stephied

stephied specializes in Surgery 27 years.

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1. help with job transform

   stephied replied to lilyzhou's topic in Operating Room

   Lilyzhou, Your shadow experience will be very helpful to give you an idea of what OR is really all about. Good luck to you!!

2. Do you have to make absolutely certain that inmates swallow their meds?

   stephied replied to stephied's topic in Correctional

   Thanks to you both. It sounds like some inmates try to be very "creative" in their

3. What do you do when you see a CO obviously abusing an inmate?

   stephied posted a topic in Correctional

   Is this something you have ever witnessed? Who would you report it to? Could there be retaliation against you if you did report

4. Do some inmates flush their meds down the toilet?

   stephied posted a topic in Correctional

   How much medication would you estimate inmates flush down the toilet in your facility? (a

5. Do you have to make absolutely certain that inmates swallow their meds?

   stephied posted a topic in Correctional

   Does this apply to every inmate or just psych inmates? How do you

6. Job interview Wed, Sept 23

   stephied replied to stephied's topic in Correctional

   Chaoticdreams33, The Canyon College course was $950 for 5 college credit hours and it provides a certificate at the end of the course. I think the course was helpful. You can check it out at...

7. Strip searches?

   stephied replied to stephied's topic in Correctional

   Thanks A New Start, I have see a few unusual metal objects in various places in my career as an OR nurse. I've also seen grown men and women cringe and cry at the sight of a needle but they have...

8. Strip searches?

   stephied replied to stephied's topic in Correctional

   Thanks DEYO321, That clarifies the

9. help with job transform

   stephied replied to lilyzhou's topic in Operating Room

   I am always happy to see new nurses come to work in OR. We need young nurses to replace us oldies when we retire. I worked 8 years as Lpn- Med/Surg, Pediatrics. Then got my RN and went immediately to...

10. What happens when a max security inmate is unconscious in their cell?

    stephied replied to stephied's topic in Correctional

    I'm not a corrections nurse YET, but I hope to be soon. I have not worked in ER either but I can see some similarities in both as you both have stated. There are differences too. My background is OR...

11. What happens when a max security inmate is unconscious in their cell?

    stephied replied to stephied's topic in Correctional

    We are trained our entire career as nurses to respond immediately so chance of survival is optimum but prison is a whole different ballgame. Safety for the patient but also SAFETY for everybody else...

12. Strip searches?

    stephied replied to stephied's topic in Correctional

    Deyo321, Is an unclothed search different from a strip search or is unclothed a better term than strip? Or is there a clothed search? If there is , does the nurse have any involvement with it?...

13. Dress code in the observation cells?

    stephied replied to stephied's topic in Correctional

    Thanks Jaila. You are so right about the ones who don't say or do anything to let others know they are suicidal. They have already made up their mind that life isn't worth living. I had a friend that...

14. Are your "observation cells" a part of your infirmary?

    stephied replied to stephied's topic in Correctional

    It sounds like nurses and security can observe the patient constantly. Can the patient also see out of his room to what is going on in the infirmary? Do they have a call button to summon nursing or...

15. Correctional/Nursing Associations

    stephied replied to OldMareLPN's topic in Correctional

    Thanks Steristripqueen. I knew about the ACA and NCCHC but I hadn't found the corrections.com site. I have it bookmarked