NottaSpringChik BSN, RN

Oh my gosh, your post is timely for me today. I practice in a jail which is not in CA but this exact same expectation has caused me problems throughout my time working in jails, most particularly this past week. Something happened on Wednesday whic...

I work in a county jail for a big company that contracts for the medical care. We don't have an official policy that nothing can be started for 30 days, but if the patient is not current (have record of a filled prescription they would be using up t...

In the jail that I work in one of the deputies told the inmate patients "she's kind of a nurse but not really a nurse." She validated her statement by expaining I wasn't a "real" nurse because I didn't work in a hospital;and also because the state I...

My thoughts exactly!! We never expected a report from the nurse if for some reason we missed the one given to the oncoming nurse. I remember staying up until wee hours researching and writing up everything I had to on the patients. Sometimes I kne...

I work in a jail and I agree with you. Becoming so sick with withdrawal only reinforces the thoughts of using again. Makes sense if you think about it.

I work at a jail too. I spent the last three days listening to a patient yelling insults and threats at me and others at a manic energy level. His favorite insults involve weight, incompetence, and that we are all child molesters, felons and he is ...

$5.00 for medical kite;no charge for chronic care disease, no charge for psych, not charged for same issue in 30 days. $1.00 per dose for OTC meds, no one not seen due to lack of $$ on books. I would never defend or rationalize the cost verbally wi...

Oh my, it is amazing having to have this conversation over and over. Why you can't have your oxy and benzo? Well, you're in jail and we don't allow that medication here. Yes, really. No marijuana or beer allowed either. I know, it is harsh. Don'...

Our company is changing everything to patient, so I hear. There is a move to shift to saying anything but inmate, offendor, etc. I would think we could even use "resident."

I'd be so worried about taking them home to my beds and other stuffed furniture! Don't know much about them, just the scare stories. My grandmother used to tell some stories about them; I guess they were a real scourge in the early 1900s.

Interesting SuburbsGirl. Please explain what is bad to have a BSN? Not hiring BSN?

Hi OldNavySS! I retired and entered nursing school for my ADN at age 55! I graduated at age 57, am now working on my BSN and may possibly continue to my MSN. I actually had no plans to get BSN at first, thinking it would be a waste of money and time...

I have a parent who is sleeping when I arrive. I just write that caregiver unavailable for report, in another room monitoring child with baby monitor. One time parent wanted me to leave child with teen sibling at the end of my shift. I contacted ...

It is a mystery I don't understand. Another thing I don't understand is the attitude the family gets that they will not provide anything for the child unless they can get someone else to pay for it. Are there limitations that are imposed upon the m...

My agency will supply the gloves and soap if the client does not.

Hey it is a possibility that Nurse Nancy doesn't do those things either but is being told that Nurse Nightowl does them, I work PDN and corrections. Hearing Nurse so and so gives me this or does that for me is common in the correction environment. ...

Yes, the LPNs got a large raise also. We were told it was the result of an employment survey which revealed the dissatisfaction with the current rates. It was pretty surprising!

What is happening here is that some of the hospitals have had BSN required for quite some time and have stood by that without wavering. Other hospitals are beginning to say that and issue ultimatums to existing staff with time limits of approximatel...

Same here. We're also required to have sources to relate to in our posting, not just spout off all our own experiences and opinions. And if you are using those sources you have to cite in order to avoid plagiarism. I write all my post up in word so ...

All the RNs in my agency just got an across the board HUGE pay raise. Not sure about the I LPNs but I think they got one too.

Your angels must have been watching over you when you got that job!!

This reminds me of my daughter's story of when she was pregnant and worked in a customer call center. The boss came up to counsel her about excessive absences during her pregnancy and she threw up into a trash can right in front of him.

I work for a very good agency and they do hire new graduates. New grads get two days or more of orientation on their cases. Also, our clients are classified by Levels. Level 1 has nothing but a feeding tube and possibly oral suction. A new grad o...

These were legitimate excuses from fellow employees: One got her eyelashes dyed and was allergic to the dye. Her eyes were so red and swollen she had to go to the ER. Another got a tattoo, which got seriously infected. The infected tattoo caused a...

For all of those whose bosses ask why they are calling off, I will give you the advice my cousin gave me about getting out of any social occasion you don't want to attend: "Tell them you have diarrhea ... NO ONE will argue with you."