sewingkelli

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1. Rights of Psych Patients?

   sewingkelli replied to sewingkelli's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you. I have a feeling I have just opened a HUGE can of

2. Rights of Psych Patients?

   sewingkelli replied to sewingkelli's topic in General Nursing

   If I remember correctly, I think her father brought her in for bizarre behavior and she did already have a known psyc illness in her history. She was young, 20 y.o, and she was post pardom, which...

3. Rights of Psych Patients?

   sewingkelli replied to sewingkelli's topic in General Nursing

   I wasn't "hell bent", she wasn't even my patient, it just bothers me how this patients urine was obtained. I agree that they do have the right to refuse. And yes she was stubborn because when her...

4. Rights of Psych Patients?

   sewingkelli replied to sewingkelli's topic in General Nursing

   nope no one on call, telephone interview? never heard of that, not even and option, and tying up a bed, LOL we have had psyc patients held in the ED for 2-3 days because there isn't an inpatient...

5. Rights of Psych Patients?

   sewingkelli replied to sewingkelli's topic in General Nursing

   no liason, we don't even have a psyc nurse that works in our ED, only social workers and psyc NP's and MD's. I do feel like it is battery but I will look into my state's laws. Thanks

6. Rights of Psych Patients?

   sewingkelli replied to sewingkelli's topic in General Nursing

   here is where I am coming from, I am an ED nurse and this is all before psyc workers see them. They need to be medically cleared first and then psyc will see them, if the ED doctor feels they need...

7. Rights of Psych Patients?

   sewingkelli replied to sewingkelli's topic in General Nursing

   what if they admit to SI/HI, then they can't sign out

8. Rights of Psych Patients?

   sewingkelli replied to sewingkelli's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks I am definitely going to look into

9. Rights of Psych Patients?

   sewingkelli replied to sewingkelli's topic in General Nursing

   just for the record I agree with you, but this is an issue that is bothering me and think I may take it to my

10. Rights of Psych Patients?

    sewingkelli replied to sewingkelli's topic in General Nursing

    nope not an OD patient, just a stubborn young female with obvious psyc issues. BUT, because they aren't in the "right state of mind" do they have the right to

11. Rights of Psych Patients?

    sewingkelli posted a topic in General Nursing

    What rights do psych patients have? Specifically when a new patient comes into the ED and a urine sample is needed for medical clearance. What if the patient refuses or simply is non verbal to the...

12. New mom wanted to go to a Nursing School

    sewingkelli replied to mtopolinski's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You can ABSOLUTELY do it. If you want it bad enough you will find a way. I went back to school when my 3rd child was 4 weeks old and my other 2 were not even 2yrs or 4yrs old yet. You will need back...