marylyn_91604

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1. How does your facility handle swallowers?

   marylyn_91604 replied to medpsychRN's topic in Psychiatric

   I knew exactly what you meant.I've been in psych nursing 24 years, and have seen it a few times.I remember especially one lady who used to swallow spoons.I think they put her on Anafranil-for obssessive -compulsive behavior,you know. I agree the mitt...

2. Looking for subject to write my Dissertation on

   marylyn_91604 replied to sam.r's topic in Psychiatric

   How about studying the effects of Aricept or Hydergine or any drug designed to help Altzheimers?You might get a doctor to work w you.Or contact the drug companies that provide certain drugs like Aricept,see if they have ongoing studies you could stud...

3. Trend To Decrease Use Of Seclusion And Restraint

   marylyn_91604 replied to marylyn_91604's topic in Psychiatric

4. can anyone tell me what the regs are for admitting some one to a psych unit?

   marylyn_91604 replied to Malt123's topic in Psychiatric

   Dear Matt,It sounds like you had a bad experience.If one of your friends said they were suicidal,the police can pick them up and bring them to an ER.In ER a doctior would see them.If cause to admit was found,person would be admitted on a temporary ho...

5. Trend To Decrease Use Of Seclusion And Restraint

   marylyn_91604 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   Hello fellow Psychiatric RNs, I am interested to know how the new trend by NAMI,JCAHO,PTS Rights to radically decrease use of seclusion and restraints has affected your psych nursing practice??Here in Nevada they take it very seriously,we 've only ha...

6. enclosed nurse's station

   marylyn_91604 replied to margo123's topic in Psychiatric

   Were you hit before, Titianaside?Is that why you posted the graphic question?? I still think it has more to do w number of staff,skill of staff and a person"s approach that relates to their getting hit.The nurses station is a secondary safety issue--...

7. enclosed nurse's station

   marylyn_91604 replied to margo123's topic in Psychiatric

   I work in a 20 bed Acute Psych unit in Nevada.The entire station is open,but the med room can be locked.However we do take the cart out to the edge of the station to give meds.Our computers are secured below the counter so not accessible.It is diffic...