valzRN ASN, RN

LTC, Correctional Nursing

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About valzRN

valzRN has 20 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in LTC, Correctional Nursing.


I started out as a CNA and worked in various nursing homes for 17 years before obtaining my LPN. I worked as an LPN in Correctional Nursing for a couple of years and decided to get my RN. After receiving my RN I tried to get into the hospitals to no avail... I ended up back in LTC and eventually back to Correctional Nursing where I felt most comfortable. So... to break up the hum-drum of nursing, I earned my AA degree in Photography with a minor in Graphic Design and like to do that on the side for fun. ?

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  1. valzRN

    Where Should I Begin with Training

    It's been since Aug. 2014 that anyone has responded to this thread... just wondering if anyone ever figured out where to actually start this venture. I too am interested in doing the MDS training but not sure where to start. I went to the AANAC sit...
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    Corizon and polygraph testing

    I think that the pay varies from state to state... you would have to have a fellow NYer answer that one, as far as the hours (I am guessing you meant hours and not tours?) Some states work 12 and some work 8. It was listed on the Corizon site when ...
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    Drug-seeking in prison? Rx narcotics?

    I don't worry about it because they know what I say is true. They can put all the sick calls they want for more meds or even narcs, but our dr. doesn't do that. I don't get smart with them until they start in on me. These guys around here know how...
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    Input about gastroparesis

    My husband has idiopathic gastroparesis and has recently gotten so bad in the last 4-5 years that he has lost a career that he absolutely loved and has no life at all anymore. His stomach totally dictates his life. There are several different ways...
  5. Oh my goodness!!! I just thought that working in corrections in a mental health dorm was bad! I don't work the ER but I didn't see a comment regarding anyone shoving anything up in their penis hole... we have inmates do that so they can come to the...
  6. When I take my dog to the emergency after hours clinic they want $150 cash before they will see my dog... no money, then the dog has to wait to go to the vet. Maybe the ED should follow suit... Just sayin'. I have my reasons for saying that... My h...
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    "Your ER sucks!" and other pleasantries...how you handle them?

    And that reason right there is exactly WHY I do NOT work in a hospital or an ER... OMG how do you put up with people like that? I would have lost my job for sure after that whole incident. Poor guy.. I feel sorry for him!
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    pediatric nurse to correctional nurse?

    It definately different than pediatrics. But, it can be exciting at times. Gotta have some thick skin and not be afraid of guys bleeding out.. they do that from time to time when they decide to act a fool and start cutting on themselves in a desper...
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    Prison Hospital Nurse

    I guess I am the opposite... I love my job. I work at a state prison in FL, all men... maybe that's the difference. I would NEVER work in a womens prison! I delt with women in the county jail and I hated working with the women. They are too needy...
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    Corizon and polygraph testing

    I work in FL for Corizon, and they do not polygraph. They don't even drug test. They just do the required background check for whatever level facility you will be working at.
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    Drug-seeking in prison? Rx narcotics?

    I don't let them upset me... I just tell them straight up... we don't give out pain medications unless your dying. If you want some Ibuprofen, I can do that, but other than that, it's a lost cause and just give it up. If they keep on, I tell them, ...
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    Leaving the bedside for Correctional Facility

    Just remember that most inmates will mistake your kindness for weakness and try to manipulate you to get what they want. It's a different ballpark in corrections. You have to rely heavily on your assessment skills because most of the time they are ...
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    Armor Correctional LPN pay in Florida?

    I work for Corizon right now. They took over the contract for the prison that I am currently working at. I don't know what kind of benefits Armor has, and they have contracts all over Florida. I liked working for Armor when I was at the county jai...
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    Corizon

    We refer to them as "inmates". Right now I work in a prison so they have been convicted. Honstly, nobody cares if they move past their transgressions... we didn't make them do what they did to get here and they certainly didn't end up here by holdi...
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    Armor Correctional LPN pay in Florida?

    If your end goal is CCU, then you might want to stick to the 2 years of Med/surg and after that then move into one of the step down units for about a year. Corrections is not a critical care unit and you will certainly lose a lot of those skills if ...