Fwd: [Place_Vent_Here] psychotic patient goes off.. NURSE BLAMED at work

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Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:32:04 -0000

Subject: [Place_Vent_Here] psychotic patient goes off.. NURSE BLAMED at work

It was a horrible night at work last night. I have to VENT. I am

still upset.

We have a patient who has alot of psychiatric problems and he has

been insisting he is " in love " with one of our nurses for a couple of

months. He has been following her around at work, stands at the desk

and tells her how much he loves her, tells her " I aint never felt

this way about anybody " , asks when her days off are, mopes when she

is off and cries when she comes back because he " missed her " . I have

watched this for a while. She did not know what to say to him to not

hurt his feelings but at the same time to get the message across that

he is out of bounds.

Last night one of the staff members told him to move away from the

nurses' station and let her work. He became very angry. A side came

out in him that we have never seen. He started cussing her and the

rest of us and looked like he was going to become violent. I tried

to talk to him and I asked " what are you upset about " ... I said this

in a kind voice. He said " I would rather not say, on grounds it

might incriminate me " .... He went on to say " People just think they

are too damn good for me... I won't f_ _k with you anymore Kay " ...

(the nurses name). He said " if you cant return my feelings, then

F_ck you " ! I told him straight up... " she is not your lover and

never will be " ... this really pissed him off. I got afraid and

called the police. He was pacing and walked by one to the cna's and

aimed at her and lunged toward her with a closed fist. (he did not

actually hit her,but wanted to).

Now, with all this in mind, the nurse practitioner on call for the

doctor blamed this on the nurse!!!!!!!!!! Yes, on the nurse! She

said the nurse sounded fixated on the fact he was " in love with her "

when she called her on the phone to try to explain the problem last

night. BS..... I have watched this crap for 2 months and told the

director or nurses and everyone else higher up as well as we told the

psychiatrist yesterday. I have heard her tell the man " I don't love

you, I like you " . This was not enough to get through to him. I was

also told I should not have said " she is not your lover and never

will be " . What the hell? The psychiatrist even told the nurse to

tell him she is not his friend but his nurse.

Ok... it is our fault. (the nurse was not " professional enough " ).

You all know that there are sick people in this world who are

stalkers and it does not matter what you say to them, the behavior

will not change. Hell, some people even stalk their own

psychiatrists,,,, now tell me it is the psychiatrist's fault.

There is my VENT.

Debra V.

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