thread: Anyone here work in Mental health?

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  1. #1
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    Jul 2009
    Riding it out...
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    That's it. Thanks willow
    Between you, me, and DP we got it out

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    Jul 2008
    Home with my Son :)
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    Thanks all for your replies..

    Teresa - Emergency is one place I have NO desire to work, but maybe thats just due to lack of confidence.. I know in nursing there is always chance of a code or some sort of life threatening emergency, but I'm not sure if I could handle the full on pressure of that all the time.. Tell me more.. Any stories of experience will inspire me..

    Tuesdays Child - A Gp's office sounds good to me.. No shift work

    Willow - I agree, a friend of mine was on compo with a sprained wrist after a dementia resident grabbed her.. I guess what I was saying is I don't have the fear factor. I know it could happen, but I don't let it bother me.. I think if a 6 foot tall man with say schizophrenia was standing over me, I would be terrified and I think it would show to everyone!

    I have 2 other areas of interest.. Cardiac and sexual health.. I would like to work with paeds or adolescents with congenital heart problems but I think to get there I would have to spend YEARS in a cardiac ward with mainly old people.. At risk of sounding awful, (I'm not heartless, truely) I don't want to work with old people. I know they will be in ANY area, but there would be lots in cardiac.. With sexual health, I am assuming I would have to work a lot in womens health before I got to work in a sexual health clinic.. I couldn't deal with miscarriages, terminations, hysterectomies, etc at this point of my life.. Way too emotional.. THESE are all assumptions though, so if anyone can tell me different I would be happy to hear it..