nomadicV

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1. Corrections Nurses: Have You Been Hit Like This?

   nomadicV replied to Sheri257's topic in Correctional

   You know Siri, that's exactly my point. I never worried about my safety while working behind the fence; there are always officers around but in the acute care non correctional environment, help is scarce and people are not alert

2. Federal Bureau of Prisons

   nomadicV replied to military spouse's topic in Correctional

   I worked at FMC (Federal Medical Center) at Carswell TX in Ft Worth--oversimplified, its a prison hospital for women surrounded by all levels of security. There was also a male facility nearby. I thought Carswell was very well run and didn't leave ...

3. CMS or hospital?

   nomadicV replied to military spouse's topic in Correctional

   Having worked County and then Federal corrections (3 different facilities) for about 12 years I can share my own experiences as they've differed from working in the private sector: It all depends on the facility. County and state corrections IMHO is...

4. Request for interview with correctional nurse

   nomadicV replied to wisconurse's topic in Correctional

   sorry, didn't see that you'd already posted your questions: here's my response when did you graduate from nursing school? 1980 have you been a correctional nurse since you graduated, did you work in another nursing capacity, or take time off after g...

5. Request for interview with correctional nurse

   nomadicV replied to wisconurse's topic in Correctional

   I can help with your project as well, I've worked corrections (County and Federal) for approximately 12 years--just fire your questions off!

6. Corrections Nurses: Have You Been Hit Like This?

   nomadicV replied to Sheri257's topic in Correctional

   No and in general, I worry more about harm with the non-incarcerated population: reason being--in corrections you know the type of individuals you're dealing with and as in the video, there's ususally help nearby. In the non incarcetated population,...

7. Forced feeding

   nomadicV replied to 2003rn's topic in Correctional

   I told one guy that he'd faint before he died and that I would be standing there with the largest bore needle I could find and pump him so full of sugar (D50) that he'd wake up with a high.

8. Forced feeding

   nomadicV replied to 2003rn's topic in Correctional

   Having had experience with hunger strikers, most don't go the distance (in my experience) Funny story: I had one guy who'd declared a hunger strike. In my system, it's not a hunger strike until 72 hours has passed so I told him of this. Looking at ...

9. Forced feeding

   nomadicV replied to 2003rn's topic in Correctional

   Generally it takes a court order in order to sink a g-tube. When the consequence is being sued by the family for failing to do all you could and having the IM to die; I don't have a problem with it.

10. Too Cute!

    nomadicV replied to Coloradogrl's topic in Correctional

    While I'm no Miss America, I don't have a hump on my back either--that said, I know what she's saying. You just need a good game face, tone down the perkiness and be prepared to respond to vile comments. Correctional nursing is different from anyth...

11. Would like your help

    nomadicV replied to nomadicV's topic in Correctional

    Great response. I'd had some of the same issues. I'd worked County and then Federal and by far; Federal is better, the docs there don't dare get flippant when it comes to responding to a call from staff: there is too much oversight. However, thing...

12. Would like your help

    nomadicV replied to nomadicV's topic in Correctional

    You guys have been great. My thoughts were that the most prevalent concerns were 1. Security 2. Medical vs Correctional 3. Correctional training and 4. Personality conflicts I see that I wasn't too far off target. Outside of Federal Bureau of Pri...

13. Would like your help

    nomadicV replied to nomadicV's topic in Correctional

    Any correctional system: jails, prisons, detention etc

14. Desperate !!

    nomadicV replied to mika1's topic in General Nursing

    Dunno if this is helpful at this late stage, but what about programs that help with schooling in return for committment such as the US Public Health Service. If you're in a BSN program, there is a co-step program to pay for the last 1 or 2 years of ...

15. Where do you look for correctional nursing openings?

    nomadicV replied to obtech2nurse's topic in Correctional

    USAJobs website, if you're interested in going federal