There is a dent in the wall in one of our rooms. It was put there by somebody's fist of course. A mental health patient who just couldn't cozy up to the idea of being admitted.
So they went berserk. Wasn't my patient. I was in another room doing something while this was going on. Honestly it's like a horror movie in our ER sometimes. The yelling, cursing, the gnashing of teeth. The sound of someone being taken down, restrained and sedated.
The nurse is the giver of the shot in this situation. We are the one running to get the B52 (benadryl, haldol, ativan). You hope they can hold the person still long enough to hit the target.
Well now you've gone and done it Henrietta. Because of you I have to do the charting from hell. The every 15 minute restraint charting. May a bird fly up your nose for that.
It takes about a half an hour for you to stop yelling at the top of your lungs, pushing against the restraints. Finally we all have some peace, your screaming still ringing in my ears. Please stay quiet at least til the end of my shift....
Yet it is still screaming in Henrietta's head long after your shift ends.
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I hate to tell you this, but "Henrietta" isn't really there to make your day harder. I'm super sorry you had to get a cramp in your hand from charting, but THAT'S YOUR JOB. Psych patients are just as entitled to compassionate care as any other patients that have the misfortune to enter any ER where you work.
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Maureen is a prick. You have no clue. Do something worthwhile with your life instead of being critical of this nurse. RN's might save your pathetic life one day. Douche!
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