9064

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1. I/M cheeking and snorting meds

   9064 replied to tg363's topic in Correctional

   How can you crush wellbutrin? We have a heck of a time getting the rare order for not XR/SR?

2. I/M cheeking and snorting meds

   9064 replied to tg363's topic in Correctional

   Love the whistle trick! We find neurontin, tramadol, & of course narcs to be the most abused, but some I/m's will abuse anything. antihistamines, GERD meds, you name it. I make it a habit of letting i/m's know that if they take too much of ..w...

3. What's the weirdest baby name?

   9064 replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   As a paramedic, I delivered a baby whose mother wanted to name her Placenta. Transport was delayed so I showed her the afterbirth. Instant name change!

4. pn nclex

   9064 replied to aspiringnurse01's topic in NCLEX

   Don't give up! It is not you, it is a horrible test written by those who have risen to the top of a field known for 'eating their young". Keep plugging away and don't even think that stupid number reflects one whit on your worth. Once you pass, an...

5. Prob on my way out

   9064 replied to 9064's topic in Correctional

   Hi Biker nurse.. I can't seem to reply directly to your mail... I could transfer, even to the facility you mentioned but I do not think it would be any different. It's the way the system is set up. One is actually rewarded for finding other nurses ...

6. Better to quit or be fired

   9064 replied to 9064's topic in Correctional

   I gave notice and for the first night in a long time, I slept so well. What really surprised me was that some of the people who were the meanest to me came up to me on the side & said how much they wanted to quit. Thank god I quit before I beca...

7. Better to quit or be fired

   9064 posted a topic in Correctional

   Quick ? Better to quit or be fired. If I let them fire me I can collect unemployment.. but how to explain to next employer? Correctional nurses are not exactly in demand by the nice, quiet doctor's offices I really want to work in, so not being a ...

8. Prob on my way out

   9064 replied to 9064's topic in Correctional

   Thanks to you all for your honesty. It is quite refreshing in my life right now. :) I am getting out. I am trying to hang in for 6 more weeks. That's how long it takes to save enough $$ to live on for a while. Best to you all!

9. Need Honest answer

   9064 replied to lumbarpain's topic in Correctional

   Very little lifting in my experience, unless you are on the 'code team'. Even then you can ask an officer to lift for you. One warning though: In my experience it is a very very negative environment. That's no just the inmates that my coworkers. No...

10. Travel Nursing in Corrections or how to get out?

    9064 replied to prisonnurse02's topic in Correctional

    Hi! I am still fairly new to correctional nursing.. and am on my way out just as fast as I can. I have been interviewing and have heard over and over that no one wants to hire a correctional nurse because they think we are all mean. I look at my co...

11. Nurse eating their young?

    9064 replied to Ms. Amy's topic in Relations

    Be bigger than that, no matter how hard it is. I have gotten the same thing. I just pause, answer the ?, then continue with my report. The pauses allow the rudeness to stand out. After a few days of this her own best bud was telling her to shut u...

12. Prob on my way out

    9064 posted a topic in Correctional

    I started working for a local processing prison about 3 months ago & was determined to make it work. As a new grad, there were not a lot of jobs for me so I was thrilled and grateful to be offered what I saw as a great opportunity. You may find ...

13. Mean coworkers?

    9064 replied to 9064's topic in Correctional

    Thank you for the references. For reasons I don't quite understand I do like this job, so thank you for the opportunity to improve & your insight/experience. It was time well spent. Blessings!

14. Mean coworkers?

    9064 replied to 9064's topic in Correctional

    Min. wage? So freakin far from it... The guards, opps, "correctional officers" maybe, but they pay nurses better than anyone else.. at least around here. I love Rob72's comments about blowing their good thing. That really hit the nail on the head....

15. Mean coworkers?

    9064 posted a topic in Correctional

    Hello! I am new to correctional nursing.. and to my great surprise/relief I find I really like it... except for this one thing I don't understand. Why are so many of my co workers in medical so mean? They treat the inmates... not just like children...