do the correctionals hire new grads?

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its really tough to get in in a hospital so maybe ill try to be a nurse in the correctionals?

I very much hope it works for you.

Maybe your jail is set up differently, but in my jail the nurses have way too much autonomy. I know I personally could not have handled running a code by myself for a young person that was lifeless from hanging or any other numbers of ways of dying after 6 months of nursing. In some situations, that would be called for in my jail.

Specializes in Corrections, LTC, ER.

In parts of Colorado that's the only place besides a LTC facility to get a job. I live in rural Colorado, where there is no nursing shortage. I am a new RN and was a LPN for

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!

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?

Specializes in Psych.

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

Specializes in Med/Surg.

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??

Specializes in Corrections, LTC, ER.
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.:o

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