Crazy Mama

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1. Travel Nursing in your RV full time

   Crazy Mama replied to Trvln Nurse's topic in Agency

   My husband and I are both RN's and we plan on traveling in the near future. We are finially debt free. We plan on selling our home and buying a fifth wheel. I have been concerned about what to do with our things. Do you recommend storage? This is...

2. New to Forum

   Crazy Mama replied to LiLcBaBy154's topic in Texas

   If you plan on starting Nursing school, I would recommend that you get all of your prerec's out of the way. Once you start the nursing program you need to be focused on nursing and nothing else. Depending on where you want to go depends on what sub...

3. Any "geri-psych" nurses on board?

   Crazy Mama replied to MisPlacedTexan's topic in Psychiatric

   I have worked Geropsych for 5 years. i love what i do. the patients have more medical problems and a whole lot of medications. Don't let the elderly fool you, they are strong and can go off before you realize whats happening. At the facillity where ...

4. Texas Nurse abandonment laws

   Crazy Mama replied to mattsmom81's topic in Texas

   I spoke w/ a nurse that taught ethics for the BNE. She said there is no mention of abandoment of patients anywhere in the regulations. She said it may fall under JCAHO but not the BNE. We do have safe harbor that can be filed and it is internal. I ...

5. Moving to San Antonio.........

   Crazy Mama replied to dazzle256's topic in Texas

   Depends on which hospital you go to, but you can almost quote what you would like and see where it goes. I know at the hospital I work for we need an ICU nurse really bad. We have been remodeling and besides it being an older facility, it is a nice...

6. Pay rate poll

   Crazy Mama replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

   Sometimes I feel as if I'm at the wrong hospital. I currently make 28.50 an hour. I get no OT since I am salary. I figured that I make less in this current position (Nurse Mgr. ) than I did on the floor. At least there I received the differincial...

7. New Nurse Manager on Psych unit

   Crazy Mama replied to Crazy Mama's topic in Management

   Thanks for the feedback. The hospital I work for is just now "coming of age". We still handle labs/x-rays by written message. We are unable to get lab results etc by computer. Recently we were bought out. The new company will be putting new comp...

8. New Nurse Manager on Psych unit

   Crazy Mama posted a topic in Management

   I sure hope someone out there can give me some insight on what to expect. I will be in charge of a 15 bed unit on a Gero psych unit. I have been w/ this hospital for 5 yrs. on this unit and the 2 Physicians that we mainly use asked me to take the p...

9. Can you hire a private psych nurse to give meds?

   Crazy Mama replied to exhausted mom's topic in Psychiatric

   You asked about injectables, Geodon, Zyprexa and Respiradal Consta can be given IM. Have you thought about having your son put into a psych unit to get his meds regulated? Of course you have! I'm not sure if all laws regarding psych nursing are the...

10. Pay rate poll

    Crazy Mama replied to NursesRmofun's topic in General Nursing

    Appears that the pay scale for nurses is to low. I have been a nurse for 10 yrs. I work in a psych unit in TX. I started out in Tele, > Home health> ortho/med surg. then to the present. My salary when i passed my boards was $17 per hour, now ...

11. holiday pay

    Crazy Mama replied to harley_fan's topic in General Nursing

    Where are you located? sounds wonderful to get paid what you deserve. I'm of course in TX and about 2 hours from the border. No union here! and the pay scale is low also.

12. holiday pay

    Crazy Mama replied to harley_fan's topic in General Nursing

    Holiday pay? I forgot there are people that do pay their employees extra if they work the holiday. The hospital I work at does not pay extra, they will give it to you off and you can use that day as one of the holidays for the year. That's the only ...

13. What does a Psych RN do exactly?

    Crazy Mama replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Psychiatric

    Sorry it took so long to answer, I did my 2 16 hour shifts and slept for 3 hours this morning, now I'm ready to go. I can understand why you may be hesitant. When you are employeed on a psych unit, you will be trained to do take downs the proper wa...

14. What does a Psych RN do exactly?

    Crazy Mama replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in Psychiatric

    Our hospital takes patients from 45 and up. Yes we do take Alz pt's. Most of the time they are here due to combative behavior or just dx. and forgetfulness is there problem. i always tell the family that we can help control the behavior, but we can...

15. Help! Min. safe staffing issue

    Crazy Mama replied to jlc's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm not to familar with the laws of other states or do we all have the same when it comes to nursing? But, envoke Safe Harbor. It doesn't help get more staff, but it will help keep your lic. safe. I told my nurse manager one evening that if I didn...