Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

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Never....NEVER...cut a potato in half and use it as a pessary! :eek:

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Specializes in Retired OR nurse/Tissue bank technician.
I have encountered enough pts in psych that probably should really try reading that....

Oh wait! If they ACTUALLY died, then they wouldn't have all the DRAMA they are so addicted to.:wink2:

Sorry, did that sound unkind?

*Fingers 1/2" apart* Just a wee bit. But I also understand what you're saying and why.

But I have also learned that getting yourself admitted to psych is a good deal... I have found the nurses give out some REALLY REALLY good "cocktails" when you are bored and decide to cause a ruckus.

Boredom+ruckus=goodtime!

Whoo-hoo! :smiley_aa :smiley_aa :smiley_aa

On bad days, do you wish you could have a nice cocktail of your own?:beercuphe

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*Fingers 1/2" apart* Just a wee bit. But I also understand what you're saying and why.

And BELIEVE me, I am referring to the blatant attention seekers... not the folks who have honestly reached the end of their tether and truly need support.

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And BELIEVE me, I am referring to the blatant attention seekers... not the folks who have honestly reached the end of their tether and truly need support.

We understand what you are saying...and we see it in Med/surg also. Hugs to all of us.

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And BELIEVE me, I am referring to the blatant attention seekers... not the folks who have honestly reached the end of their tether and truly need support.

I knew what you meant and I definitely understand what you mean. I failed to put in the winking smilie :wink2: in there to let you know I was teasing.

There's a huge difference between the person who has truly reached the end of their abilities to keep going and make an attempt and those who do the mini-attempts to get attention or to get out of responsibilities.

Does your psych unit/day programs offer CBT/DBT groups for the patients? One of our hospitals here focuses on CBT/DBT with some psychodynamic and/or general talk therapy mixed in and they're finding better success than the hospitals that use psychoanalytic/psychodynamic therapy exclusively.

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We had an incident a while back where a guy had been grabbed by a police dog, managed to pick this big German Shepard up, and jump himself and the dog off the bridge. He did not die. The dog was not so lucky. Very sad. I think there is legislation that is being or has been introduced that if you hurt or kill a police dog, it's the same penalty as hurting or killing a police officer. Seems reasonable to me.

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I knew what you meant and I definitely understand what you mean. I failed to put in the winking smilie :wink2: in there to let you know I was teasing.

There's a huge difference between the person who has truly reached the end of their abilities to keep going and make an attempt and those who do the mini-attempts to get attention or to get out of responsibilities.

Does your psych unit/day programs offer CBT/DBT groups for the patients? One of our hospitals here focuses on CBT/DBT with some psychodynamic and/or general talk therapy mixed in and they're finding better success than the hospitals that use psychoanalytic/psychodynamic therapy exclusively.

I had faith you knew really knew what I meant... but after re-reading what I wrote, I thought I'd best clarify!

Out hospital is BIG on CBT... pts do seem to get a lot out of it.

And you just made me think of something else I learned...

If you don't feel like facing work or your other Real World issues... go to psych. You won't have to face anything (and get fed drugs and food) for as long as you like... it's just a matter of how long you are able to sabotage your discharge.

I also learned that "Coping Skills" are the best skills anyone will ever acquire... but in order to benefit from them, you have to practice using them... drugs are a poor substitute.

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We had an incident a while back where a guy had been grabbed by a police dog, managed to pick this big German Shepard up, and jump himself and the dog off the bridge. He did not die. The dog was not so lucky. Very sad. I think there is legislation that is being or has been introduced that if you hurt or kill a police dog, it's the same penalty as hurting or killing a police officer. Seems reasonable to me.

I AGREE!!!!!! They run after guys with guns....who are on drugs and can really hurt a police dog BEFORE they realize the dog is 10 teeth into their buttocks....and then they get angry,....poor dogs....even a dogs bullet proof can't help them all the time....many departments don't have vests for their dogs....so sad...I know one in our city had full honors when it passed away....

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I had faith you knew really knew what I meant... but after re-reading what I wrote, I thought I'd best clarify!

Out hospital is BIG on CBT... pts do seem to get a lot out of it.

And you just made me think of something else I learned...

If you don't feel like facing work or your other Real World issues... go to psych. You won't have to face anything (and get fed drugs and food) for as long as you like... it's just a matter of how long you are able to sabotage your discharge.

I also learned that "Coping Skills" are the best skills anyone will ever acquire... but in order to benefit from them, you have to practice using them... drugs are a poor substitute.

I have a relative who, when she was married to her first husband, found a way to get admitted to the hospital on the average of once a year to have surgery. I asked our mutual relative if her ex was a pervert (I have heard of women doing this so they would have a legitimate reason to fend him off), and he said, "They're both idiots" which I already knew.

Wouldn't a spa be a lot less expensive?

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We had an incident a while back where a guy had been grabbed by a police dog, managed to pick this big German Shepard up, and jump himself and the dog off the bridge. He did not die. The dog was not so lucky. Very sad. I think there is legislation that is being or has been introduced that if you hurt or kill a police dog, it's the same penalty as hurting or killing a police officer. Seems reasonable to me.

I agree. The dog is a 4 legged cop. If they killed or hurt the dog, they would have tried the same with a human cop. So I don't see a reason for a different charge.

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Specializes in Med Surg, Ortho, Tele, ICU, Hospice.
When naming your newborn and nurses try to explain that you are spelling Angel's name wrong, don't put up a fight and insist that the correct spelling is ANGLE and put it on the birth certificate!

kuku, i bet it was acute kid

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Specializes in Education and oncology.

Maybe the parent was a bit obtuse about the whole spelling thing.... some people have to be "right" no matter what. Hmm. (hee, hee)

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Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..
don't be the girl who came into the office complaining of rectal bleeding. send her for colonoscopy that finds "significant abrasions in the rectal vault and orifice as well as grade 3 internal hemorrhoids", and become indignant when you're told to stop having anal sex because that is what is causing the bleeding.
[color=dimgray]how could she even want to???:confused:
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