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myrna_bird

LJ Idol Exhibit A Week 7 Honey Badger don't care!

Mar 07, 2013 19:34

Code 99, 2 East! Code 99, 2 East!The urgent call blared over the intercom. Within seconds, staff from other floors keyed in to our locked unit to assist ( Read more... )

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tatdatcm March 8 2013, 03:01:40 UTC

Do you ever wonder what happened to the patients after their treatment is complete and they've left the hospital? I think I would wonder.

At least she sought help and got it.

myrna_bird March 8 2013, 16:32:29 UTC

Of course. The hardest times are when you recognize an obituary though and you know they didn't make it. This story was fiction though based on my recollections of the kinds of situations we did encounter when I worked as a psych. nurse. Thanks for reading! :)

heeroluva March 8 2013, 03:48:52 UTC

Given how many horror stories there are about psychiatric hospitals, it's nice to see a good one. Well done.

myrna_bird March 8 2013, 16:35:37 UTC

Thank you. I made this one up but there are many real success stories. Like any news, the bad things that happen, get the attention a lot of the time.

audreybuttercup March 8 2013, 05:02:24 UTC

My husband works in a mental health facility. I don't envy you guys your jobs.

myrna_bird March 8 2013, 16:36:49 UTC

I'm definitely too old for it anymore but I really loved that part of my career. Thanks for reading/commenting! :)

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myrna_bird March 8 2013, 16:38:58 UTC

Based on some of my recollections of actually working in psych, this story was all fiction. I really had to make Nedra up to put distance between myself and the real people I cared for. Thanks for reading!

fourzoas March 8 2013, 08:03:11 UTC

Sounds like an intense shift and patient situation!

myrna_bird March 8 2013, 16:40:14 UTC

Thanks for getting that! I appreciate your reading and commenting.:)