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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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?...
9064 replied to Guest371144's topic in Correctional
Just Hired!!! ? THANKS to ALL here. I read every thread & post here & without you all I may have turned down a job I am now thrilled to be starting. As for my interview.... I was asked to read...