Orca ADN, ASN, RN

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    are correctional nurses allowed to wear knee-length skirts?

    Orca replied to serenak's topic in Correctional

    Scrub pants give you a lot more protection against an inadvertent wardrobe malfunction. While our dress code does not specifically prohibit it, none of my female staff wear dresses or skirts to
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    Correctional Nursing Interview-What was your experience?

    Orca replied to StephanieSmithCA_LVN's topic in Correctional

    I conduct a lot of interviews for medical correctional personnel. Maybe I can offer a few pointers to help you out. First of all, be truthful. Don't try to manufacture experience you don't have. If...
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    Nursing Managers- How did you get there?

    Orca replied to ICUSkeenRN's topic in Nurse Management

    I never aspired to be a DON, to tell you the truth. I was perfectly happy being a charge nurse, until someone I was philosophically almost completely opposed to was hired when my boss retired. A DON...
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    Tired of disciplining people

    Orca replied to salvadordolly's topic in Nurse Management

    I just remind myself of the potential cost of doing nothing, in terms of dollars, production, staff morale and potential liability. That is usually more than enough motivation to get me back after it....
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    How do you get information out to your staff?

    Orca replied to Splash3's topic in Nurse Management

    It depends upon the topic. For things people can read at their leisure, I use e-mail. Important things that may require discussion and explanation, staff meeting. I also use typed
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    Why?!?

    Orca replied to RN2DNP4.5's topic in Correctional

    No matter what happens in my personal life, I won't go trolling the yard for a girlfriend. Knowing why these women are here is a strong disincentive - not to mention that I haven't found a...
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    Theme song to your Nursing career?

    Orca replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    For the really bad days, Dead Skunk by Loudon Wainwright III. "Take a whiff on me that ain't no rose, roll up your window and hold your nose, you don't have to look and you don't have to see, 'cause...
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    Career Advice - Too Young?

    Orca replied to CaliGrl1204's topic in Case Management

    At this point you don't know where your heart is, but you're pretty sure where it isn't. Take the opportunity. Worst case scenario, you add to your experience and expertise, and you learn about a new...
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    New LPN

    Orca replied to BluePotion's topic in Correctional

    Familiarize yourself with your facility's policies and follow them. Do not do favors for inmates, no matter how small. That is the road to compromise. This does not mean that you cannot accommodate...
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    Any ADN-BSN programs without ridiculous papers?

    Orca replied to adnrnstudent's topic in Online Distance Learning

    This is precisely why I went the ADN route. There were several BSN programs in the area where I lived at the time. I ruled out the private universities due to cost (I paid out of pocket). The ones at...
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    Discrimination against males in the nursing profession.

    Orca replied to Halim F. Dagher's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have never encountered gender discrimination anywhere I have worked. I am in upper management now, so it hasn't hurt my career
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    Correctional nursing isnt for me!

    Orca replied to MiaTrace's topic in Correctional

    I respect your feelings. However, unless the place is a total hell hole, two weeks isn't enough time to become accustomed to the routine. You barely know what is going on in that period of time. I am...
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    2nd shift vs. 3rd shift

    Orca replied to kennybania's topic in Psychiatric

    I have worked all three shifts, but if given my choice, I would opt for swings. I have never been much of an early bird, and I am generally at my best during the evening hours. There is plenty of...
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    Correctional Officer to Nurse

    Orca replied to SunshineState87's topic in Correctional

    If your ultimate goal is to be an RN, I would skip the LPN step. That is time you could be spending to get your RN degree, and the experience you got as an LPN would only be partially beneficial due...
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    Male catheters

    Orca replied to libran1984's topic in Men in Nursing

    I once worked in a rehab hospital. One of my female colleagues was talking about one of her male patients who she was teaching to self cath when he went home. She said that he claimed to not be...
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    So we can't wear clogs...

    Orca replied to allycat77's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Exactly what I use. I need a wide width in a shoe, and New Balance is one of the few athletic shoe manufacturers who produce shoes in wide widths. I have never been
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    Which would you recommend?

    Orca replied to EMEddie's topic in Men in Nursing

    Some well constructed athletic shoes will do the trick as well. I need a wide width in a shoe, and New Balance makes some very good ones in wide widths at less-than-horrible prices. Sometimes it can...
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    What does Florence Nightingale mean to you?

    Orca replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    The last time I was in London I tried to visit the Florence Nightingale Museum, only to find after it was closed during a time that it was normally open. I will try again on my next trip across the...
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    What's the longest er wait time you have Even seen

    Orca replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

    The last time I was last a patient myself, I waited three hours to be seen in ER and another nine hours in an ER bed (not the most comfortable place to rest) before I made it to the floor. And this...
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    Does corrections nursing make you jaded?

    Orca replied to Msmedic68w's topic in Correctional

    Whether you become jaded depends upon your attitude about the job. A lot of it is knowing your clientele. If you work in a state or federal prison as opposed to a jail, your population is static...
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    MIchigan or Florida?

    Orca replied to somenurse's topic in Retired Nurses

    I am a Florida native living in a western state. I looked into returning home. Nursing salaries there are, like most of the South, pathetic. My sister, who is a nurse manager in a major ER in the...
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    ADN's being pushed out

    Orca replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    This is nothing more than a talking point for CEOs. They want to be able to tell the public that their nurses have the best training available (although that is debatable, IMO). It's like the CEOs who...
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    Need help!! HIPAA complaint

    Orca replied to jennyanne33's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    In order to have committed a HIPAA violation, you would have to have released the information without authorization - which you did not do. In a position like yours, however, because of situations...
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    ER RN taking psych certification

    Orca replied to DeBerham's topic in Psychiatric

    Some people take it for personal satisfaction. It is also documented proof that you have progressed in your specialty beyond what you were taught in nursing school. I understand that some employers...
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    info please?!

    Orca replied to spearsfm's topic in Correctional

    Shadowing is usually part of orientation - which means that you won't be doing it without a