17 chairs, 4 techs, 1 or 2 nurses. Getting to be 1 nurse more and more often. I told them I'd leave if this became the norm, I was told on hire that 6-8 patients would be the usual. 12 is ok. 17 is not good. So I'm starting a new job on wednesda...
**nurse** replied to afteralltheseyears's topic in Correctional
99% behind you. I have to hold off for that 1% because I know that there have been times when it is appropriate for a nurse to be asked for by name, although I don't think that's what you are talking about. If one nurse orders all of the keep on pe...
**nurse** replied to sidney82's topic in Correctional
The times it most affected my home life was when I was in dysfunctional relationships (2). Controlling men do not like "thier" women working in an environment that is mostly men. Getting rid of them solved that problem. My kids loved it....one son ...
**nurse** replied to Kashia's topic in Correctional
I will never forget my first day doing sick call at prison, where I sat next to a nurse who repeatedly told inmates, there's nothing wrong with you, find God, get out. No assessment. Scared the hell out of me!!! In report, they all sat at the tabl...
**nurse** replied to tammyRN64's topic in Correctional
Damn, where'd that beautiful reply I was writing just go to?????? I hate it when a mishit key makes it go poof!!!! Huge job, taking over a mess. I'm working prn corrections now, but I've been a DON and been in corrections for 10 years. Who's in ch...
**nurse** replied to PreggersRN's topic in Delaware
I don't think you would really want to commute from Dover to Beebe in the summer. Beach traffic can be hellish. Still, Lewis and Beebe are at the START of the resort strip and you could pull it off....commute would be probably 30 minutes to an hour...
**nurse** replied to 360joules's topic in Correctional
Sounds to me like you have an excellent background for dealing with inmates. Do what you've done, with fine tuning as you learn your new environment. It's all about assessment, and documenting that assessment. You've seen most of it in the ER and ...
**nurse** replied to sandrakclev's topic in Urology
We hold sodium (be it a hypertonic flush or sodium profile) the last hour of tx. The reasoning I have been told is that the extra sodium that last hour will send a patient out thirsty, they tend to drink and gain more if you do. I don't know that h...
**nurse** replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in Correctional
:smilecoffeecup: I believe this is one I took free a few years back....now nursing spectrum charges for it but it would be worth it.....really, really good stuff. Like why correctional nursing is the only specialty specifically governed by an ammend...
**nurse** replied to Jerseygirl52's topic in Correctional
The infirmary load can vary greatly. We only have 6 beds, but have been known to put a another mattress on the floor, or have 2 in the one bed suicide room. If you only have one nurse with additional duties of sickcall/treatments and have someone n...
**nurse** replied to romiia's topic in Correctional
We test on intake and then annually. One active case in an HIV co-infected inmate got into population for a couple months, it was a bit of a nightmare contacting every inmate or employee that had contact with him to test, no one else was positive. ...
**nurse** replied to bighousenurse's topic in Correctional
I can't believe no one said, all those disfunctional men you CAN'T TAKE HOME!!!! OK, quit booing at me, it's a joke (kinda). I love the variety, the pace differs from day to day, wide wide array of disease, injury, and disorders, coworkers from such...
Darn! knew I was hitting a nerve, but what I'm really asking is, does anyone know where I could go for statistics, some facts, on how many other industrialized nations require a second language to graduate from a college or university?
I had an arguement with one of my nurse practicioners yesterday. Irregardless of how any of us feel about immigrants, legal or illegal, it's very frustrating to have to treat a patient when you or no one around speaks thier language. I've encounter...
**nurse** replied to ex1140's topic in Correctional
Ugly. Working anywhere it's nice to have the feeling that good care happens. Sounds like this place will be worse when you leave. Sometimes the care comes back up. Good luck to you.