BRAND new lpn, correctional nursing like community health?

[soragamii]

Hello everyone! I am a new lpn (just passed boards !) and am very interested in correctional nursing. I want to specialize in either community health or go on to become a rn then nurse practitioner and am wondering if working in corrections will give me the required expierance. THere are NO positions open in med-surg, only clinics and LTC. Some nurses have told me that hospital expieriance is overrated but others have said that I shouldnt limit myself to corrections. What should I do??? Please help!

Thank you!

[BigB]

I am an MTA at the vacaville, ca location.

It is the best job out there for LVN's.

Highly recommend it.

[BigB]

I start working for the CDCR on the 14th in S.D. as an LVN. Can you tell me what to expect as far as overtime. The only info I have receved is from RN's. I have applied for an MTA position, but I realy want to stay in So Cal. I have been told that we can still make 5000 to 7000 a mo with over time. Is this true or am I just getting smoke blown up my a**?

People make $9,000 a month with OT as an MTa. There is tons of it, INVOLuntary in many cases.

I worked for CDCR before as an MTa. The state LVN's postion is not worth the pay they offer imo.

[branden]

Message for tirzo13, im already working at svsp as a c/o, i have medical experience in the military and some more outside as a surgical tech. Whats the fast way cor me to get an lvn license? Thanks.