RN Rover

RN Rover has 1 years experience and specializes in Corrections, Home Health, Hospice.

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1. Awesome new development at our corrections facility

   RN Rover replied to Two Sheds's topic in Correctional

   with all due respect to jason880--- I am not referring to the scenario where you walk in on a patient and accidently find him masturbating or 'surprise' them. What I am referring to is when a male inmate in a state prison purposely exposes his genit...

2. Corrections

   RN Rover replied to laurawRN's topic in Correctional

   I don't know the official answer to question of CDCR or particular prison still hiring new grads. I believe they do, haven't heard anything to the contrary. When I got hired 6 months ago there were four others hired at same time and I think one of ...

3. CDCR hiring process

   RN Rover replied to Jeffreygbassett's topic in Correctional

   I applied to CDCR for RN position at Northern CA prison last February. I interviewed at end of March, got a job offer in June and didn't start as state employee until August 12. It takes a long time!!! hang in there though, sounds like you are mov...

4. Awesome new development at our corrections facility

   RN Rover replied to Two Sheds's topic in Correctional

   where I work there is a whole 'IE' protocol (indecent exposure). Some years ago a couple of female officers filed a law suit against the state over inmates constantly exposing themselves. Outcome of that was very clear guidelines and consequences f...

5. Corrections

   RN Rover replied to laurawRN's topic in Correctional

   So how did it go? Had I seen your post sooner I would have recommended going in there with confidence (fake it till you make it my mom used to tell me). I basically went into corrections as a new grad, had some experience like you. I started in a ...

6. A typical day of state prison RN

   RN Rover replied to ThinkAgain's topic in Correctional

   I also work in the infirmiry, but evening shift 2-10 pm. My shift is similar to above poster: get through security gates, chit out keys, chit out shank vest, get report, count narcotics, check orders paying special attention to medication orders, ...

7. Corrections job for newish nurse via agency-advice?

   RN Rover replied to RN Rover's topic in Correctional

   update: I got an assignment at Pelican Bay State Prison and have been working there as a registry nurse since April (almost 7 months now). I LOVE it!! The only bad part about the experience is that my agency is awful and never pays me on time. I ...

8. Is Corrections a good job for a new RN Grad???

   RN Rover replied to nursgwithcompassion's topic in Correctional

   I just started in corrections, I'm working in a CA state prison through agency and I love it. I am not exactly a new grad, having had my nursing license for nearly two years already. I spent the first year out of school either taking care of a fami...

9. Corrections job for newish nurse via agency-advice?

   RN Rover posted a topic in Correctional

   I've been a licensed RN for 18 months now. Though I've been unable to land any clinical positions, I have been nursing most of the time either for family doing hospice and palliative care at home, or as a private hire home health nurse for oncology ...

10. Phone interview... what to expect?

    RN Rover replied to deelpn85's topic in Career Support

    I just had my first phone interview for a RN preceptorship position on a med-surg unit at a small hospital in Alaska. The interview was a conference call with the DON the unit manager and the preceptor. They asked me typical iterview questions like...