cwishes

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1. RN ethical dilemma

   cwishes posted a topic in General Nursing

   As an RN for the California Dept. of Mental Health, if a patient decides to refuse treatment (i.e. refused lab draws, Hep C treatment, dental work, ECG, EEG, ect...), we are being required by the Dept. of Mental Health to attempt to change the patien...

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

   cwishes replied to kiwipsychnurse's topic in Psychiatric

   As a Ψ RN for the Sate of Californai in one of their State Hospital (ASH), I have no down time whatsoever. If I do my job as required, there is not enough time in the day, even in a 12 hour shift, to complete everything. I spend that vast majority of...

3. Requesting Advice

   cwishes replied to markpdavid's topic in California

   Try Donaven state prison. Danm good money, great benis and they're always hiring. I'm an RN for the state and I love it. Chris

4. How much does a Behavioral Health/Psychiatric Nurse?

   cwishes replied to rn4ever?'s topic in Psychiatric

   New grad RNs in California State Hospitals start off at a little over $7200 per month plus overtime. I work at one and I absolutely love it. Here's the website. http://www.dmh.cahwnet.gov/Services_and_Programs/State_Hospitals/Default.asp

5. Why is mental illness considered pts. fault?

   cwishes replied to mrs.captain.kangaroo's topic in Psychiatric

   As a psyc RN in a CA state hospital I deal with individuals who are afflicted with mental illness on a daily basis. There is a negative stigma to M.I in much of Western society. These stigmas are missing in a good number of societies throughout thir...

6. Overtime?

   cwishes posted a topic in California

   Is it true that any shift over eight hours is paid at time and one half? So if you worked 12 hours a day...3 twelves, 16 of those hours would be paid as overtime? I noticed CA law states that anything over eight hours is considered as such.

7. Husband relocating to SF Area

   cwishes replied to ManyRN2B's topic in California

   My husband is currently looking to relocate to Seton hospital in Daly city. I have been looking at the maps provided earlier on this post but I am still concerned about the commute. I am wondering if anyone would be willing to give me some suggesti...

8. The Circumcision Discussion

   cwishes replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I also believe circumcision is quite brutal -forced male genital mutilation. It's barbaric to me. If the question is of HIV prevention, than wait until the infant becomes of age (an adult) to make the decision if he wants his penis partially removed...

9. mesa view hospital in mesquite, NV??

   cwishes replied to 1996RN's topic in Nevada

   Did clinicals there last semester and loved it. Everyone there was prof. and helpful and went out of their why to make you feel at home. In talking to the nurses there, they all had only great things to say about the hospital, management and each o...

10. I've decided to become an OR nurse

    cwishes posted a topic in Operating Room

    I'll be graduating next year as an RN and have been doing a lot of "soul searching" to what type of nursing I want to do and have come to the decision of becoming an OR nurse. Now that that decision has been made, I have a lot of questions that rema...

11. Do i have a chance?

    cwishes replied to onmyway06's topic in Career Support

    go for it!! i'm a 44 yr old male with 7 kids (five still at home) and am in 1st year of rn school, it's my 3rd career change. in high school i was a c average student and did horribly in math and science. i now have a 3.8 gpa, go to school and work...