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i work 12 hrs 6p-6a we have over 500 inmates and im all alone!!!but most are farmed out to regional jails and they come back and forth all the times its hard to keep the meds and chronic care up on these inmates:nurse:

i feel your pain ive been a nurse 34 yrs and in corrections for 11. i hate it when u r trying to heal them and they refuse care even though we have them sign a release of responsibilty, i feel that i have failed to provide care i had a thug come in the other night with 34 stitches from a dog bite he got on the streetwhich they were like 3 weeks passed from having them removed once i started talking about the super bug his attitude changed real quick and it took me about 45 min ro get them out. i told him give respect /get respect but i love correctional nursing. its a passion with me

i have been a correctional nurse for 10 years and i love it!!! I have been a nurse 33 yrs and have worked all facets of nursing. the old saying goes give respect get respect rings so true with correctional nursing. i stay firm with each inmate male or female and treat them all equally. i listen to their concerns no matter how small the complaints are. we assess our inmates when they come into our facility and they know first hand that they are to respect us as professionals and we will do what we can within reason for them. we dont tolerate disrespect nor do we disrespect the inmates. i tell them if they r yelling and being disrespectful that i will see them once they calmed down we also explain the procedures for them when they arrive at the jail so they know what to expect from the medical staff. we diagnois many illness from new diabetics to severe cases of anyuersyms. so that is why its so important to listen to them.its nice going to work when i get to work all these inmates request to see me. i let them know from the start im not afraid of them but there to listen and respect them as human beings isnt that the reason i became a nurse correctional nursing is like home health in many ways. we do assessments , help inmates with chronic problems. my motto is to keep them at thier optimal level of wellness till they go home.:paw::paw::paw::paw: