Little.Lizzy

We had security posted outside her room and 2 of them had to be present in the room any time a staff member entered. But the verbal abuse was just unreal. We really tried to get management to do something but unfortunately night shift over the weekend doesn't get much help. Eventually she transferred to icu so her behavior could be managed by the RN 1:1. That poor nurse! And I can't believe she took up an icu bed for that.

This reminds me of a situation we had about a month ago. A patient had just been released from jail 3 weeks ago and was admitted on our unit. We didn't ever look up what she did, but she did loudly brag to every nurse about her attempted murder charge (it was a knife fight and she seriously injured someone) with a warning that she would do the same if we weren't prompt with her dilaudid. She also shared stories of being banned from a nearby hospital because she attempted to strangle a nurse with a stethoscope. She shared these stories as a "so be on time with my dilaudid or this could happen to you!" warning. We did pass on this information verbally in report, and included it in her chart in the form of direct quotations. For example, "pt states, 'I've strangled a nurse for being 20 minutes late!' while pointing finger at RN" I know this is different for several reasons--we never verified any of this information in any database, legally or otherwise, and the information we did pass on or chart came directly from the patient, in the form of direct quotes. But the point is, I've been in situations where a patient's criminal record was charted and passed on verbally at each shift.

Apparently I can't reply to your message because I need to post at least 15 comments first? So I'm just going to reply here. The area you mentioned in the PM tends to be the "Beverly Hills of the South Bay," and is one of the more expensive areas of LA. Most people who live there make at least $250 K and usually well above that. I only know one nurse who lives there, and that's because he inherited his ginormous mansion from his very wealthy investor father. If you check out areas in Torrance or Long Beach, they tend to be better priced. Most nurses in that area tend to make around $45/hour, plus differential, from what I've seen. I work in a hospital around there and the union recently shared a flyer telling us what our hospital and all the other hospitals in the area make. Of course it depends on what your SO makes, but generally the area you mentioned in the PM is a little out of reach for nurses. If you move a little further down the hill to us common folk, I can very comfortably afford my $1500/month 1 bedroom 1 bathroom. I hope that helps a little! Where are you moving from?

Hi! I'm a nurse in LA and I have nurse friends all over LA. Like any region, it depends on where in LA. It's a pretty diverse city. I'm trying to figure out how to message you to give you more info but I'm extremely new at this. Could you message me to start it off?