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1. Reccomend Bay Area, CA home visiting psych nurse agency to dispense meds?

   exhausted mom replied to exhausted mom's topic in Psychiatric

   Thanks, I will check. I've seen their place on Telegraph but theres always wheelchairs outside: so I assumed they were for physical disabilities. As for NAMI, surprisingly they have not had any suggestions for this. I have for years asked at all my g...

2. Reccomend Bay Area, CA home visiting psych nurse agency to dispense meds?

   exhausted mom posted a topic in Psychiatric

   They all seem to be only for elder care. I need a visiting nurse for a 20 year old with Bipolar Disorder, to dispense meds. Can anyone recomend any home visiting nurse organisations that can have psych nurse visits to dispense meds? I cant find anyth...

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

   exhausted mom replied to exhausted mom's topic in Psychiatric

   Thank you, and good luck with your son. I agree this is unbelievably hard. I have never faced anything worse in my life. He just won his hearing (= is no longer a danger to self or others, as he was last weekend when 5150'd -CA comitted) and was rele...

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

   exhausted mom replied to exhausted mom's topic in Psychiatric

   Re "I spoke w the Seroquel rep. and he does not know if they will ever have an inj." Crazy Mama Thanks for asking the rep! If you see them again, please ask them to consider a Seroquel IM! Re "They can do this based on the fact that he is not getting...

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

   exhausted mom replied to exhausted mom's topic in Psychiatric

   Yes, you are right - he is an addict too. But when he was on Seroquel, for the most part he was able to battle his addictions better. That is a big problem.

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

   exhausted mom replied to exhausted mom's topic in Psychiatric

   Oh my goodness! I only just found out that even you guys in the system can't make them take their meds: But I didn't realize it meant risking your licence and livelihood! At home its the oppsosite. My husband and I risk our jobs when we cant get him...

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

   exhausted mom replied to exhausted mom's topic in Psychiatric

   Thankyou, yes I am at wits end. I have spoken to his various psychs, the current one out at the county hospital, he laughed and pointed out that its illegal, that even at the hospital they cant force meds. this is how I know this would be more along ...

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

   exhausted mom posted a topic in Psychiatric

   I DO know that this is not legal - to force meds on someone.....So possibly what I am looking for is outside the law....something more like a hit man: - A shot man. But here is my question:- How do I go about hiring a psych nurse who will get my Sch...

9. State Mental Hospitals

   exhausted mom replied to NurseDixie's topic in Psychiatric

   We have a 20 year old son who has been REALLY REALLY needing to get back on his meds. Seroquel. We just had the police admit him to the county psych ward in Martinez, CA. You mean they can't make him take his meds either? This is real bad news to me!