rjay

I'm not sure about the policies for where you work but I work on a ward with mentally disturbed offenders - most of which have personality disorders. I was working when a staff member was physically assaulted in an unprovoked incident. The staff member was strongly encouraged to press charges for assault even though the possiblity of the pt being given any kind of sentence or 'punishment' from the courts was not likely. Given that the pt in your case assaulted you I think you should press charges. Good luck!

I'm a nursing student in Australia and I really would like to do psychiatric nursing. I want to get some experience before I start to improve my empolyment chances. Lot's of psychiatric hospitals won't take people unless they are qualified. Does anyone know of any jobs that are related to psych that a student nurse could get and still have time to study as well? Please help if you can.