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DON: "Why is the medication room door open?" AtivanIM: "I'm just throwing away these documents." (The shred bin is literally 10ft. away) DON: "You need to NEVER have the door open if your not physically inside the room, regardless of just walking ...

I'm a psych nurse in an acute care psychiatric hospital. Nothing seems to phase me anymore when it comes to psychosis. Just when I think I've heard it all, a patient will do or say something so off-the-wall it's nearly impossible not to giggle. Of c...

On my normally scheduled days, I work with children ages 5-17 in an acute care psych ward. Every day I hear stories that could break your heart. When I first began working there, I had a pre-psychotic break! Talking in my sleep, texing in my slee...

We must agree to disagree then. I don't think I'm whining about lateral violence at all! If I remember a prior post of yours, the title was something to the effect of - why does everyone think they are a good nurse?- Maybe she is not a good nurse ...

Ruby, I never questioned the fact that the information about a valve is important. If it wasn't noted in an otherwise comprehensive report, and remembered on demand, then the oncoming nurse can go and find out the information for themselves. In a pr...

Without reading your post first, and just answering the question you presented, my knee-jerk thought was "because you let them." A way to avoid interrogation would be to keep giving report as you have been because you seem to give a very comprehens...

You got me beat hands down! That is hilarious!

A couple of questions before I can provide meaningful feedback: 1. Is this your personal guidelines for clinical, all faculty use it, or is it pulled directly from the student handbook? 2. What semester are your students? 3. What is the students p...

I currently work with an Psych MD that is also the Medical Director of a psych unit. I've never met such a rude doctor in my life! I'm a pretty new nurse and have only been working at the hospital for less than 6 months. She likes to raise her hand...

Since I've delt with many situations in the past, I'm pretty well versed on how to be passive-agressive without it being led back to me. I just wasn't comfortable before, but with EVERY single nurse that has replied to my post is in aggreance, I hav...

I hope this post does not make you take a break from allnurses or keep depressing you. Thank you for your reply, although my post was not uplifting, it was out of desperation to be validated in my feelings by other nurses. If it makes a difference,...

In addition, I would like to add a conversation I had with another RN yesterday to add to this MD's ridulousness... I was told to NEVER give a child an anti-anxiety medication or sleep aids that were prescribed by the on-call doctor, regardless of th...

Thank you all for your replies! I feel more motivated to look for new employment, regardless of my current work schedule of 50+ hours weekly that leave me physically and mentally drained. I finally feel like my concerns are validated and this Dr. sh...

I would call them back. "Dr. ____ our phone call must have been disconnected. Give Mr.____ Ativan 2mg PO Q4 PRN, first dose NOW for anxiety, is that correct?" As he is doing his "yeah yeah yeah" dismissal, he is technically giving you consent 3 times...

I wonder how much money hospitals could save by having an MD in the triage area to deem certain ridiculous complaints unemergent. I would love to hear: "Yes, I understand that you felt that your ingrown toenail is a medical emergency and a reason t...

Ben- great points! I cannot even wrap my head around having a human being suffer with a medical disease and debate why it is a "right." The real problem in this country is the prescription and medical supply companies that are charging ludacris amo...

In our acute psychiatric facility we cannot make someone take their medications regardless of how delusional they are unless: 1. They are court ordered or revoked court ordered 2. They are actively hurting themselves or another patient and the MD mus...

:::: I deal with Borderline Personality patients all day.... Your post makes me wonder...

Just a note of empathy... At our acute facility on nights we have one nurse and 2 MHT's for 22 patients. We have no secretary or admissions department and literally take the patients right off the stretchers from the ambulance. On the unit we have b...

I made a very detailed "brain" sheet and I never use it, I don't have the time! You may find it helpful to make a word doc. with a column for Name/Room #/Diagnosis/MD/ and med times that can be circled.... ex: 0700 0800 0900 1000 for your entire...

I absolutely love being a nurse. Sometimes I really dislike my job, and maybe even "hate" a task I'm assigned, but I'll always love being a nurse!

I personally like 12 hour shifts. Honestly, where I work, the time flies by so quickly I wouldn't be able to tell if I was doing an 8 or 12. I rather only come into work 3 days a week!