do the correctionals hire new grads?

jailhouserock_lpn_08 · Oct 20, 2009, 12:26 PM

I took my boards in February 09. Graduated in November 08. I started in corrections in August of this year. I couldn't be happier. Of course there are days where you are overwhelmed but you could get that in EVERY setting. You are able to be very hands on. And where I work (unsure of other facilities) there is only 1 nurse and 1 med tech (or nurse on meds sometimes) so we are tight nit and don't worry about communication. There are 5 employees. I think it is a great place to work. And as everyone else stated, be very cautios of the I/M they can be super nice one minute and plotting the next! Most often than not they are being nice for a reason! Stand your ground and don't back down! there are plenty of Officers available to you at any time. Good luck!

misty720 · Nov 17, 2009, 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by jailhouserock_lpn_08

I took my boards in February 09. Graduated in November 08. I started in corrections in August of this year. I couldn't be happier. Of course there are days where you are overwhelmed but you could get that in EVERY setting. You are able to be very hands on. And where I work (unsure of other facilities) there is only 1 nurse and 1 med tech (or nurse on meds sometimes) so we are tight nit and don't worry about communication. There are 5 employees. I think it is a great place to work. And as everyone else stated, be very cautios of the I/M they can be super nice one minute and plotting the next! Most often than not they are being nice for a reason! Stand your ground and don't back down! there are plenty of Officers available to you at any time. Good luck!

hey can i ask where you are located?

2bLVNme · Nov 20, 2009, 12:23 PM

I have a question, I am a new grad VN and am considering corrections nursu=ing. Now, I have a father who has been locked up for about 7years and has 2 more to go. How will this affect me? Can any one answer this? Thannx

mt_nurse · Nov 20, 2009, 03:22 PM

i grad in may 09 and i have an interview at a correctional. advice anyone??? what kind of questions will they ask?? similar ones i suppose??

whirlabug · Dec 03, 2009, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by momfullofcurls

Congratulations New Graduate Nurse,
I am not a correctional nurse but like several of the others I think that a good year of hospital experience would be necessary for correctional nursing. I have read many of the postings and it seems like correctional nursing is a very autonomous nursing job much like school nursing. It also sounds like it can be intimidating at times. That is why I believe a good year of assessments and working on building confidence in a hospital environment would be essential. Good Luck to you.

Nice thought but like many new grads there are no hospital jobs, they want a year experience to hire. The nurses that work at the hospital get sent home for LCD (low census days). Very depressing. Being a new grad in the state of Colorado is challenging to say the least most of my class has had trouble finding employment and very few have been hired by a hospital. We are on of the top ADN programs in the state and on of two accreted in the area.