hppygr8ful ASN, RN, EMT-I

Psych, Addictions, SOL (Student of Life)

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    Is it just my facility or ...........

    I hope you are implying that Psych nurses are hiding out rather than engaging in Real (Med Surg) nursing. Psych nurses work just as hard as any other kind of nurse.
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    Punched by a patient

    My sister was a prosecutor so I know a bit about this - The persecutor does not decide tp peruse a case because an injured party harasses them into it. They decide to prosecute case that they think...
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    Punched by a patient

    It depends on the circumstances - in Psych even though I've only been hit 1 time in 20 years. The risk of being hit is considered a hazard of the job. That does not mean the patients get away with...
  4. Oh for Pete's sake She asked you for Tylenol! It's not like she had her hand in your cart and you caught her. It's also not like she came up to you and asked for a Norco.
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    Looking for resources on documenation

    Can you be more specific - the joint Commission is currently pushing to do away with restraints in all patient populations. Adolescents in a residential facility should be stable enough so as not to...
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    What do you think are some of the best places to work in psych?

    Yes I have almost always felt safe - Even though I work for a for profit hospital owned by an "Evil" corporation. We are pretty well staffed most of the time with people trained in interventional...
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    Manager Retaliatiin

    Without knowing exactly what was said I am not sure about the write - up but the law that addresses chemical and physical restraint these things should only be used as a last resort and never for the...
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    Pt trying to elope/injection

    There are a lot of variables involved with emergency interventions in the Psych environment these days. Use of Chemical and Physical restraint is frowned upon and should only be used when all other...
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    How do you handle female patients your age or younger?

    I don't necessarily see this as practical. I do psych and there are cameras everywhere. Plus our admission/Intake department does risk assessments of our patients to determine which patients have a...
  10. That would depend on your job description and
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    Safely working with patients with autism

    In my experience (which is considerable) with autistic adults and adolescents even those with severe mood dysregulation and explosive disorders most aggressive behavior cab be avoided With a lot of...
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    Terminated in probation - no reason given

    First of all do you work in an "At Will State" use this list to determine if you do. https://www.upcounsel.com/at-will-employment-states In at "At Will' state either the employer or the employee may...
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    Trump's 'religious conscience'

    First of all if you believe you know that the bible was written in many phases. The first phrase "The old testament" which affirmed Yahweh's contract with the Jewish people. Was originally written in...
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    Trump's 'religious conscience'

    Why would a country founded on religious freedom boot a religion from it's
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    Trump's 'religious conscience'

    Can we move on to another topic now this running in circles is making me
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    Trump's 'religious conscience'

    I think part of the problem is that some people go into nursing on a mission to save other's. Some of that comes from a religious perspective as many nurses in history were recruited from religious...
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    Trump's 'religious conscience'

    It's unclear which of my posts you are referring to and I generally refrain from calling others out as I prefer the free discussion of Ideas. In almost 40 years in healthcare 1st as a Candy striper...
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    Trump's 'religious conscience'

    The key here while they felt conflicted they still cared for them. Or at least that's how I read your
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    Non Narcotic Theft and Terminated

    You can always get a free telephone consent from the American Association of nurse
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    Trump's 'religious conscience'

    As I recall from history they were if they dared to be "out" they were beaten, killed, branded and approximately 1 million were sent to the concentration camps with purple triangles sewn to their...
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    Trump's 'religious conscience'

    I don't see it either! The law as it is written does not say Christians are exempt from performing these procedures. It says that anyone who has a moral or ethical conflict can recuse themselves....
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    Trump's 'religious conscience'

    I know few people say this anymore but this was the oath I took when I became a Registered nurse: "I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity...
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    Trump's 'religious conscience'

    My younger sister is a constitutional law attorney and in actuality the free speech clause of Constitution does not guarantee one can speak anything anywhere. It does not protect private e-mails...
  24. Where I work I am known as the queen of the progress note. I chart extensively. Saved my butt many times in the game of he said she said especially when the slackers and complainers often forget to...
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    Criminal charge in CA, need advice

    Try the American association of nurse attorneys