Why I need a new job

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So just to vent- I work at a kid's psych facility. last night a kid broke through our windows into the back, trashed the main office and started a small chemical fire by throwing detergent onto a broken computer monitor. We got the kids outside (four of which promptly ran away) and I started hearing calls for help on my walkie. All the other staff were chasing down kids who had run away and were causing trouble in the nearby neighborhoods. So I ended up going back inside the very smoky building with my shirt over my face to find a staff who was afraid to come out and then help her drag a 250-pound client out of the building by her feet, feeling like I was in a movie, except it was much more unpleasant. And it turned out the building actually wasn't burning, the monitor was just causing a ton of smoke and sparks from the detergent on the exposed wiring.

Still searching for a different job. I am looking at family practice, home health, psych in a hospital or corrections... something where I can use more of my patient education and primary health care skills and less of my firefighter skills.

This is actually from an email I sent to my old manager, but then I thought, hey, this is a pretty good story!

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Specializes in Cardiac, Step-Down, Psych, Recruiting.

Dang! I really miss adolescent psych sometimes! :rotfl:

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Specializes in PeriOp, ICU, PICU, NICU.

wow, I was reading it and couldn't help but laugh. I can see if this happens often why you'd want a change. Good luck in your hunt :)

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HOLY SH&*^%$*!!!!! Wow, with a story like that, and I'm sure there's more like it out there, maybe nursing schools should teach martial arts techniques. Sheeesh.

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Specializes in ER/Trauma.

Oh my....reminds me of the 6 years I spent working in psych. I once had a 450 lb woman come running down the hall at 430AM and grab my hand and break 2 fingers like they were sticks....all because she had a craving for a snickers bar!

And then there was the time the QMA lost the med keys (which of course had the key for the unit doors) on the criminal eval unit, resulting in a 3 day total lock down, only no cells on this unit, open dorms. 3 days with a 30+ census, all able to freely roam the unit, all with various felony charges and NOT HAPPY about not getting off the unit for anything.

I transferred to the geriatric units soon after that one. No more psych for me!!

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So just to vent- I work at a kid's psych facility. last night a kid broke through our windows into the back, trashed the main office and started a small chemical fire by throwing detergent onto a broken computer monitor. We got the kids outside (four of which promptly ran away) and I started hearing calls for help on my walkie. All the other staff were chasing down kids who had run away and were causing trouble in the nearby neighborhoods. So I ended up going back inside the very smoky building with my shirt over my face to find a staff who was afraid to come out and then help her drag a 250-pound client out of the building by her feet, feeling like I was in a movie, except it was much more unpleasant. And it turned out the building actually wasn't burning, the monitor was just causing a ton of smoke and sparks from the detergent on the exposed wiring.

Still searching for a different job. I am looking at family practice, home health, psych in a hospital or corrections... something where I can use more of my patient education and primary health care skills and less of my firefighter skills.

This is actually from an email I sent to my old manager, but then I thought, hey, this is a pretty good story!

Good Luck in your search.

:rotfl: :chuckle :balloons:

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Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

Thanks for once again confirming the validity of my decision.

PREMIES ROCK!!! :D

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Thanks for once again confirming the validity of my decision.

PREMIES ROCK!!! :D

And THE ELDERS ROLL!!! :yelclap:

Happy searchin'! :balloons:

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Specializes in Nurse Scientist-Research.
Thanks for once again confirming the validity of my decision.

PREMIES ROCK!!! :D

:yeahthat:

Sometimes those preemies have attitude but the worst thing they've ever done is puke on me. They're not much for starting fires or running away. Oh, and they aren't restrained, they're swaddled. God bless every one of you psych nurses out there, child, adolescent or adult.

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Dang, I forgot about the fires. :uhoh21: Darn smokers! :uhoh3:

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Specializes in Geriatrics/Oncology/Psych/College Health.

Psych - not just a job, an adventure ;).

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Just wanted to say thanks, you helped put my bad day into perspective. Btw, YOU ROCK! Best Wishes :)

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