Ms_Interpret

The amount of flair you imbue your pettiness with is entirely up to you ?

FedEx the badge to the facility ATTN: whoever is making this ridiculous request. Then email her the tracking number. :)

Having worked in Med/Surg, ICU, and Skilled hospital units myself, I will say that after these Corrections med passes, hospital med passes feel like a leisurely stroll through the unit. The only thing I can narrowly equate it to was when I was a teenager working fast food on the food line during a meal rush. The med pass window is a little more lax in Corrections, in that we are given more time before and after due time, but we have our own time constraints to worry about too. Namely, inmate count. If you don't get your med pass done before they lock everyone down for count, you have to wait sometimes 1.5-2 hours until count/recount is complete before you can resume your med pass.

It says "keep on rolling" not "keep eye rolling." 84 is pretty well up there. You never know just how possible something is until you actually do it, sometimes. Maybe not fun. Maybe not leisurely or comfortable...But possible.

*Shrug* Maybe. I'm not sure what it is you're wanting me to tell you, but I don't really want to spend a lot of time convincing you that what you believe is impossible is possible. You're definitely free to form your own conclusions.

The facility that I work in does not have that kind of history. The majority of nurses in my facility have been employed there for a decade or more.

I think some experience in corrections nursing is necessary for your full understanding.

Every job has it's advantages and disadvantages. You take the good with the bad and keep on rolling.

Corrections is a little different from Med/Surg or hospital nursing. I don't do assessments on these patients unless the patient is newly locked down or there is a medical emergency. They aren't infirm. I pass these meds because it is a safety and security issue for them to keep and take their meds themselves. And it's not a corporate facility. It's a prison. It's a state facility.

The kind of personality/person who is predisposed to being in nursing often has a difficult time saying, "No." Learn to. It is an essential life skill.

What's the largest number of patients you have passed meds on in a shift. I recently took a break from ICU and took a foray into Corrections. They do 8 hour shifts. I'm the sole nurse on evening shift in their behavioral house (tons of psych meds). The house has 4 wings. The way it's set up, you have to -pre-pull meds for each patient in the med room and hand carry them up to the wings to pass them. Last night I pulled and passed meds on 125 patients (including diabetics). What's your record?

The fact that she reconstituted it makes me think she knew good and well that she wasn't giving versed. I'm not ruling out the possibility that this was a sabotage attempt aimed at the nurse she was covering for.

I'm on my first travel assignment and the facility has approached me a few times to consider signing on as permanent staff. There has been made mention of buying out my contract. What would that entail? What does that mean?

Much as we might like to, I don't think anyone here can plausibly promise you protection from being defrauded by some random person of furnished finder. There are no guarantees in life. Take the plunge or don't. That is entirely up to you! Best of luck.

Missed opportunity for ideal communication..Both on your part and on the part of your agency. Knowing that you are fairly new to travel nursing, the agency could have given you a heads up when you all were discussing the scheduling requirements of your contract. But then again, if it were me, I would have asked my recruiter, "Now, are you sure I will have X day off for my test? Or will I need to make other arrangements?" Lesson learned. You'll know better going forward. Best of luck.