OldcootRN

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1. Real vs fake chest pain

   OldcootRN replied to Findingmynitch's topic in Correctional

   I've been a correctional nurse in a state prison for better than 8 years and CCHC nurse so I do understand your situation. Our protocal is to do an EKG on ANYONE incarcerated that c/o chest pain. So what if security gives you "the stink eye" when you...

2. sick call problems

   OldcootRN replied to jgilliland55's topic in Correctional

   Is your facility accredited? If it is, you may find help here National Commission on Correctional Health Care If not, you may have more problems than can be addressed with your current chain of command. Good luck.

3. Decreasing Medication Passes to BID from TID

   OldcootRN replied to brcompton's topic in Correctional

   Just left a position that we PRAYED for only BID passes (600+ inmates). We had a doc that decided that it would be "fun" to watch us run around trying to do QID meds that could have been done BID with no clinical consequenses. He told a mutual friend...

4. Correctional Nurse / Officer

   OldcootRN replied to TEMPNURSE's topic in Correctional

   Unless you are getting 2 paychecks, you shouldn't be working 2 different positions. Don't put yourself in such potential danger (legally). Choose one or the other and don't let the powers that be talk you into doing both.