Abbyrose replied to nursececej's topic in Psychiatric
I've been working nights on a psych unit for 5 years. For the most part, nights is much more laid back. Nightshift has limited staff, which can be dangerous when patients become aggressive and...
This might sound wild, but has anyone else who has worked in psych for a while ever have a schizophrenic or psychotic patient say or know things about you that's impossible for them to know? In the...
Abbyrose replied to Abbyrose's topic in Psychiatric
Good for you!! I sometimes think too many people take things too far, and its such a slippery slope! I want to try to maintain my integrity and not act of desperation or emotion....it can be a...
Abbyrose replied to avon123's topic in Psychiatric
I would love to be a fly on the wall the first time you interact and try to manage a patient with borderline personality disorder or attempt to set limits with a patient with antisocial personality...
Abbyrose replied to Abbyrose's topic in Psychiatric
Well said. I felt like the hospital supervisor and I were the only ones arguing the fact that it seemed like punishment/consequence and that is NOT the indication for PRN Ativan and Haldol! ... It was...
Abbyrose replied to Abbyrose's topic in Psychiatric
Thanks, I agree with everything you said!! The code was called in the middle of shift report. I was receiving report, and the evening shift charge nurse was giving report to all of night shift staff....
I work on an acute adult inpatient unit. We have an extremely aggressive patient who is involuntarily committed. He is child like and becomes aggressive when he is told no or doesn't get his way....
I've been freaking out the past day and half. I took my boards, and I can't stop obsessing and analyzing everything. I had 75 questions, 18 of them were select all. Many of my classmates got their...