No, Eirene, you are not alone. But you do seem to be internalizing it a bit (in my own reading and interpretation.) I too have a big heart. I try to just deal with what is in front of me. I do not work with your degree of mental health but while work...
RNonRun replied to mixyplixy's topic in Correctional
In Jan 2007 RN's starting were making $7650 a month. Regardless of what the web site says. In a nutshell some facilities are extremely difficult to work for. Back Stabbing sums it up but mentally taxing is more like it. Correctional work is great (f...
RNonRun replied to GlowBear500's topic in Correctional
Hmm, sounds very familiar though I have not worked at YOUR facility Organic. People who don't know are always worried about inmates attacking them in some way. Oh I am sure it happens I have known nurses it happens to. But in 4 years in Correctional ...
93 I was in Alabama in Nursing school. Even one of the married male nurses didn't believe Male nurses belonged in OB. !!! Okay for MD's! NOT for Nurses!!! Wouldn't want his wife examined by a male Nurse!! :eek: Need I say more!!! --leslie
As soon as I read the first post I realized of course I have! I have made a few med errors in my day. THANK GOODNESS et al (God Angels etc, that no adverse outcomes EVER resulted!!) they seem to run in 2's for me one on month then another in a period...
RNonRun replied to dazzle256's topic in Correctional
I agree! So Nurse Warrior, what IS the pay in WV??? and do you work for a privatized co??? ie CMS or PHS??? and how is the air quality there??? Killing me here in Louisville, another year & I will most likely need an inhaler...... Love the job ...
RNonRun replied to dazzle256's topic in Correctional
Hi Foxy! I make about the same as I did when I was working at Hospitals here in Louisville. Right now I am at 21.5 as an RN before shift dif. The LPN's make ALMOST as much... about the most they can make outside of agency around here at around $17-18...
:Melody: About 5 years ago I picked up an interesting sethoscope. The retailer called it a Big Bell and in fact it has a bell about the size of a demi cup... for lack of a better discription. The ear pc fell off mine and I layed it down at work.......
By the way, what is a demi cup? LOL Okay....I can see the discription is lacking..... The tubing is single.... not terribly flimsy but not as stout as a Littman.... longer though. A demi cup... hmmm a small espresso cup?? Its about 2 inches or so ac...
While I am on the subject.... I understand that Wrist cuffs are not reliable. Fine. Everyone in our facility uses one regaurdless. I am going to give in to one as well. Does anyone know if any are better than others??? I want to keep it under $70.......
RNonRun replied to dazzle256's topic in Correctional
Four nurses including one in intake for 1800 inmates. Some nites only three. Only one or 2 more on other shifts but the administrators are here. --leslie
RNonRun replied to Pattiecake's topic in Correctional
Hi, PHS just took over the Louisville Metro Corrections. We had CMS in here before and it was a nightmare. Still too early to be sure but we don't see too much difference. Granted the problems we have were'nt made overnight... thus they won't go away...
Good God KY huh??Me too. 5 years here and have been an RN since 93 I hear Ky has some really nurse unfriendly BON interpretations/rules. I shudder to think. I guess any state that is so union unfriendly would be of the old mindset that I doctor is al...
LMBO I have not heard that one before. I started out in the work force 5'8" 140# not in the least overweight and was a truck driver and a damn good one too (I miss that a lot) and would always hear from women esp at church, *a little bitty thing like...
Now as nice as I think they could look I would rather wear white. I run REALLY Hot 90% of the time at work and if I had to wear a Jacket I would DIE. Rarely do people like it colder than me. If I am cold its COLD. There is a nursing home in Alabama t...
Now THAT's so weird to me! The Hospital's here in Louisville ---well I have had to conform to most of them... its White or ____. As you stated as I couldn't afford to buy all those colors White was usually the proticol. That was 3 years ago but Proll...
Well when I was at that hosp as an employee I wore Purple after 2 months, cause I like it (and got behind in the laundry). The House Super came up and gave me a pair of scrubs. With a warning. As much as I don't like Periwinkle I would have gladly wo...
The feather in their cap after 20 years will not be renewed. Thank goodness. This was my first and hopefully not last job in corrections. What comes next we don't know. But for the 2 years that I stuck in out it has been a mess. I wanted to quit the...
LOL!! Having HAD to wear white for the aforementioned hosp and many agencies, Old lady breifs in white are the safe for me!! and as I am not teeny tiny I wear my tops OUT which helps cover my bum.
RNin92 actually I do remember early ER dealing with one or 2 of these blander things up the rear. I remember as a teen reading *The Joy of Sex: All You Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask* I read about lightbulbs & coke BOTTLES (prep...
These are great! A guy from our main jail (I work at the smaller work release program) ingested the contents of a heat pack. I guess he wanted to escape or get a break or whatever makes them want out of jail. Poor B&*#*$& has no stomach now b...
One of the hosp here in Louisville had the Nurses wear white or Periwinkle blue. CNA's wear Purple housekeeping something else. Come to think of it I was just there last week for removal of my sexy gall bladder... Think the floor I was on was wore a ...
h no benefits and they are already cutting back on staffing requirements for each shift.As you might expect, many people are angry and offended. The old co. was PHS, and the new co. is Naphcare. I am wondering what experiences other nurses have had s...