Who here is part of a dept that has security do standbys/watches/occasionaly say settle down to disruptive most of the time psych patients. I kinow some hospital security doesnt do it ex BUMC as was a major selling point to go over there? Is it me or do RNs totally jump the gun all the time and 98% of the time your just being used because there's no sitters and the other 2% you actually need to physcially manage them. Also, I heard that some private companies i.e. Guardsmark/Securitas types wont allow their guys to be hands on with patients? Do any depts put there foot down and say only call security if...the patients is really a danger to others not mentioning the words "fight" in a coffee brandy coma. I guess a little venting of my frustration here but none the less I htough a poigant questions. Feel free to throw war stories in your reply or stories of other abuses of hospital security
Posted by: EOD1
don't get me started!!
Posted by: Varanus224
come on get started
Posted by: lofu
Much like police work, there are many false alarms. However I'd rather have the nurses call you instead of getting whacked and you end up writing a report on it.
Posted by: soxrock75
"Pethora"......?
Posted by: Varanus224
yea forgot the L huh
Posted by: Mongo
I once went out with a chick named Pethora.
Posted by: quality617
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mongo
I once went out with a chick named Pethora.
Was there a whole lot of her to love?
Posted by: masscopguy
Faulkner Hospital calls Reliable Security in when they have really bad headcases eithier in the ER or on the ward.
If the patient gets out of control, the Reliable guy calls security for assistance. The nurses always have someone siting with the suicide cases. Depending on the patient it could be a sitter or Reliable Security.
The in-house security people never sit outside a room.
Posted by: RPD931
At Mass. General they have sitters with the patients. And NO they don't do patient watches for idiots. They either get restrained or they don't. At MGH a standby is momentary ONLY, there is none of this watch the patient for 8 hours BS. If there is, it's a detail paid as overtime.
Posted by: Varanus224
yea you guys have that set of rooms to I hear where you can watch the disruptive goons away from the rest of the ER floor something many hospitals envy and a must in my humble opinion when it comes to flagrantly psychotic patients. RPD I know a few depts where watching the wall (patient) is billed to nursing as overtime but, really doesn't stop nursing from abusing it. Do you guys really put your foot down on what to call over?
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