Steristripqueen

Steristripqueen has 26 years experience.

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1. Nursing Is No Longer Worth It

   Steristripqueen replied to AnonymousSuper's topic in COVID

   Your writing is spot on. However, in any job, management may see employees as expendable. Nurses need to take their own path of contentment. There are so many fields of nursing that should be looked into. My path was to leave med/surg hospital...

2. malpractice ins

   Steristripqueen replied to jailhousegranny's topic in Correctional

   Hi Mikethenurse, the date of my orginal posting was 1/09 since then I have called NSO to clarify coverage as I have gotten 2 renewal notices BUT I was in NO WAY comforted by the person I was talking to. She did not seem to know that coverage was ini...

3. Rome State School?

   Steristripqueen replied to psalm's topic in Disabilities

   Hi everyone, Contact the Oneida County Historical Society for more info. on just where old records are kept. Their contact number is 315 735 3642 or write them at 1608 Genesee St. Utica NY 13502 Good luck finding any info.. Not sure if the court h...

4. Dangers of Labeling Inmates - Stories Sought

   Steristripqueen replied to Guest371144's topic in Correctional

   I have had a few incidents in which I was convinced the inmate was faking BUT thankfully I followed through with immediate MD eval. or telemed but I still felt very bad for thinking that the inmate was faking.

5. Prison nursing

   Steristripqueen replied to Xnavykat's topic in Correctional

   eighteen years later I still have not gotten used to that gate closing behind me! LOL

6. corrections is fantastic!!!

   Steristripqueen replied to happyjailnurse's topic in Correctional

   If you have excellent nursing assessment skills and looking for a challange corrections is the place to be. Corrections is a whole different world but also not that different for patient care. No one nurse comes off from the private sector and inst...

7. Ok...fellow CO nurses

   Steristripqueen replied to NYRN08's topic in Correctional

   dont' forget to mention that you actually get bathroom breaks and get to eat! LOL

8. Would you reccommend correctional nursing?

   Steristripqueen replied to nimchimpskii's topic in Correctional

   Hi, Correctional nursing is difficult for several reasons; you need to have exceptional assessment skills, independent thinking, and deal with non medical people on a continual basis (security and administration and on occassion visitors) telling y...

9. Prison rape

   Steristripqueen replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Correctional

   To this day we have security putting alot of pressure onto the nurses thus interferring with the nursing process. I have found that the afternoons and midnight shifts of security are main the problem. Bottom line if an inmate come forward with the ...

10. Correctional/Nursing Associations

    Steristripqueen replied to OldMareLPN's topic in Correctional

    Not sure if you all have checked out this site www.corrections.com but there is an update on security info. and job postings for all professions asso. with Corrections across the country.

11. Happy Easter!

    Steristripqueen replied to Teebee5's topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone I too want to add to the Happy Easter list to everyone everywhere!!!

12. correction nurses pay scale??

    Steristripqueen replied to sphz9471's topic in Correctional

    Hi everyone, in NY corrections nurses make just a tad less than the hospital per hour BUT health insurance for individual and family is a fraction on what the hosp. nurses have to pay, plus eye/dental is much less too. Both get shift differential a...

13. malpractice ins

    Steristripqueen replied to jailhousegranny's topic in Correctional

    you know that is the current debate we are having at work. One good thing about the NSO policy was it covered you on duty and off. I just felt I had a little piece of mind having the policy. Too many people are suing and how would they know if you...

14. malpractice ins

    Steristripqueen replied to jailhousegranny's topic in Correctional

    I apologize to my fellow posters. I did call NSO and was told that I just made my renewal by days! This is why I didn't see any info. with my renewal this time. He said that I will not be renewed at the end of this year. In fact he stated that to...

15. malpractice ins

    Steristripqueen replied to jailhousegranny's topic in Correctional

    NSO does carry correctional nursing malpractice ins.. I have been with them for 18 yrs. Perhaps your state is not one they cover? Have you called them directly? Hopefully this can be cleared up for you and that there other options. Please let us...