riverotter

riverotter has 23 years experience and specializes in Corrections.

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   Correctional Nursing

   riverotter replied to sirI's topic in Correctional

   Why don't you start at a facility where you live, so you don't have to relocate. The job isn't for everyone. I have interviewed many people who got so freaked out by the environment that they never came back. No, a civil service exam is not need...
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   Correctional Nursing

   riverotter replied to sirI's topic in Correctional

   Go here and click on Registered Nurse 1/SG-18 . This is the online application. https://doccs.ny.gov/employment/nursing Here is a map of NYS facilities; find one nearest your location: https://www.amc.edu/Patient/services/HIV/edu_subpg...
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   Are there any nurses that actually LIKE nursing?

   riverotter replied to CShel's topic in General Students

   I'm a Nurse Administrator in the NYS prison system. I loved being a staff nurse, and became a NA to make the world a better place. After 5 years of the stress, I went back to being a staff nurse. I loved that again. I became an NA again because there...
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   Correctional Nursing

   riverotter replied to sirI's topic in Correctional

   I did it once for kicks.... but they want you to restest every year. Forget that! I learned a lot studying for it, but no need to give them my money every year.
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   Correctional Nursing

   riverotter replied to sirI's topic in Correctional

   Wow, QuePasa, Great description though. PPFD- it's a lot more hands on for nurses in NYS, I think. I highly recommend Correctional nursing . I am also a Nurse Administrator now. Any new grad nurses or NYS nurses looking for work, I would love ...
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   Correctional Nursing

   riverotter replied to sirI's topic in Correctional

   We're so desperate in NY that we take new grads and give them one year of good orientation. The pay is not the best but it's OK. I'll soon have my 20 in and retire with a pension. That is priceless. I also do love correctional nursing for many reaso...
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   RN's required to be sitters???

   riverotter replied to anneRN96's topic in General Nursing

   My mom was an RN who used to work for an agency where she would get 1:1 jobs (I forget what they're called now). She got paid well to sit with an ill person all night in case something happened; sometimes they were sick, sometimes it was hospice. It ...
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   From ED to Correctional Nursing

   riverotter replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I would also like to recommend Correctional Nursing. I've worked in Corrections for 15+ yrs as both a staff RN and a Nurse Administrator, at both a medium and a max in NYS. There is a LOT of autonomy! Not only during off shifts when there are no prov...
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   Fired and Embarrassed

   riverotter replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   You can get a job with an agency if you don't get hired somewhere right away so there's no gap in employment. Maybe even through the agency you will find something that you like- you can try a variety of different types of nursing and institutions wi...
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    Tired of jumping jobs, does anyone like her job?

    riverotter replied to rearviewmirror's topic in General Nursing

    I work in Corrections. I LOVE IT. Best job I ever had in my life. Most of the time it's low-key, but when things happen, they are ALWAYS interesting! Just have to have good assessment skills and some experience, it's not for new grads until you work ...
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    Your FAVORITE job

    riverotter replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    I love correctional nursing. I have been doing it since 2003. It is a unique field with its own challenges and issues. And most of the time things are pretty low-key. But when things DO happen, they are always interesting!!!
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    Lantus vs other insulins

    riverotter replied to riverotter's topic in Medications

    Thank you, because I asked one (the only) diabetic I know (that I know of) and she said that she gets regular with a doctor's prescription. Maybe that's just so insurance will cover it, then. Thank you.
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    Lantus vs other insulins

    riverotter posted a topic in Medications

    In the prison where I work, inmates are required to have their own bottles of Lantus (nurses still keep and administer it), but we use stock bottles for regular, 70/30, N, etc. I asked why and was told it was because Lantus requires a prescription an...
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    How do I address the cover letter if I don't know who the hiring manager is?

    riverotter replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

    and don't do what we once got: "To Who or Whom:"
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    I want to make a difference - Is Indian Health Services the answer?

    riverotter replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

    I have thought about what it might be like many times, though I own my home and am working toward a state pension, so I would not leave my job. I look forward to reading about people's experience in the IHS! But I work in a prison, which is another u...