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My patients ( specifically the ones who are there frequently) are very comfortable telling me what they think of me.
Some ask me how in the heck I have the keys when I am as crazy as they are
Some tell me I am one of the ones who treat them like they arent crazy
Some tell me that they have been told by the other patients that I will do anything that is needed to help them but not to step out of line/ try to intimidate me because it wont work out well.
Many of them tell me that they can tell I actually care about them and Im not just there for a paycheck.
My patients are pretty open with what they think about me, as well.
My most frequently gotten comment is that they enjoy my bubbly personality - that is raises the mood of the unit when I'm there, and they're very sensitive to any deviation from that.
They know I won't deviate from the rules, but that I'll fight for them if I feel they've been mistreated in any way. That gets me into trouble sometimes.
They also know I can get caught up taking to patients/staff and I may be slow getting non-urgent things done ?.
So OP, what were your thoughts on your nurses????
I'm the nurse that treats them like human beings, with dignity & respect. I am the nice one. I am the ***** I am the funny one, the one that doesn't care, the one with no heart. I'm the one they want; the one they don't want. I'm a witch, cursed, marked by the devil (birthmark on the face); I'm an angel. I'm a nurse --- I am whatever I need to be at the moment.
I was inpatient recently and had great nurses throughout my stay. One taught me some meditation and breathing techniques; several others sat with me and talked as if I were their only patient. They were amazing.....of course, being a nurse myself meant we all spoke the same language, but as they had to remind me on occasion, I was Viva the patient, not Viva the nurse. We also had really good staffing, 1:4 on day and evening shift, and 2 nurses for 11 pts. on nocs. Overall I was very pleased with my IP experience, and I give the nurses a lot of the credit for making my stay valuable and productive.
iscreambiebah
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I thought it be educational for psychiatric nurses to hear what there patients actually think of them. As a former psychiatric patient,(obviously better now) I have experience with psychiatric nurses.
So if you have any questions, comment below :)