Shell3

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1. Scary story!

   Shell3 replied to jen42's topic in Correctional

   WHY do your inmates have the right to ask you your first name???????? They have no rights to my personal info in the NYS prison I work in, which includes, but not limited to my first name. Is that a law there??? What other kind of info do they have ...

2. what do you do when you realize you know an inmate?

   Shell3 replied to nurse1972's topic in Correctional

   Tell the Watch Commander and Supervisor STAT!! In our prison if we know em, they gotta go. Prevents being "conned" by those you know in green.

3. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   Shell3 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   Just spent 4 hours reading these....Have to share. My ex husband and I had just bought our first house right before our third child was born. It was an old farmhouse that was a mile away from General Brown's (War of 1812) home during the War. It w...

4. Correctional nursing similar to military sick call?

   Shell3 replied to 91W's topic in Correctional

   I used to work in a troop clinic on an Army post and now I work in corrections. There is a definite sameness between the two. When someone has to be evaluated by a nurse or medic or doctor to get out of work or details and can't just "call in sick"...

5. HELP! Class assignment needs to be completed

   Shell3 replied to Bluejay2002's topic in Correctional

   1. Three days with C.O. instructors--to go over "the way jail works and how to deal with prisoners". 3 weeks of orientation "on the floor". 2. Self defense as in physical self defense??? NO! We did have a week of intensive how not to get "conned" tra...

6. Scary story!

   Shell3 replied to jen42's topic in Correctional

   In our facility the only place to find the address/phone number of an employee is to go to the Watch Commander's office. Not a place an inmate is ever left alone. I also have my phone num. and address unlisted=just in case one of them gets out and ...

7. Advice on conducting nursing sick call

   Shell3 replied to 1ninjanurse's topic in Correctional

   I couldn't have said it better. Although, in our sick call we have one officer in the building, and he stands by only if called. (Medium security facility) It may differ from state to state and the type of facility you work in. Everything else is ...

8. Diabetics and prison

   Shell3 replied to grannynurse FNP student's topic in Correctional

   when the inmates go through processing, they do a complete h/p, lab work, etc..Special diets are offered to the inmates, but most don't take it. (Not enough food, food too bland?? who knows..) The inmates do their own fingersticks and administer the...