross the line to involve family members. I've been in psychiatric wards before and as a patient i've had both doctors and nurses...
chimpanzee replied to chimpanzee's topic in Psychiatric
Thanks i was asking in general and also because of personal experience. Hmm i have never ever signed a consent(or even been asked to sign one) in the hospital. They've always just gone ahead and...
So when a patient passes away are the sheets and gowns etc washed and then re used or are they thrown out? It's kind of gross if your a patient and to think that someone could have died in the gown...
chimpanzee replied to litbitblack's topic in General Nursing
I know this is an old thread but i just wanted to add this. When i was in highschool.... about grade 10 so around 16 years old i went to a party with friends from school in a rough part of town. We...
Dr Jokes, A man comes into the ER and yells, "My wife's going to have her baby in the cab!" I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the cab, lifted the lady's dress, and began to take off her underwear....
chimpanzee replied to chimpanzee's topic in Psychiatric
Thank your for your response Davey Do. I am aware that doctors and other health providers can with hold information from a patient if they believe it will have an impact on their health/well being. I...