Re: Ironwood or Chuckawalla for a new grad? Yes, I have read the posts and they are not recent, which is why I was inquiring again.
Just because posts are not recent doesn't mean that they have no merit. The environment and its suitability for new grads has not changed.
do CF RN's get job satisfaction in helping their patients, i.e. seeing a patient get well, seeing the results of patient education, lifestyle changes etc.?
Absolutely. We often provide the first health education inmates have ever had, or sometimes it is the first time things have been explained in a way they can understand. Some have had no health care at all. We also perform education when an inmate is diagnosed with a condition or disease that he or she didn't know existed. The tests that we do during intake often provide the first diagnosis of conditions like diabetes and HIV, as well as kidney and liver problems and other conditions.
Also, it's disturbing to think that I would be treating murderers, rapists etc. who are now entitled to free health care...like a reward for comitting a violent act.
If you are bringing that attitude inside the fences, corrections isn't where you need to be. Health care is not a reward for anything. Once the state assumes custody they also assume responsibility for providing basic needs. Medical staff is not there to punish inmates. The courts have already done that by taking away their freedom.
I make it a point not to inquire about the crimes inmates have committed, as I don't want it to affect the care that is delivered.
Most of these people probably didn't have health ins. when they were on the outside.
This is also true of many people who are unemployed. Lack of health insurance is not a reason to degrade people.
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