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  1. should psych patients be held accountable?

    psychnurse01 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I work at an secure care adolescent psych unit. I was exposed to HIV infected blood by a patient who intentionally dug her finger nails into my arm when she had blood on them. I want to press charges...

  2. exposure to hiv in the work place

    psychnurse01 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am a RN in a adolescent psychiatric hospital. Last week I was cleaning a self inflicted wound on the arm of an hiv positive patient. She had cut herself the night before, and she had become angry...

  3. pre-psychiatric nursing experience

    psychnurse01 replied to rjay's topic in Psychiatric

    Have you tried to get a position as a therapy aide? The money is not that good but the experience is incredable. Working that closely with the patient is a great way of determining wether psych is...

  4. Hiv exposure in the workplace

    psychnurse01 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a nurse on a adolescent psychiatric unit. I was recently exposed to HIV positive blood. This was a deliberated attack by a patient. I was told by the county attorney I can not press charges...