karbyr

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1. Anybody having a hard time finding a job?

   karbyr replied to Tiffie1210's topic in Michigan

   I have been a nurse for 24 years now and remember how much I hated my first year as an actual nurse. Very intense and a lot of on the job training. Over the years, I have worked in various positions, some I loved, some I wouldn't have wished on an en...

2. H1N1 patient dilemma

   karbyr replied to jbjelus1's topic in General Nursing

   Sounds like you work in one of the better, more enlightened hospitals. So many places just aren't like that

3. Borderline Personality Disorder on the Behavioral Unit

   karbyr replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Psychiatric

   What a great informative article, thankyou!

4. Michigan Correctional Nurses?

   karbyr replied to RocknRollYogaRn's topic in Correctional

   Did you end up taking the Michigan job? What do you think?

5. Any RN's in Michigan working corrections?

   karbyr replied to RocknRollYogaRn's topic in Correctional

   They made my life a living hell for about 4 years. Was in the upper peninsula, might make a difference.....................maybe They were federally ordered to have a review due to inmates dying of neglect...........lots of problems, might want to re...

6. Abuse?

   karbyr replied to weirdRN's topic in Correctional

   I agree with you nurse 1989, this nurse did the right thing, although her methods may have been a little "off". I am wondering who stated her treatment was rough? The CMA who was angry about having her overpaid "play time" interrupted? The prison env...

7. Michigan Correctional Nurses?

   karbyr replied to RocknRollYogaRn's topic in Correctional

   I had posted early last year about what is going on in Michigan's prisons and it isn't good. Michigan's Department of Corrections Health Care Services is under federal investigation for neglect and negligent practices. They were on "60 minutes" last ...

8. Out of a job

   karbyr replied to underpaidrn's topic in General Nursing

   I think I read somewhere that on average, the best nurses get fired between 2 and 4 times during their career. Having said that, I am in your shoes also. Including the small town bit. Just keep looking up as you look around, it will work out!!!...

9. Investigation of Michigan DOC and Sixty Minutes episode

   karbyr replied to karbyr's topic in Correctional

   policy is every two hours removal. There is no real ability to check q 15 minutes, so would be foolish to write policy that way. He should have been treated, period, which he wasn't. IV fluids yes, but just plain attention would have sufficed and p...

10. Investigation of Michigan DOC and Sixty Minutes episode

    karbyr posted a topic in Correctional

    :uhoh21: Did anyone see the "Sixty Minutes" episode about the Michigan DOC and treatment of mentally ill prisoners? Any comments? Patients die, they fire the individual nurse and refuse to deal with a management structure that is totally unaccountab...

11. How do you deal with Mothers of inmates

    karbyr replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    Nicely and firmly tell her she will need to take this up with the onsite doctor, then excuse yourself. as in, "excuse me, but I need to get on with my daily work, thank you for your concern". When she tries to go on, excuse yourself again..... and a...

12. Would like your help

    karbyr replied to nomadicV's topic in Correctional

    another thought would be beefing up on the assertiveness training and the advocacy position of nurses. I see soooooo many nurses who act like co's and don't seem to understand that their licenses can be in jeapordy because they are NOT c.o's.

13. Would like your help

    karbyr replied to nomadicV's topic in Correctional

    psych, psych, psych I see so many psych patients that are either undiagnosed or underdiagnosed in the system.....plus, psych training helps deal with the manipulativeness of the inmates.

14. PLEASE don't do it!

    karbyr replied to jamangel's topic in Correctional

    Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr why don't we get better training on this????? There is a great book out called: The games criminals play...........you can get it at amazon..........it gives a great lookee see into how they think and run their cons.......

15. Huge Mistake?!?

    karbyr replied to angel5's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't contact them about it, part of being a nurse is being able to "roll with the punches" and not let the 'little things' bother you...............this is a little thing. A funny little thing, but a little thing. I have done it too.......the m...