#but refreshed the page accidentaly and cant find it

[kirishwima]

i just saw a tik tok of a nurse explaining what to do in case of hyperkalemia. the first comment on the video?

"good thing im in psych cuz i dont get all of that" and then a bunch of people agreeing

like...you do realize...the psych ward is STILL A WARD IN A HOSPITAL, psych patients STILL DESERVE AND NEED THE BASIC CARE ALL OTHER FACILITIES PROVIDE, and electrolyte imbalances ARE something to watch out for (can be the underlying cause for acute psych symptoms like confusion)?????

im so tired of psychiatry being undervalued like this, and seeing people like that working in the system with vulnerable patients makes me sick

#i wouldve commented this on the video where these idiots were saying this shit #but refreshed the page accidentaly and cant find it #like. if i cant trust psych nurses to know how to act in an emergency like hyperkalemia what am i supposed to do?? #the amount of times i got yelled at (yes yelled at!) for sending a pt for IV fluids due to high CPK count BY PSYCH NURSES #i NEVER like to undermine nurses. theyre the core of running a hospital #but that instance is where i draw the line and say im the doctor and this is what needs to be done #just yesterday i sent a patient for xrays after a fall #after the nurses tried to insist the pt was faking their pain #and lo and behold they had a broken bone! #working in psych has made me so distrustful of others #all i want is to take good care of my patients but with zero support i it feels impossible #burrito talks medicine #delete later