What a day at work, Walked through the door to a code black (assultive incident) took 5 of us to hold him down while he got some sleep juice. End result 1 nurse to ED with a fractured arm me bruised ribs.
Get my patient allocation, safety special (one on one) on a pt brought in from a caravan park running around naked incontenant of urine and feces, Claimed he was God and could heal me with a kiss. Had to put him on the bed quite forcably when he took a swing at me. Code black and happy juice for him. He calmed down and later wanted me to escort him to the front door so he could say goodbye to his brother who was being taken to another civilisation in space.
Now on 3 days off sore but have been crabing with my brother 28 good size bucks so all our familys are having a seafood night tomorow.
Enough whineing for now Have a merry X-mass every one and all your dreams come true (the good dreams at least)
Allan
beiffe said
07:26 AM Dec 12, 2013
I had a good friend who was a nurse that was assaulted in the ward by a druggy very high.
She finished up dying from her injuries but it took a little time. Was in early twenties.
One of her friends was a martial arts person and he was close by in another ward and apparently the freak was having trouble moving in a very short time.
Nothing was said except the local newspaper reported the injury of the nurse but nothing else but every one in the town knew what happened.
Would not be possible now as all the goodies would be screaming.
Lost a lot of nurses in a short time as it put the jeebies up many of the new nurses and they just left, all from one twit that should have not be drawing oxygen.
Regards
Brian
The Phantom said
08:46 AM Dec 12, 2013
I'm in Queensland.
jules47 said
08:54 AM Dec 12, 2013
The Phantom wrote:
I'm in Queensland.
And the relevance is???????????
jules47 said
08:57 AM Dec 12, 2013
Navynurse - wow - an exciting day - but people like that are not "nutters" - nutters are people like us who life is for living and having a lot of fun!
A more apt description for your "patients" would be "crazies"!!!!!!! Here at Greens Lake, we love nutters, but not crazies!!!!! (got a bit of a one here at the moment).
Those stories, and also Biefe's are the ones that you don't hear about - and why it is good to see male nurses with a bit of strength dealing with the crazies!!!!!
Gerty Dancer said
10:25 AM Dec 12, 2013
Elderly dementing people can be scary too, Navynurse. I feel for you, I never had any bones broken, but the unpredictability of these attacks makes it so hard to defend yourself or others. Other patients and visitors have been injured too in places I worked. If you defend yourself, you can be accused of assault by pt's family.
I reckon nurses aught to get danger money!!! As well as "cleaning up incontinence" money!
Any wonder theres never enough staff in hospitals/ nursing homes!
Clare46 said
10:51 AM Dec 12, 2013
After working for 35 yrs in Aged Care it was the normal thing to come home from work with scratches and bruises and the odd black eye. As GD says you had no right to defend yourself and it was expected that you would accept it as part of the job.
Bryan said
01:48 PM Dec 12, 2013
jules47 wrote:
The Phantom wrote:
I'm in Queensland.
And the relevance is???????????
Jules I think the Phantom is offering his assistance.
I don't know how to get an SOS call to him though. Now I wonder where all the other superheros are.
Beiffe, I'm glad the druggy got what he deserved.
The Phantom said
02:59 PM Dec 12, 2013
Bryan wrote:
jules47 wrote:
The Phantom wrote:
I'm in Queensland.
And the relevance is???????????
Jules I think the Phantom is offering his assistance.
I don't know how to get an SOS call to him though. Now I wonder where all the other superheros are.
Beiffe, I'm glad the druggy got what he deserved.
Relevance? Read the title of the thread, read my post again. Deduce.
The Phantom
Vic41 said
03:33 PM Dec 12, 2013
I sympathise with you Navy Nurse, I had to help tie down a drug fuelled patient once in a Service hospital, took 4 off us, I am a pretty big bloke and was fit at the time, I only had hold of one arm and was trying to hold that down on the bed so they could put cloth manacles on him, he had superhuman strength.
Hope you ribs recover soon.
-- Edited by Vic41 on Thursday 12th of December 2013 09:37:00 PM
milo said
03:33 PM Dec 12, 2013
I have the highest respect for the nurses, for what they have to deal with at work every day..
some times when I have been in or dad has we usually give the day and night staff a couple boxes
of chocolate to say thanks, my mum was a nurse too so thats part of why I have the respect.
The guy next to dad this week, now gone home was dementia related, kept on talking about trains and kept
wandering around and such...
any way hugs to all the nurses , (even the male ones !) I often dedicate my shows to the nurses when dads in
and im on the air...
Beth54 said
08:18 PM Dec 12, 2013
Milo, you reminded me of when my Mum was in the hospital awaiting a place in a Dementia ward at a Nursing Home. She thought she was at a train station waiting for a train. it was a funny 'performance' but sad at the same time.
Navy Nurse, my niece is a nurse in ED. I won't say which hospital but it's one that has a reputation for drug related and mental health issues. She's told me a few horror stories too. I've been in ED a few times when high or drunk patients come in. The last time was only recently and the nurse was being so nice, reassuring me that there was a security person nearby. Apparently this bloke is a regular and he was going off simply because he wanted to go out for a smoke. They wanted him to wait for some reason, but they let him go. When he came back he was completely calm.
GD and Clare, after my friends daughter left school she decided she wanted to nurse in aged care. Could have knocked us down with a feather. She just didn't seem like nursing material. More fool us. She had a partime job, put herself through a TAFE course, and after a few hiccups trying find a nursing home to take her on, she's now working fulltime in the Dementia ward and loves it. I was visiting recently when she came home from their Xmas party. She was so excited telling us all the goings on. Her parents are very proud of her.
-- Edited by Beth54 on Thursday 12th of December 2013 08:18:40 PM
GaryKelly said
10:23 AM Dec 13, 2013
Thank god for people who actually enjoy their work as nurses, Beth. We'd be in deep trouble without 'em.
milo said
07:22 PM Dec 13, 2013
amen to that Gary!
Cloak said
08:24 PM Dec 13, 2013
Yep, nurses and teachers are undervalued.
Bryan said
10:17 PM Dec 13, 2013
I would add Policemen to that list Cloak
The dog lady said
12:41 AM Dec 20, 2013
Bryan wrote:
I would add Policemen to that list Cloak
Then I can only assume that you, Bryan, are notin Queensland
Bryan said
10:48 AM Dec 20, 2013
I'm in WA Marianna. My personal opinion is that the cops here do a good job especially with both hands tied behind their backs with red tape and political correctness. My problem are the judges who tend to let the crims off very lightly.
I happen to know a cop who left the force out of sheer frustration.
The dog lady said
11:42 PM Jan 3, 2014
Bryan wrote:
I'm in WA Marianna. My personal opinion is that the cops here do a good job especially with both hands tied behind their backs with red tape and political correctness. My problem are the judges who tend to let the crims off very lighty.
I happen to know a cop who left the force out of sheer frustration.
From personal experience and that of friends & family I'd say that all govt jobs have a high frustration level, but I was referring to other problems. Before coming to Qld I had the greatest respect for cops generally, but here not so much
What a day at work, Walked through the door to a code black (assultive incident) took 5 of us to hold him down while he got some sleep juice. End result 1 nurse to ED with a fractured arm me bruised ribs.
Get my patient allocation, safety special (one on one) on a pt brought in from a caravan park running around naked incontenant of urine and feces, Claimed he was God and could heal me with a kiss. Had to put him on the bed quite forcably when he took a swing at me. Code black and happy juice for him. He calmed down and later wanted me to escort him to the front door so he could say goodbye to his brother who was being taken to another civilisation in space.
Now on 3 days off sore but have been crabing with my brother 28 good size bucks so all our familys are having a seafood night tomorow.
Enough whineing for now Have a merry X-mass every one and all your dreams come true (the good dreams at least)
Allan
She finished up dying from her injuries but it took a little time. Was in early twenties.
One of her friends was a martial arts person and he was close by in another ward and apparently the freak was having trouble moving in a very short time.
Nothing was said except the local newspaper reported the injury of the nurse but nothing else but every one in the town knew what happened.
Would not be possible now as all the goodies would be screaming.
Lost a lot of nurses in a short time as it put the jeebies up many of the new nurses and they just left, all from one twit that should have not be drawing oxygen.
Regards
Brian
And the relevance is???????????
A more apt description for your "patients" would be "crazies"!!!!!!! Here at Greens Lake, we love nutters, but not crazies!!!!! (got a bit of a one here at the moment).
Those stories, and also Biefe's are the ones that you don't hear about - and why it is good to see male nurses with a bit of strength dealing with the crazies!!!!!
I reckon nurses aught to get danger money!!! As well as "cleaning up incontinence" money!
Any wonder theres never enough staff in hospitals/ nursing homes!
After working for 35 yrs in Aged Care it was the normal thing to come home from work with scratches and bruises and the odd black eye. As GD says you had no right to defend yourself and it was expected that you would accept it as part of the job.
Jules I think the Phantom is offering his assistance.
I don't know how to get an SOS call to him though. Now I wonder where all the other superheros are.
Beiffe, I'm glad the druggy got what he deserved.
Relevance? Read the title of the thread, read my post again. Deduce.
The Phantom
Hope you ribs recover soon.
-- Edited by Vic41 on Thursday 12th of December 2013 09:37:00 PM
some times when I have been in or dad has we usually give the day and night staff a couple boxes
of chocolate to say thanks, my mum was a nurse too so thats part of why I have the respect.
The guy next to dad this week, now gone home was dementia related, kept on talking about trains and kept
wandering around and such...
any way hugs to all the nurses , (even the male ones !) I often dedicate my shows to the nurses when dads in
and im on the air...
Milo, you reminded me of when my Mum was in the hospital awaiting a place in a Dementia ward at a Nursing Home. She thought she was at a train station waiting for a train. it was a funny 'performance' but sad at the same time.
Navy Nurse, my niece is a nurse in ED. I won't say which hospital but it's one that has a reputation for drug related and mental health issues. She's told me a few horror stories too. I've been in ED a few times when high or drunk patients come in. The last time was only recently and the nurse was being so nice, reassuring me that there was a security person nearby. Apparently this bloke is a regular and he was going off simply because he wanted to go out for a smoke. They wanted him to wait for some reason, but they let him go. When he came back he was completely calm.
GD and Clare, after my friends daughter left school she decided she wanted to nurse in aged care. Could have knocked us down with a feather. She just didn't seem like nursing material. More fool us. She had a partime job, put herself through a TAFE course, and after a few hiccups trying find a nursing home to take her on, she's now working fulltime in the Dementia ward and loves it. I was visiting recently when she came home from their Xmas party. She was so excited telling us all the goings on. Her parents are very proud of her.
-- Edited by Beth54 on Thursday 12th of December 2013 08:18:40 PM
Then I can only assume that you, Bryan, are not in Queensland
I happen to know a cop who left the force out of sheer frustration.
From personal experience and that of friends & family I'd say that all govt jobs have a high frustration level, but I was referring to other problems. Before coming to Qld I had the greatest respect for cops generally, but here not so much