Answer by BlueCat
You could always give the patients a survey as to how their treatment is. You could make a suggestion box and a complaint box for the patients. You could fight for the patients right to smoke because it is more stressful for people who smoke to go without. You could ask for a choice menu, with 3 choices per meal. You could do a number of things but I don't know what hospital you work at and what they are already doing. Hope that helped. Good Luck!
Answer by Anatomy
is your unit a part of a larger hospital or a stand alone mental health institution. if youre part of a larger hospital, then you can offer to round the hospital to patients on med-surg floors (or wherever) and consult with non-mental health nurses on how to care for their patients who may have mental health issues. remember, patients with mental health disorders can be found throughout a hospital. mental health nursing is a speciality and many nurses arent really trained in how to deal with those patients.
i strongly disagree with smoking. if youre in a mental health facility or unit, you dont need to be smoking. smoking is an addiction that triggers other addictions. all addiction trigger the same dopamine pathway. if someone is in for stabilization/detox, then smoking triggers the same pathway that their drug of choice triggers. it creates a slippery slope, making it easier to fall back into those old addictive behaviors.
Answer by I do care!
Recently I had a stint, as a patient (depression sucks) at a Psych ward I had not been at for 16 years.
Boy had things changed.
An excellent thing they had implemented 3 different, only just, 'Comfort Rooms'.
These rooms ALL have a big, comfy recliner chair. A dim light. Or a number of different lights. Cushions. Cozy blanket. CD player with calming CD's etc.
One room had a punching bag. Throwing items that couldn't hurt anyone etc.
It, from personal use, was awesome.
They always knew when they wanted to find me I was in the big Comfort Room, asleep under the blanket. Reclined on the chair with a big dull light on.
It has made a huge difference to the whole ward.
Now instead of jabbing someone and locking them in seclusion when they get upset, they go to a Comfort Room and chill.
Answer by Alper Tunga K
Sammy,
There is nothing you can do to improve the quality of such a place whose therapeutic value is highly questionable. It is impossible to talk about a real nursing in such a setting. If I were you I would quit working in such a place which is a clear insult to nursing profession.
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