Brief encounters
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A psychiatric liaison nurse who works in an accident and emergency unit describes his job. It is very unpredictable and he does not ever know what problems the next patient will have. He will see between eight to 10 people each day, and they often have housing problems which he has to try to resolve, before referring the patient over to an outreach team which specializes in homeless people. The police also bring disturbed people into the hospital to see him. He spends about 80% of his time seeing patients and the other 20% doing administration, in meetings or training others.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1997
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A tale of two tragedies
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A former nurse describes two suicidal patients he encountered. One was a patient with a history of depression who had tried to commit suicide by laying on a railway track. A train came, but on the wrong track, and it took off his legs. He was an angry, aggressive patient with whom the nurse developed some sort of relationship which eventually failed. The other patient was a handsome, intelligent young man with schizophrenia who did kill himself on the railway track. The nurse recalls the way he was able to help the man's parents by talking about the man finding peace at last.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1997
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The coffee professionals
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A psychiatric nurse describes feelings and reactions following the suicide of a patient. The nurse experienced guilt, anger, sleeplessness, nightmares and a fear of returning to work. The nurse also experienced unhelpful comments from others, as well as good support and counselling. The nurse returned to work with a fuller understanding of how psychiatric nurses feel confused by the emotional upheaval around them, but have learnt to hide their feelings.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1997
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