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Hey Yaya, did you get the job? If so, I'm sure you've heard— CRC is scheduled to close by September 2026 ? Hoping you got in at CIM!

Mine are the usual- don’t say the “Q word” and crazy shifts caused by a full moon ? I am also a firm believer that if you say a frequent flyer’s name they will show up soon after, sometimes it has happened even when I have randomly thought of them ??

It sounds like you would like others to know and recognize you for who you are and not what you do for a living. That’s understandable. I have found myself in situations where family/friends have assumed because I’m a nurse I must have answers to health related questions for themselves or someone they know. Those who introduce you as a nurse are probably just very proud of you and have a lot of respect for what you do. I think your best course of action is to move past the introduction by talking about the things you like to do outside of nursing and respectfully ask that others not introduce you as a nurse.

My family and I are planning to move to Nevada (Las Vegas) in about a year. Can anyone who has worked or currently works for the state of Nevada in corrections answer some of my questions? I haven’t applied yet, but want to get a better idea of when I should start applying and what it is like working for the dept of corrections in this state. I currently work for CDCR at a medium security men’s prison and really enjoy working there but will eventually have to move. I have other nursing experience but want to stay in corrections if possible. Are shifts 8 or 12 hours? Are nurses mandated to stay to fill in for a short staffing? And if working 12 hours, do you stay for 24 hours? What departments and roles are nurses assigned to? Are there opportunities for growth for nurses? Is the pay above or below what nurses earn in nearby hospitals? When should I begin applying? Does it take a while for your application to be reviewed and to be invited for an interview? If you work for NDOC, are you overall happy with where you work? What are some things you don’t like? Thanks for any information you share! ?

Rehab Center in Norco

Hey everyone, I just accepted a position with CDCR and turned in all of my required paperwork. HR says I will hear back from them on Monday about next steps, but until then I am curious about orientation and how my schedule might look during the first few weeks? Will it be a combination of classroom and then working with inmates later? I was told I’d have at least 10 weeks of training which sounded generous! Everywhere I have ever worked has been 6 weeks or less (when I worked in ER I got 2 nights of orientation then I hit the ground running!) I know every facility will be very different but I am just curious your experiences with CDCR. A little bit about me: I’ve been a nurse for a little more than 4 years. I have worked in progressive care, ER, pediatrics, camp nursing and recently OB. I had always wanted to work in OB, but realized a year in it is not for me. Honestly, working anywhere in the hospital is not for me anymore. It felt like the same thing different night and I just didn’t feel challenged anymore. I wanted to put all of my experience into practice so I started researching different areas outside of the hospital. In one of my forensic nursing courses we discussed correctional nursing and it caught my interest. So I applied for correctional nursing positions back in June and here I am ? I did a lot of homework leading up my my interview and found Lorry Schoenly’s books about correctional nursing. That is what really solidified my decision to keep moving towards this specialty. I recommend her books if anyone has an interview coming up or is just curious about correctional nursing. Looking forward to starting and connecting with you all! Thanks for any bits of advice or your experiences you might have for me! ?

Felony and Exstasy are the two weirdest (and cruelest) names I have heard so far.