TerriRene

TerriRene

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About TerriRene

I am a newby to corrections however I have been in nursing for the last 18 years.

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  1. How did you come to work in corrections?

    Hi All: I have been a nurse for 18 years and have worked in many different areas(Labor and Delivery, NICU, Med-Surg, Nursing Home, Psych, Newborn Nursery, Home Health) and decided that I wanted an area in which I could use all of my skills and enjoy...
  2. How did you come to work in corrections?

    Hi All: I have been a nurse for 18 years and have worked in many different areas(Labor and Delivery, NICU, Med-Surg, Nursing Home, Psych, Newborn Nursery, Home Health) and decided that I wanted an area in which I could use all of my skills and enjoy...
  3. PHS-Good ,Bad, Indifferent

    Do not even think about it!!! I have worked for PHS and would never do it again. They are definitely in it for the money and they make that abundantly clear to you!!! If you treasure your license you will run RUN RUN the other direction!!!
  4. Traveling Corrections?

    I work for Wackenhut corporation and yes there is mobility between the facilities. If you would like more information then feel free to contact me at [email protected].
  5. Needle Stick! OMG!

    I did the same thing last year. I gave a IM to two different patients who were in the same room. I stuck myself with both needles. YES I WAS STUPID!!! Especially since I have been a nurse for 18 years and universal precautions as well as infectio...
  6. how do you cope??? need help

    Lots of prayer!! Closely watching the officers who work with me and attempting to avoid those that I know are shaky. Venting to the other nurses Maintaining very strong boundaries with the offenders.
  7. correctional nursing pay rate

    Dallas area private prisons pay RN's $18 per hour regardless of amount of experience.
  8. I am interested in knowing if there is anyone out there who has worked for the Bureau of Prisons. What is the climate like within the federal prison system? Thanks
  9. I am considering going army

    I am a Air Force brat. My Dad was in the Air Force for 30 years. Currently my brother is in the Army. We have both decided that the Air Force is much more family friendly. Good Luck!
  10. Anyone work for the Bureau of Prisons??

    I have not heard of any prisoners hurting nurses. However I have heard of nurses being extremely "prisoner friendly" and ending up being manipulated by prisoners.
  11. Want a job in corrections????

    Oregan is tooooooo cold!!! I love the sunshine of the south!! I think it is GREAT that nurses in corrections do so well in Oregan!!
  12. why corrections

    I have entered it because I AM SICK OF THE HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME AND HOME HEALTH!!! I need something different and corrections is definitely different. Also I like a challenge.
  13. Interested in Correctional Nursing

    To discover the locations of federal prisons within your area you can find them at the following website: http://www.bop.gov
  14. supervisor liabilty

    I have been to court and beleive me IT GETS UGLY IN THERE!! If you think that the facility or your supervisor will cover you then you better think again. IT IS EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF!!! Unfortunately the nurse is usually hung out to dry since you can...
  15. Staffing

    I work for a 400 all male parole violators facility. They are not there more than 90 days. Staffing: Days 3 RN's 3 LPN' S, 1 dental assistant, 1 medical records assistant. Evenings: 3 LPN's. Nights: 1 RN. Physcician three days weekly. Dentist 2 d...