Rambo-ette

Rambo-ette has 31 years experience and specializes in Corrections, Psych, ICU/CCU.

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1. turned down

   Rambo-ette replied to jassyj's topic in Correctional

   Psych evals would be nice~ as far as bad references, a former employer can give one, but, as was mentioned earlier, most don't choose to due to lawsuits. It could have been that they personnaly spoke with someone who gave you a poor reference (verbal...

2. Correctional nursing questions?

   Rambo-ette replied to banditrn's topic in Correctional

   I've been working in corrections for the past 10 years. If you have a relative in a correctional facility, most will not prohibit you from working there; you just can't have contact with that relative in your day-to-day duties and you have no "specia...

3. Looking for employment elsewhere...

   Rambo-ette replied to GARYLPN's topic in Correctional

   if you go to the website http://WWW.CMSSTL.Com you will find job listings. CMS has the contract at Forsyth County Jail in Winston-Salem N.C. It may also have contracts at some of the other areas you mentioned, should say on the website. Good Luck.

4. Any Opinions on CMS??

   Rambo-ette replied to JedsMom's topic in Correctional

   A company is as good as its employees. I've worked for CMS for 7 years, starting as a staff nurse. I am now an administrator. As this business goes, CMS is one of the best companies that I have worked for. Many of the problems cited by ragingmonster ...

5. Massage Therapy Question

   Rambo-ette replied to VickyRN's topic in Entrepreneurs

   I'm a nurse/licensed massage therapist. I took the full course in massage as a change from nursing. After i went through all that, I found out that I could do massage in my state under my nursing license! Check with the board that licenses massage t...

6. Why all the private company bashing?

   Rambo-ette replied to Rambo-ette's topic in Correctional

   Thank you for your opinions.

7. Why all the private company bashing?

   Rambo-ette replied to Rambo-ette's topic in Correctional

   "Isn't it all but obvious (Enron, etc. etc.) that policy makers can and do corrupt companies, despite the very best efforts of lower-level managers and front-line workers? " Sjoe you're absolutely correct in stating that often CEO's etc of companies ...

8. Why all the private company bashing?

   Rambo-ette posted a topic in Correctional

   A question for correctional nurses out there? Why am I reading so many posts that bash the private companies in correctional health? I have worked for a private co for 6 years and I love it. There are ups and downs, of course, as with any job. In or...

9. correctional nursing pay rate

   Rambo-ette replied to lorita's topic in Correctional

   In reply to Mrsgardener: There is no guarantee that that would not have happened to your friend in any medical unit. Unfortunately, HIV is spreading. the only advantage is that in corrections we at least know who's positive! There are disadvantages t...

10. correctional nursing pay rate

    Rambo-ette replied to lorita's topic in Correctional

    I am administrator at a Florida jail that is (yikes!!!) privatized. We are not the enemy folks!!! Private companies are INVITED into the systems because of the state/county reluctance to pay, monitor, support and manage health care, not to mention ...

11. Is it really as good as it sounds here?

    Rambo-ette replied to Agnus's topic in Correctional

    As with any nursing job, there are down sides. Here are a few: 1) If you are working for a private contract medical company, you face the non-renewal/cancellation of the contract every few years. Some systems award to the lowest bidder, which as we ...

12. Is it really as good as it sounds here?

    Rambo-ette replied to Agnus's topic in Correctional

    I have worked in several maximum security prisons over the years, and am now at a "megajail". I find that this is the area that I love the best. Yes, it is difficult, you have to get used to the paramilitary atmosphere, and no, you don't trust inmat...

13. sex changes

    Rambo-ette replied to misseymac's topic in Correctional

    In the correctional setting, a male is a male until he has had the penis and testicles removed. I have run across several inmates who have had the breast implants but not completed the surgery. These inmates are housed as males, usually in protective...