Tina Curtis, Registered Psychiatric Nurse
Me and My Job
Talk is stress buster
When I'm with patients, I do hear stories that are quite horrible. Often I will talk with another nurse therapist or colleague about what I've heard and just debrief about the situation. I find I need to do that with difficult cases. That helps me to retain my balance.
I'm dealing with confidential files so I'm limited to what I can say at home to my friends and family at the end of the day. I do talk about hypothetical situations and general issues, but I would never divulge patient information.