Blogs about: Psychiatric Nursing
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Community Care Isn’t Working
Work. Yes, ‘work’ had become the forgotten word on our unit, even though most people recognised that occupation, purpose, creativity and achievement were amongst the most important things in life. Of… more →
A Psychiatric Nurse's Blog
5 Days in the Psych Facility
wrote 2 months ago: The psychiatric nursing exposure for my Master’s was a blast. We spent a week in a great city … more →
Walkers
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wrote 3 months ago: Peggy McDaniel, BSN, RN, an occasional contributor to this blog, works as a clinical liaison support … more →
The Cage
wrote 4 months ago: The Cage – Rinko Endo, 2012 I’ve been reading another treat from one of the people I met … more →
December Update - Part Two...Which is Actually a January Update, But Whatever
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wrote 4 months ago: Greetings, strangers, and welcome. Please beware that because I’ve been too crap to update thi … more →
Second Thoughts? No Way!!
wrote 5 months ago: The other day I got the letter I was expecting from the Nursing and Midwifery Council to renew (or n … more →
December Update - Part One
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wrote 5 months ago: Sorry to those of you who commented on the last post that I haven’t yet responded to. When I s … more →
My Time as a Student Nurse – Part Two
wrote 6 months ago: The final three months of the first year of nurse training were spent one day in uni, four days on p … more →
“The lunatics have taken over the asylum!” Another trilogy (3) – Why Paint a Dull Picture? (33)
wrote 6 months ago: Continued…………. “Storthes Hall Hospital occupied a 629 acre site” I guess it was only a m … more →
“The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum!” (2) – Why Paint a Dull Picture? (32)
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wrote 6 months ago: Continued………… So, I was going to Barnsley! I had got on really well with my travelling companions w … more →
“The lunatics have taken over the asylum!” Another trilogy (1) – Why paint a dull picture? (31)
wrote 7 months ago: Spring 1989. I had made it to my third year as a Student Nurse! I never dreamt I’d make it this far. … more →
My Time as a Student Nurse - Part One
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wrote 7 months ago: I want to talk about being a student nurse. My nursing-related posts still get a lot of hits and som … more →
Community Care Isn't Working
wrote 7 months ago: Work. Yes, ‘work’ had become the forgotten word on our unit, even though most people recognised that … more →
Alarmed
wrote 9 months ago: ………an air raid warning siren appeared to explode in my left eardrum. Retreating qu … more →
The Toilet Block
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wrote 9 months ago: I told the unit manager that the drains were still smelly and he reminded me for the third or forth … more →
New CPN
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wrote 10 months ago: If you’ve been following me on Twitter, you may have heard that I have a new CPN, due to the l … more →
What Psychiatric Nurses Do (Part Twelve - Mentoring and Supervision)
wrote 10 months ago: This is part twelve (the final part!) of my series on what psychiatric nurses do. You can read the o … more →
What Psychiatric Nurses Do (Part Eleven - Discharges and Training)
wrote 11 months ago: This is part eleven of my series on what psychiatric nurses do. You can read the other parts of the … more →
What Psychiatric Nurses Do (Part Ten - Personal Physical Care and Clerical Duties)
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wrote 11 months ago: This is part ten of my series on what psychiatric nurses do. You can read the other parts of the ser … more →
What Psychiatric Nurses Do (Part Nine - Observations and AWOL Patients )
wrote 11 months ago: This is part nine of my series on what psychiatric nurses do. You can read the other parts of the se … more →
