jleigh9369

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1. Unsafe practices at psych hospital

   jleigh9369 replied to jleigh9369's topic in General Nursing

   I am in Texas. While I am scared for myself, I am also scared for my patients. I was just wondering what to do...what resources do I have?

2. Unsafe practices at psych hospital

   jleigh9369 posted a topic in General Nursing

   What agency does a nurse call when she feels unsafe due to inappropriate nurse to patient ratios? I am literally scared to go to work tomorrow! Please help!

3. Nurses' handoff to EMTs

   jleigh9369 replied to jleigh9369's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you, Casi. That's exactly what I did. I appreciate your response and your support. When the DON texted me about this, I told her that I wasn't going to explain myself via text and to please call me is this matter needs further discussion...she ...

4. Nurses' handoff to EMTs

   jleigh9369 replied to jleigh9369's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you so much. Everything you said made perfect sense. I also questioned why she went directly to CEO. As far as the policy, I'm sure we don't have one. Most of the policies that I have viewed (I've only been there a month) are outdated. I have c...

5. Nurses' handoff to EMTs

   jleigh9369 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am a nurse shift supervisor at a 122 bed free-standing psychiatric facility. Today, a pt dc'd about 11am from our CD unit and was waiting in our lobby for a ride. He remembered he had brought in home med of Ambien on admission and asked for it to b...