You poor baby. You sound just like me 13 years ago. I thought nursing was about caring for the sick and dying, too -- not giving patients a lick and a prayer and hurrying off to finish paperwork and chase down labs and supplies. Unfortunately, I d...
Aurora replied to Cynthia_S's topic in Correctional
Genuine respect is respect given for admirable character, speech, actions and accomplishments. Not out of fear and intimidation and/or manipulation and deceit. I do not alter my care. That's kind of the point. I treat inmate patients like other p...
Aurora replied to Cynthia_S's topic in Correctional
My inmates come to me because they call me "the real nurse." Nevertheless, it is ironic that respect is so important to them. It is also easy to understand why. They have never received any genuine respect. Thus they define respect in ways pecul...
Aurora replied to 1ninjanurse's topic in Correctional
It's all very well to advise "be consistent"; however inmates generally have limited intelligence, despite their manipulative prowess. Therefore, many times, do not understand why one patient is treated/medicated differently than another. Specifica...
Aurora replied to texascowgirl's topic in Correctional
Arizona is like Texas, as you described it. California is a strange, strange world where the inmates run things, but at the same time they don't. I suppose because the CDC is such a behemoth and so slow and disorganized. . . I prefer Arizona, but t...
I have never heard of it in California, Virginia or Arizona (natcherly) prisons. Seems like a custody issue to me. Theoretically, the COs are responsible for protecting the inmates from danger and harm. What is medical supposed to do about it? Y...
The addresses for the Maricopa County Jails are: 3225 W. Durango 102 W. Madison St. 3127 W. Gibson Lane It seems to be south of the 10 where 17 curves and turns into the 60, if I am remembering the numbers of the highways right. I will check into an ...
i have agreed to work at the maricopa county detention center for 13 weeks. can anyone direct me to safe, relatively clean housing that is not more than a half hour commute from the durango complex? i don't care about fancy or trendy --- just as ...
Aurora replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Arizona
No slight intended. I guess saying it is simple sounds like an insult, but I only meant that teachers and textbooks can really complicate it and muddy the waters. I regret becoming a nurse. It has more to do with the culture of nursing than taki...
Aurora replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Arizona
My first recommendationis ALWAYS to stay out of nursing. However, when it comes to biology, try to think of the organism in a mechanical way. Anatomy and physiology are easier that way -- structure=function and function=structure. And I know it is...
Aurora replied to bruce bryan's topic in California
Are you nuts? Atascadero is ghastly! Not that I have ever been there, but I have worked in two California prisons and heard very scary stories. Worked with one psych tech who had been at Atascadero for years -- her fiance was severely injured by a...
I interviewed at Bullhead City in the summer of 1997. It is small and hotter than H__L. :angryfire I didn't take the job, but that was because of family considerations. Nevada has no state income tax so it might be advantageous to live in Laugl...