CorrRx

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1. Absolutely FURIOUS!!!!

   CorrRx replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   SUE! Regardless of the outcome, this was damaging and illegal on several counts.

2. Getting in shape/Losing weight in pre-nursing/NS support thread

   CorrRx replied to wishNhopeNdreamN's topic in Stress 101

   YES! I have just enrolled in a gym, got a personal trainier and am about to start a doctor ordered hydrotherapy class, on top of waiting impatiently for my electric bike to arrive. I plan on commuting to work which should be dead easy I only live 4 m...

3. Had something interest happen this past weekend

   CorrRx replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in Correctional

   Congratualtions! It's tough to stand up for yourself against such stern and authoratative opposition, I commend your stalwart advocacy. Often what the officers often don't "get" is that we are there for them as much or even more than for the patient...

4. Where do you draw the line

   CorrRx replied to coontlh0's topic in Correctional

   911. If it is not in your Policies and Procedures manual, if it is not backed by protocol, Don't do it. Otherwize you are on your own legally, and even the person whos very life you may have tried to save can go for you legally if the outcome is not ...

5. MA Correctional Nursing

   CorrRx replied to dansegypsy's topic in Correctional

   Seriously, do not put up with that. Is it privitized care, state or what? I hope you do have a union, and if not, I would run to find a healthier work setting. Document document document. Names, dates, events, witnesses. You sound like a lawyer may b...

6. Pay Grades in Corrections??

   CorrRx replied to Yermonator's topic in Correctional

   The state sytem is set up to be pretty rigid I think. They may be able to write a letter to get you in at a higher grade, but I dont know. They are paying pretty well now anyhow aren't they? I work county jail in California, and the county system is...

7. Forced feeding

   CorrRx replied to 2003rn's topic in Correctional

   I see this an old thread, but it is a new issue for me. I am a Nurse Manager of Jail health service. We have a court order, he is 24 days into his strike. Our issue is that we are damned if we do and damned if we don't. Ethically we have been unable ...