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Originally Posted by Mother Jones, RN
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I thought the nurse was working on a psych unit, and speaking from experience, these situations do not workout. Once upon a time, a long time ago, I worked with a former psych patient that became a psych nurse on the same floor where she had once been a patient. The staff she was working with knew all of her PERSONAL issues.
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Yes there can be boundary issues but considering 1 in 4 people have a MH issue in their life - it's expected at least a quarter of the staff have been to the GP for antidepressants at least.
Having a BPD - as this woman may have - can go both ways. She can indeed be a firestorm - but having survived 3 yr training (after surviving her MH issues to get there) - I'd be thinking she's probably the most patient-aware nurse in the building and probably has more emotional stamina for the job than some wet-behind-the-ears no-life-experience numpty.
I've had suicidal nurses working on shift with me - whilst actively suicidal - and I've also known patient's who make better nurses whilst they're still receiving treatment. You can't stereotype - and you sure can't suggest there aren't nurses out there with axis II already - just waiting to be diagnosed! Have you not worked at least one shift amongst the High Expressed Emotion crew?!