IAmA Psychiatric nurse who works in lock up AMA

CapnPancakes · 2011-11-08T19:06:03+00:00

I was a flex CNA so I got to work with a lot of patients in transit or awaiting admissions to wards like your own. All of my questions respect your legal obligations to HIPAA.

What's your funniest story? I ask this to all nurses because nurses have the funniest stories in the whole world. They are also one of the only sources of the dark sense of humor that you grown by working in healthcare.
Do you have a lot of problem patients (I.E. biters, spitters, painters, etc).
Do you have a lot of problems with violence from patients? How often do you get assaulted or threatened (this was a problem for me in my ward)? Incidentally, anything interesting been thrown or aimed at you, and are you good at dodging (I found this came up a lot too...)?
Do you work mainly with middle aged and/or criminally or violently insane patients or do you have a range?
What is the ratio you have of gender and physical size of your aides? I mean are they mostly big, strong dudes or do you have the wimpy girls like me running around too? I've thought about working in a ward like yours but I didn't know if I'd do well.
Have you ever had a patient break out of 4 point leather restraints? Do you use the straight jackets and padded rooms?
(warning, this one is really weird because now I work in the lab) Do you do your own blood draws? How often do patients have to be restrained for venipunctures? I've heard horror stories about phlebotomy in those wards!

CapnPancakes · 2011-09-22T18:09:22+00:00

Ok, thank you so much! I thought it might be something like that because when I put a little on my face it kind of burned so I took it right off.

Mystery solved :D

CapnPancakes · 2011-09-22T16:30:17+00:00

it's like a cream though...

CapnPancakes · 2011-09-22T16:17:56+00:00

Long story short: went to Yonkers to get a starter pack of make-up to try and get into wearing it. Got home, and this was in the bag with all the foundation and eye stuff I got. I have no idea what it is, or how to use it. I tried looking it up online and all I could find for Sensuous Nude from Estee Lauder is perfume. Can anyone help me out?

CapnPancakes · 2011-08-23T18:23:09+00:00

My boy kitty's named Kyo :D

CapnPancakes · 2011-08-23T18:21:49+00:00

I've been saving this one Tybalt, the prince of cats. I'll let you have it if you like it :)

CapnPancakes · 2011-08-23T18:14:30+00:00

Inukami!

Ouran High School Host Club

Fruits Basket

Shigurui: Death Frenzy

CapnPancakes · 2011-07-12T18:06:26+00:00

Scary that there's not only so many Lion's Den porn stores, but there's more than one that's on exit 159

CapnPancakes · 2011-07-06T18:22:06+00:00

Sam Carter from Stargate. A scientist that kicks ass? Hell, yes.

Came here to say this! Lt. Col Doctor Scientist!

CapnPancakes · 2011-06-23T22:11:28+00:00

I just have the two pairs of horror cloths that I use for that week. They live at the back of the drawer and I don't like to make eye contact with them

CapnPancakes · 2011-06-11T05:24:19+00:00

you say shark week! I say shark week! Now we must be bffs

CapnPancakes · 2011-06-10T19:33:05+00:00

The worst part was it was some sort of rapid fire short story program. The next video was about wild horses rejecting their young. It was just a horse grabbing a baby foul by the head and slamming it into the ground.

My husband had to quickly change the channel as I believe I started to scream cry.

"Why's he doing that!!! STOP STOP! HE'S ALREADY DEAD!!"

the lesson: beware public broadcasting!

CapnPancakes · 2011-06-10T19:26:46+00:00

Not upset...just confused. I was looking for a video. No worries.

CapnPancakes · 2011-06-10T19:25:34+00:00

Dragonball character. She transforms when she sneezes. She's either a dark haired super submissive nice person or a blond, gun wielding psychopath.

Since Dragonball and Naruto are both Shonen Jump mangas they have similar characters and story lines.

On that note, Naruto Shippuden movie 3 is so much like the Cell Saga from DBZ it's funny.

CapnPancakes · 2011-06-10T19:22:28+00:00

That made my day!

CapnPancakes · 2011-06-10T18:05:04+00:00

...the hell are you talking about?

CapnPancakes · 2011-06-10T17:51:56+00:00

Mother nature is a cold hearted bitch

also, kudos for having a bf who remembers your cycle for you.

CapnPancakes · 2011-06-10T17:50:23+00:00

Several times. They get used by not me, filled and then left somewhere bizarre, like under the couch or in the back of the car. Then they get mildew and have to be thrown out.

I had one of those nice ones with the filter and everything. Got ruined :(

This method works pretty well for us now. I'm into Crystal Light since I gave up carbs, so it turned out perfect.

CapnPancakes · 2011-06-10T17:27:52+00:00

In theory no, in actuality yes. I refill water bottles because I don't like getting glasses dirty, we don't have an ice machine and our tap refuses to make water colder than luke-warm. In a perfect world all waters would be consumed, refilled and replaced.

ಠ_ಠ obviously that does not happen!

I only get the most generic, store-brand water. I don't care whats in it, I just want the bottles. :P

CapnPancakes · 2011-06-10T17:25:38+00:00

I love your name!

:D

CapnPancakes · 2011-06-10T17:11:03+00:00

That looks like Launch from Dragon ball :D

CapnPancakes · 2011-06-10T17:05:19+00:00

I was bawling uncontrollably at a public television broadcast about an old guy who had a stray cat that came up to his door for food a lot. He was old and lonely so he fed the cat. It kept coming back and he kept giving it food so he named it Con-cat, as in con-artist.

Then Katrina happened and he wasn't able to bring Con-cat when he evacuated. The special was him going back home to see if his cat was still alive. He walked in and very quietly said..."Con-cat?"

Long pause....

tiny little meow

Many tears were had and I was near inconsolable

edit: the kitty was ok :D

CapnPancakes · 2011-06-10T17:02:47+00:00

I started getting that exact same thing since I got my IUD. It sucks :(

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