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Yeah, I Hear Voices
We have a standardized assessment when we are admitting new patients to the psych hospital. Everybody gets the same questions. It’s...
Jan 36 min read


Can You Tell Me, In Your Own Words, Why You’re Seeking Treatment With Us?
"My wife had a traumatic brain injury and I’ve been her primary caregiver for two years now and I’m having trouble coping, I think I’m at...
Dec 20, 20246 min read


Haldol, IM
I hated working in the upper unit at the psych hospital. Supposedly, this housed the more stable patients. But I was cross-trained in...
Dec 20, 20246 min read


Qualified to Work in the United States
I’m angry after continual shifts where the aids I'm working with are trying to get away with things that are unsafe for our patients. I...
Nov 19, 20245 min read


This Just Isn’t How This Is Supposed To Work
It’s my first shift off of training and I’m assigned to the adolescent unit. I like working with adolescents and, to my surprise, many...
Nov 19, 20248 min read


Don’t Sleep with Patients
At this point I’ve worked in a psychiatric hospital and a jail as a nurse and in both jobs I was specifically informed that it is not...
Nov 19, 20243 min read


Love is Pastel Colors
I am easily charmed by people in manic states. It never ceases to make me think, “Wow. Our minds are incredible.” Before I worked at the...
Oct 4, 20244 min read


I'm in Control
I’ve been working at the psych hospital for a few months now and have come to take the first few hours of my shift very seriously. I do...
Sep 26, 20246 min read
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