CheyRN

I can't imagine working any other place. I have worked in both prisons and jails, and it's so much safer than working ANYWHERE in a hospital. In a hospital you have to ASSUME that everyone that you come in contact with will be civil until they prove ...

I've worked in both and the best I can come up with it Jail=acute care and Prison=LTC. In the jail, you have to deal with alot more chemical abuse (drugs and etoh) but in the prison you have to have a thicker skin cause they are WAY more hard core. H...

I work in corrections, and if one of the inmates tells me where I should try first I listen to them as most have had some up close and personal experiance with their venous system.

Yes, I laughed out loud when I read that.

True story!!! I had 16 years in as an LPN and when I took my first RN position I took a pay CUT!!! The real kicker was that since I had worked at that facility as an LPN my "preceptor" (and I do use that word VERY loosely) said to me, as we were le...

:sleep:Are you asking about how long you can safely work or what's legal. Most states say that 16 hours is the max you can be MADE to work, after that the facility must let you rest/go home. Check with your State Board of Nursing and find out what'...

"Personally I am almost finished with school and can't wait I am so sick of their attitudes and crappy rules, I have witnessed and been on the receiving end of too much crap for the past 3 years to ever advise anyone to go to nursing school, I love t...

I would have done it while in school if I was 50# lighter and would have LMAO all the way to the bank. Dignity is something you either have or don't have, and your working environment won't (or shouldn't) change that. Besides, if you can maintain y...

I agree, but I have one question. Was this DON one of the folks that co-signed a waste and didn't witness it? If so, I would doubt that she would report, as when the SBON investigates the allegations, she would be standing in front of that fecal air ...

I'm glad you find my insights helpful and honest. Why do I enjoy corrections so much? Well, I find that you have an opportunity to do some "real" nursing. Not to say that other areas are not "real" as I couldn't work in an ICU or on a Tele floor (all...

Most inmates today are there for some type of drug offense, and if that's not what they were convicted of it had something to do with why they are inside. Unless someone is truly psychotic, crimes are committed for sex, drugs or money, usually a comb...

NO!!! The pace and amount of knowledge required is not good for ANY brand new nurse, not even if you have your BSN. I agree with the other poster saying that your assessment skillls have to be above top notch, but with that your BS meter has to be i...

A hostile work environment is with other nurses and management. It has been my observation that the only way to "get ahead" is to backstab the other nurses and turn them in for the most minor of infractions (missed chart checks @ 2am, not emptying th...

Why would you move here if you didn't have to! I'm sitting in my house and looking at 9" of snow, 30 MPH winds, and blizzard warnings. I see that your husband is going to be going to the police acadamy, are you planning on staying in the Cheyenne a...

Don't be terrifed of getting this type of instructor, just remember that these witches have an ego problem. It is usually best to avoid them if possible and, if avoidance is not possible, stroke those egos. I've been through nursing school twice (LPN...

Reading your article made me shake as I remembered MY first go through LPN school in 1990! I really wanted to ask if your instructors name was Ruby! I had an instructor that was at least that disrepectful and to this day if I were to see her in the...

first of all, don't think for a minute that i am "childless" by some supposed cruel twist of fate. i am childfree by choice as i don't 1) like kids and 2) have a very poor health history on both sides of my family and would never subject another huma...

I don't think someone with cancer deserves any more consideration than anyone who is trying to bring up their children, especially single parents, those without any family close by (you had your Mom to help you, some of us have no one but friends or ...

Sorry to highjack the highjack . I worked for a nurse manager that was truly one of the most evil people I have ever met. Several years after escaping her torment, I learned that her husband had committed suicide and my first thought was "What took...

And I thought I procrastinated! I was an LPN for 16 years when I finally got my RN. All I can say is that with what physical demands of nursing and that most LPN's are the facility workhorses, you would be much better off with your RN. They you co...

The greatest challange is the condition of the homes. You were taught that sanitary conditions are to be expected in the workplace, but most of the homes that I worked in were far from that. I even worked one place that was so nasty that I had to c...

This scares me right out of my scrubs, because I have worked in a couple of LTC settings that have orders to crush meds and give via PEG tube and, when the Pt. starts taking meds PO, they never bothered to get the orders changed to PO. Working nights...

And don't forget the nicest thing of all, NO CALL LIGHTS!!

For a man to going into a female dominated profession, the "emasculation" issue should have been taken care of long ago. Walgreens offers some over the calf support socks http://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jsp?CATID=305104&navAction=jump&...

The power of the schedule is a powerful tool. Schedule the worst of the lot on seperate shifts, so there is less opportunity for them to scheme together. Also, check their hiring status (full time, part time, PRN, etc.). For instance, if someone h...