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Sounds like candidate for mental ward

Posted By: Sweet on 2007-08-30
In Reply to: I'm not talking about ignorant as in grammar or spelling. I'm talking about sm - me

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    NM
    Hines Ward is the MVP nt
     .
    When I speak of being in the psych ward
    I only say that because this decision I need to make about what to do has been driving me crazy. All the "I should do this, and I should do thats" The What if this and What if that...My head is in a tailspin.
    Hmm, looking at the candidate guide I see that is contradictory.
    The candidate guide states:

    "Two years of transcription experience in acute care-type setting or equivalent experience in a multispecialty
    environment are required to take the CMT certification examination."

    What I want to know is how they check? What do they consider equivalent experience? At any rate, I think the wording a bit ambiguous. An organization that deals with languages specialists should be able to do better. JMHO.
    Unless patient is on locked ward, they are free to come and go.
    Many patients go outside to smoke, etc. To keep patient in hospital against will requires a legal document signed by the doctor, called 5150 in California, probably something else in other states.
    Used to be a MENSA candidate but because I'm getting older, I'm losing it, only 140
    x
    Was nurses aid, then aide in ICU, then ward clerk, then
    MORE medical terms cuz halo the docs were professors, and they let me play PA under their supervision, then w/comp supervisor, then pregnant, then had to find a PMs job and landed in transcription dept as trainee. If I could meet their requirements, I stuck. If not, I was fired. I stuck.
    How does one become a candidate for Operation Christmas Child? sm
    I have a friend who is in dire need this Christmas and she just let us know.
    Wish I were a candidate for LASIK. My eyes are extremely dry.

    Yep, a visit to a cancer ward makes just about any day-to-day problem seem
    s
    Beta-blocker the patient is a candidate for the (SOUND LIKE) cavatidall???

    Other. June and Ward Cleaver with 2 well-behaved boys! I love my life... nm
    nm
    I think I am having a mental breakdown.

    Right now it is just after 1 a.m.  I have been paged for the THIRD TIME tonight for "stat" reports from a hospital, and that's just tonight.  I have been reduced to tears from sleep deprivation, I have diarrhea and shakes, and I really really really want to tell my employer to sod off.


    When do you think is enough enough as far as knowing it's time to move on?  Is this normal in medical transcription--to be on call for hospitals?  Yes, I do get paid extra for taking call, but then the piddly financial 'reward' completely negates itself because it interferes not only with my personal life, but then my professional life, as I am a complete basket case the following work day and can't 'put out,'  thereby inciting the wrath of the bean counters when my lines aren't there.  There is no schedule flexibility even though I take call...I won't be able to fall back asleep now because I had to slap myself awake in order to make myself conscious enough to type a 45-minute long report, and I'm not allowed to adjust my schedule tomorrow to accomodate a nap.


    I am not a machine and I don't think the company gets that.  How my other coworkers do it I have no idea.  Oh wait...they don't...they quit as well! 


    I just shot off an ornery e-mail to my poor boss stating 'take me off pager or I quit,' so we'll see if I have a job tomorrow.  I think I am displaying true self-destructive behavior here and is royally stinks.  I'm better than that, but I think I have been officially driven over the edge.  Sorry for the rant but I am truly fried.  I'm going to go lie in bed and stare at the ceiling now while the song 'another one bites the dust' replays itself over and over in my head.



    County mental health
    If she is on state or county aid she might find something available.  But I am not being mean but how can you expect to receive "free services" - would you do your work for free?   Again, unless she is on welfare or something like that or perhaps through your church you might find some help but even then you usually have to pay on a sliding scale and don't get it completely "free".  If she is suicidal or there is a chance she will do harm to self or kids, she can go to ER and they will set her up with something but again it would only be so many visits.  Does she work?  Does her husband work?  Do they have medical benefits?  Again, don't mean to sound mean or cruel but not much in this life is free as if everyone gave it away "free" how would they pay their bills.  But look through your county/state directory or go to your church and see if they can help. 
    I think you need to try the Mental Health Board

    Who died and left you boss to dictate what can be posted on the Main Board?  hmmmmmm?  Have seen several of what-appear-to-be YOUR posts - about discussion of movies and that we should all discuss Michael Moore's movie over at the Gab Board....


    Since you apparently seem to have lost any sense of humor, try the Mental Health Board that is available here at MTStars....or I think there is a Depression board too.


    Hope you get to feelin' better really soon.....Have a nice holiday if you celebrate tomorrow....


    mental health transcription
    I have seven years experience in mental health transcription and would be interested in working from home for your company.  Please email me to discuss.
    Time for a mental break

    Hey all -- this kid is AMAZING!  I don't think it matters if you prefer this type of music or not, you still will be in awe of his talents.


    Enjoy... then get back to work!


    She's not mental, it's just that she's right about many things people can't face up to...

    Most of what she says is true.  It's been far more documented as fact and the truth than the information the administration has given and still gives. 


    As far as soldiers.....read optruth.org.  There are many soldiers who do not agree with this war or how this administration has handled it and they need to be listened to.


    THere are plenty of mental health boards
    check 'em out!
    Maybe you should visit the mental health board

    to discuss the topics of lonlieness and depression.  You obviously have no one at home to talk to.


    Your post gave me a mental picture...
    When did we all become so deserving?  I'm picturing the people moving west in covered wagons.  It didn't even occur to them that the govt should provide them with jack diddly squat.  If a storm blew up, it blew up.  It wasn't anybody fault.  They weren't blaming the farmers for their  cattle ruining the ozone with their farts.  They just accepted what was.  We've gone WAY soft anymore.  We can't survive without ice?  Sheesh, those people lived their entire lives  without seeing  an ice cube, unless of  course it was winter and  they needed ice like a parka in Bermuda.
    National Mental Health Association
    has a web page with some good information on bipolar FAQs, symptoms, treatment, etc. Here is their address: www.nmha.org/bipolar/public/signs/cfm.

    My daughter is totally fine on medications. The most important thing for her to do is get back to the doctor and get back on or have her medications adjusted.


    I wish I could be on disability for something mental that is controlled with medication.

    I'm just sorry I'm paying for people to stay home and not work while my husband and I have to work. It's bad enough that this man doesn't help you around the house, but he's sucking off the government (us taxpayers) while we support him. He can't do ANYTHING? Whatever...


    Man, what a country.


    Totally agree with this. The lady has some mental issues for sure. nm
    s
    If he is on disability for a mental illness, why do you even listen to him? He is nuts. Maybe if h
    x
    Great idea. Thanks. I've had a mental block on
    nm
    OK. Now if your husband is bringing you down by his mental illness and not paying rent
    (is husband able to work? how deep is this mental illness? did he have money to pay rent and spent it elsewhere?) then maybe you should think about leaving him rather than placing your kids in any kind of foster care. That has to be traumatic but then so does living on the street. Speaking of placing your children in foster care while you get yourself OK in the head, what is your problem at this point. You see, if there is a lot of arguing and a dysfunctional family living on the streets, then foster care to permanent placement may be better for them. I just don't quite understand how you got into this mess and if these are mental health issues on both your part and your husband's I would look into placing the children. BTW, how old are they?

    So all things considered if you don't have any issues other than depression because of a lack of a place to live and your husband's mental health, I would go to a family member or church and BEG for help sorting your life out. If there is more than that going on, including maybe substance abuse along with permanent mental health issues that will keep you from caring for your children, yes I would seek placement for them. And I would seek PERMANENT placement rather than foster care which I would think would be more traumatic for your children.
    MDs stop and edit and think what a stupid a$$ MT and service we have and make a mental note to d/c s
    No MDs do not give a care if they say p.o. that we change it to by mouth. It is much easier to read and understand p.o. for professionals who are speed reading a report for the bottom line on a patient. They do't stop to say, Oh, so that's what p.o. means. I thought maybe someone would mistake it for post office and that's a good thing. Thank you MT. You're one step in front of your good old tired doctor. This is crazy.
    In her case, I'm guessing personality or mental disorder. After all, they are pretty common. NM
    x
    Sounds like you are SM
    working for one of the few remaining good companies.  Wouldn't it be wonderful if they all at least made an effort to even out the work?  When you factor in VR and the number of newbees that some companies hire, who just don't have the experience to do the difficult dictators, that makes a sorry life for those who do have the experience and can do it.  Which is why I say if "anyone" isn't happy with what they are doing, then they should look for a company that recognizes their MTs as human beings.  I think part of the problem is that the bigger companies are run by "suits" who don't have a clue about actual medical transcription, all they see is the bottom line and any way to make that bottom liine bigger is fine and dandy with them.  I even heard one of those "suits" say once that it didn't matter if all their MTs quit, they were just typists and the manager could just go out and hire some more.
    Sounds like you have too much going on. Take

    things in little bits.  (Un)pack/clean for 15 minutes and then work for a bit.   Set a realistic goal to work - say an hour that you can make yourself work, then get up and (un)pack/clean, do laundry, etc. and then come back and work.  If you can afford to work a few less hours do it.  It will give you time to complete the move and give you a break from work.


    We are remodeling/redecorating and our house is total chaos.  Some days I can jump right in and get something accomplished and other times I put on blinders and just ignore it all.  Some days I dig right into work and knock out my lines, other days I'm on-line more than working.


    Take a break, get refocused, and then try out different routines.  I think we all go through burnout at least once a year and sometimes it takes a bit to get refocused. 


     


    Sounds about right
    x
    Thanks, sounds like just what I need.

    It isn't that I can't afford either, just concerned that I don't want a 2 year process, because I need to start living now.


    I don't need to know particulars, but just wondered how far back your trauma went?  Mine is pretty much a lifetime of traumatic events, but I think most of my issues date back to when I was 5. 


    sounds like
    Pfannenstiel scar
    now this sounds better..
    nm
    Sounds like...
    We need to take what THEY say with a huge chunk of something, and it sure ain't salt! Talk about "The Stepford Transcriptionists." Sheesh. Thanx for ur input - it was driving me nuts!
    sounds like there
    may have been a problem with their server.  Try it one more time.  If you get the same error page, click the 'refresh' key at the top of your screen to see if this brings the page up.  If it doesn't, you should call someone.
    Sounds like MDI
    Who do you work for - -if you don't mind saying.
    Sounds like what I'm looking for.....
    Thanks so much for the replies!
    Sounds like my son. sm

    My son had an economics project in junior high school. The class was split into groups. Each group was given $75.00 in cash and told to come up with something to make their money back. If they made any profit, it was theirs to keep and split.


    My son went through all of the grocery store flyers until he found cans of Pepsi on sale. Then he called all of the pizza places to see if he could get a buy 1 get 1 free special. They bought a bunch of pizza and a bunch of Pepsi, set up a table at lunchtime,  and sold the pizza for $1.25 a slice and the cans of soda for $1.00 a can. They doubled the money, gave the original $75.00 back and split the rest.


    Right now my son works in food services at a nursing home. I'm surprised he doesn't charge the residents for delivering their dinners.


    Must be. Sounds just like them
    nm
    Sounds like PMC to me...
     
    Sounds like they set you up to

    No one can be 100%... 98.8 should be congratulated (IMO) Drs. make mistakes in dictating even.. they aren't 100%.


    This sounds like an ad to me.
    nn
    Actually, it sounds like the old one is
    nm
    This sounds about right!
    A Japanese company and an American company decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River. Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race. On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile. The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the reason for the crushing defeat.

    A management team made up of senior management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action. Their conclusion was the Japanese had eight people rowing and one person steering, while the American team had eight people steering and one person rowing.

    So American management hired a consulting company and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion. They advised that too many people were steering the boat, while not enough people were rowing.

    To prevent another loss to the Japanese, the rowing team's management structure was totally reorganized to four steering supervisors, three area steering superintendents and one assistant superintendent steering manager.

    They also implemented a new performance system that would give the one person rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder. It was called the "Rowing Team Quality First Program", with meetings, dinners and free pens for the rower.

    There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and other equipment, extra vacation days for practices and bonuses.

    The next year the Japanese won by two miles. Humiliated, the American management laid off the rower for poor performance, halted development of a new canoe, sold the paddles and cancelled all capital investments for new equipment.

    The money saved was distributed to the Senior Executives as bonuses, and the next year's racing team was outsourced to India.

    Sounds like she does not know what she is doing.
    Maybe your company does not pay much for QA or have high criteria
    It sounds like......sm
    It sounds like they are basing this on income only, not income and output (her bills). She should talk with the folks at Social Service as they can probaby negotiate a better deal for her, either there or somewhere else.

    Good luck! :)
    sounds like....
    the other poster's Stedman's and mine conflict a little. Mine is:
    Stedman's Orthopaedic & Rehab Words, Third Edition (1999) so her's may be more up-to-date.

    So, share with us what you said and what QA said. I'm curious!!!!
    Sounds like my ex also.....sm
    very abusive...mine wasn't that controlling, but he was disrespectful to me and did lots of things to hurt and humiliate me, to the point of double dating behind my back with his oldest daughter and her boyfriend, and on our anniversary to boot. I am out of that mess, met a much nicer guy who is secure with himself and am happier because of it.