chazman1040

chazman1040 has 12 years experience and specializes in Mental Health.

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1. coalinga state hospital registry psych nurse questions

   chazman1040 replied to jmnurse08's topic in Psychiatric

   Prime Labor and Staffing out of Fresno provides RN's to the Coaling State Hospital as well. They pay $33 per hour. They tell me they have a Aug start and a Sept start.

2. Coalinga State Hospital

   chazman1040 replied to chazman1040's topic in Psychiatric

   Prime Labor & Staffing staffs Coalinga. Here is the web site. http://www.primelaborinc.com/

3. Is there any foreign country RN can work under US license?

   chazman1040 replied to babylove7477's topic in International

   Were you wanting to stay and work in the United States? If you do then get your Visa Screen, then write the NCLEX to get an RN license through any state. Then find an employer willing to sponsor you for an employment based "Green Card". The process i...

4. Psych wards at Christmas time. We are talking decorations!!

   chazman1040 replied to kiwipsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

   Is that a real pine tree? I've always thought hospitals couldn't have real Christmas due to the fire hazard. Most Psych units I have been have a few decoration but not many.

5. Inpatient psych nurse/pt ratio

   chazman1040 replied to Turtle in scrubs's topic in Psychiatric

   A forensic unit is usually located in a "state hospital". Depending on the state, it is where patient is sent by the court to "serve their time" for any number of crimes from stealing to murder. The idea is to provide treatment rather than punishment...

6. Complete Lack of Safety HELP!

   chazman1040 replied to psychdave's topic in Forensic

   Without support from the hospital where you work there is nothing you can do. There seems to be a general movement in the USA away from PRN medications, and seclusion/restraint as was of dealing with violence. The assaults on staff will get much wors...

7. Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

   chazman1040 replied to alfa-sierra's topic in Psychiatric

   Did you ever end up at Cottage Hospital? If so what were your impressions? I have wanted to take a travel assignment there myself.

8. Inpatient psych nurse/pt ratio

   chazman1040 replied to Turtle in scrubs's topic in Psychiatric

   Tonight I am working on a medium security forensic unit. We have 41 male adult patients. I am the only RN and am working with 3 CNA's.

9. Coalinga State Hospital

   chazman1040 posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I am looking for information on Coalinga State Hospital. I am aware of the patient population (SVP) and what comes with such a population. I am looking for information such as, Are the RN's still working 12 hour shifts? How often are the RN's getting...

10. What do you do in the nursing station in your down time?

    chazman1040 replied to kiwipsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

    I'm at work right now. I work at a state hospital for the criminally insane. So although it is quite now (4:30 am), the plexiglass riot shield is propped up against the wall behind me, as I wait for the next code.

11. Violence towards staff and mgmt response

    chazman1040 replied to horus2001's topic in Psychiatric

    It worries me that an RN can think being a "punching bag" is "part of the job". This teen punched an RN because she didn't get her way. The assault was out of anger, not because she was psychotic. Is it to much to ask that people be held accountable ...