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5 Days in the Psych Facility

~jOyce wrote 2 months ago: The psychiatric nursing exposure for my Master’s was a blast. We spent a week in a great city … more →

Tags: The First Time Ever, education, after school, School, Journal, Education, master's degree, Psychology, Psychiatry

Walkers4 comments

jm wrote 3 months ago: Peggy McDaniel, BSN, RN, an occasional contributor to this blog, works as a clinical liaison support … more →

Tags: writing and nursing, nursing perspective, Inpatient Psych Unit, torticollis, Homelessness, Brisbane, peggy mcdaniel

The Cage

John S. wrote 4 months ago: The Cage – Rinko Endo, 2012 I’ve been reading another treat from one of the people I met … more →

Tags: Comics (2), Comics & Medicine, Graphic medicine, rinko endo, "The cage", Aggression Management Manga, malocclusion comic, orthodontics comic

December Update - Part Two...Which is Actually a January Update, But Whatever18 comments

Karen wrote 4 months ago: Greetings, strangers, and welcome. Please beware that because I’ve been too crap to update thi … more →

Tags: group therapy, Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Flegs, Anhedonia, anthropophobia, CPN, Depression, depression scales

Second Thoughts? No Way!!

aNonyMous 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 →

Tags: Philosophy, psychiatric nursing, Philosophy, Parenting, Nursing, Caring, careers, Jobs, mothering

December Update - Part One4 comments

Karen 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 →

Tags: Mental Health, Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Medication, mental illness, Therapy, CPN, Depression, cat

My Time as a Student Nurse – Part Two

aNonyMous 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 →

Tags: Work, psychiatric nursing, Work 2, Mental Health Nursing, Student Nursing

“The lunatics have taken over the asylum!” Another trilogy (3) – Why Paint a Dull Picture? (33)

bracken5 wrote 6 months ago: Continued…………. “Storthes Hall Hospital occupied a 629 acre site” I guess it was only a m … more →

Tags: Oncology, cancer, Health 2, Cancer Survivor, Cancer Experiences, Cartoons, Lymphoma, Cancer, Lymphoma

“The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum!” (2) – Why Paint a Dull Picture? (32)1 comment

bracken5 wrote 6 months ago: Continued………… So, I was going to Barnsley!  I had got on really well with my travelling companions w … more →

Tags: Oncology, cancer, Health 2, Cancer Survivor, Cancer Experiences, Cartoons, Lymphoma, Cancer, Lymphoma

“The lunatics have taken over the asylum!” Another trilogy (1) – Why paint a dull picture? (31)

bracken5 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 →

Tags: Oncology, cancer, Health 2, Cancer Survivor, Cancer Experiences, Cartoons, Lymphoma, Medicine, Chemotherapy

My Time as a Student Nurse - Part One2 comments

aNonyMous 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 →

Tags: psychiatric nursing, Nursing, Work 2, Mental Health Nursing, Student Nursing, University, dementia

Community Care Isn't Working

leovineknight wrote 7 months ago: Work. Yes, ‘work’ had become the forgotten word on our unit, even though most people recognised that … more →

Tags: Mental Health, Blogging, jobs, careers and work, satire and humour, blog psychiatric nursing, life and times of a psychiatric nurse

Alarmed

leovineknight wrote 9 months ago: ………an air raid warning siren appeared to explode in my left eardrum. Retreating qu … more →

Tags: Mental Health, Blogging, jobs, careers and work, Biographies and Inside Stories, satire and humour, nurse's blog. psychiatric nursing, insider accounts

The Toilet Block2 comments

leovineknight 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 →

Tags: Mental Health, Blogging, jobs, careers and work, satire and humour, nurse's blog. psychiatric nursing, life and times of a psychiatric nurse

New CPN8 comments

Karen 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 →

Tags: Mental Health, mental health treatment, mental illness, seroquel, CPN, cmht, Bipolar Disorder, avolition, CBT

What Psychiatric Nurses Do (Part Twelve - Mentoring and Supervision)

aNonyMous 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 →

Tags: Work, psychiatric nursing, Work 2, Mental Health Nursing, Mentor, Student Nurses, preceptorship, clinical supervision

What Psychiatric Nurses Do (Part Eleven - Discharges and Training)

aNonyMous 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 →

Tags: Work, psychiatric nursing, Work 2, Mental Health Nursing, nurse training, mandatory training, discharge against medical advice

What Psychiatric Nurses Do (Part Ten - Personal Physical Care and Clerical Duties)2 comments

aNonyMous 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 →

Tags: Work, psychiatric nursing, Work 2, Mental Health Nursing, Patient Care, physical care of patients, writing case-notes, nursing paperwork

What Psychiatric Nurses Do (Part Nine - Observations and AWOL Patients )

aNonyMous 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 →

Tags: Work, psychiatric nursing, Nursing, Work 2, Mental Health Nursing, Psychiatry, AWOL patients


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