Many of the stories in the 2015 issues of Nursing Network focus on our nurses sharing examples of patient care. Jeannie Kingsley, RN, writes about how she and her colleagues managed Sara’s unexpected falls, while Amy Widding, RN, relates the story of Cherie and how Widding and the staff at the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Service helped their patient on her course toward recovery.
Both patient care stories provide a sampling of the latest news in McLean’s Nursing Department and exemplify the hard work and dedication of McLean’s nursing staff. These examples show our nurse’s commitment to compassionate care and to quality improvement (learning from past cases as a means to better both their own work and the work of their program or service).
Fall Issue
Did We Do the Right Thing? Choosing Tenderness Over a Strict Behavioral Plan
My name is Jeannie Kingsley. I’m a nurse on the Short Term Unit. Our patients are in crisis and need a brief hospitalization in order to stabilize. They arrive with all sorts of diagnoses, including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, borderline personality disorder, and occasionally psychotic disorders. We keep them safe, evaluate their needs, and begin discharge planning as soon as they arrive.
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