sadie252

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1. What is better? 2nd or 3rd shift as a nurse in prison??

   sadie252 replied to hnt1987's topic in Correctional

   I work 3rd shift at a state prison. I am the only nurse there. We have about 2400 inmates. I am so busy I can't see straight most nights. We have lots of assaults, shortness or breath, chest pain, and...

2. working at prison

   sadie252 replied to huron101's topic in Correctional

   I would NEVER take a cell phone into the prison. At some prisons, it is grounds for termination. What if an inmate got your phone? He/she would have access to all of your personal phone numbers. If...

3. What's a day like on a strictly "medical" floor?

   sadie252 replied to felineRN's topic in General Nursing

   My first nursing job was on a "medical" floor at a hospital. It was like taking the sickest nursing home patients and putting them on one floor. We had 36 beds and one or two aides. I would say our...

4. Transfering RN License to TN

   sadie252 replied to roxhannah's topic in Tennessee Nursing

   The $170 includes your permanent license too. I did not clarify that in my above

5. Transfering RN License to TN

   sadie252 replied to roxhannah's topic in Tennessee Nursing

   I live in Ohio and am also in the process of obtaining a Tennessee license. It is on the webiste. If you PM me, I'll send you the link. You mail in the application, and you can get a temporary permit...

6. Anyone familiar with Lemierre's?

   sadie252 replied to sadie252's topic in General Nursing

   I did google it, but from what I've read, there has only been 160 cases diagnosed in the United States in the last 100 years. I doubt I'll find too much. I had already found most of the links posted,...

7. Anyone familiar with Lemierre's?

   sadie252 replied to sadie252's topic in General Nursing

   It's normal flora. We all have it. From my understanding, it lives in our mouths and intestinal

8. Anyone familiar with Lemierre's?

   sadie252 replied to sadie252's topic in General Nursing

   My niece was just diagnosed with it. She was in septic shock within days. She was on a vent for 6 days. She has responded well to the antibiotics. She has had some complications, but she is doing much...

9. Anyone familiar with Lemierre's?

   sadie252 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Anyone familiar with Lemierre's disease? I know it's very rare. I have been researching it, but I have found limited

10. Nurses Misbehaving While Caring For Inmates

    sadie252 replied to nursejudy15209's topic in Correctional

    We just had 2 nurses and a CO get fired for having relationships and smuggling in drugs. I agree with the comment that small favors turn into bigger ones. I do NO favors and do not trust ANY inmate. I...

11. Nurses win lawsuit aginst Florida DOC

    sadie252 replied to yellowbrickroad's topic in Correctional

    Our inmates are free to shower when they want and have food available in the dorm all the time. They do have to go to chow at specific times (but are not required to go) and pick up meds that are...

12. Nurses win lawsuit aginst Florida DOC

    sadie252 replied to yellowbrickroad's topic in Correctional

    Some of our prisoners who behave this way have 90 day sentences not 30 years. Our seg unit is not really the traditional seg unit. There are 2 inmates per cell. They intentionally wait until the nurse...

13. Nurses win lawsuit aginst Florida DOC

    sadie252 replied to yellowbrickroad's topic in Correctional

    I might seem a little harsh, but I think they have it WAY too easy. Our inmates get free cable with one TV to 2 inmates (flatscreens). They get pop, debbies, candy, free medical care, huge food...

14. Nurses win lawsuit aginst Florida DOC

    sadie252 replied to yellowbrickroad's topic in Correctional

    I really don't see it that way at all. Many of these inmates are young and fresh off the street. Some get locked up in seg the first day they are in prison. I see it as more of the mob/riot mentality....

15. Nurses win lawsuit aginst Florida DOC

    sadie252 replied to yellowbrickroad's topic in Correctional

    I can't believe I am reading this. What your wife and her fellow nurses experienced is what I experience every day. I work at a minimum security prison with dorm style housing except for our...