I felt rather tiny in the midst of all the non-nursing discussion about biopsychosocial issues.
There are two branches of this sort of health care with a third tiny sprout in the middle.
The main trunk is the first branch
medicine - I think.
To the left is the next branch
psychiatry - I think.
Sheltered and tucked away is addictions medicine,
more specifically medical detox - of that I’m sure.
Some health care providers, nurses specifically, work in Medical Detox.
What does treatment of psychiatric conditions
have to do with them?
Well, I think that is the wrong question.
The question should be:
What should medically trained nurses working in Medical Detox know
about psychiatric conditions?
Seminar attendees learned about only two of these conditions:
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder
there are so very many more......
Have I mentioned the people that carry these conditions?
In medical detox, we care for those people who carry, not of their choosing, a dual diagnosis - Addiction and a Psychiatric Disorder.
How do I assimilate the information learned today
so that it will inform my nursing practice?
A conundrum for sure.
“There are no extra pieces in the universe.
Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill,
and every piece must fit into the big jigsaw puzzle.”
~ Deepak Chopra
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