cscott1

cscott1 has 25 years experience and specializes in OR, Corrections, Management.

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1. County Jail VS Prison

   cscott1 replied to Sheena's Mom's topic in Correctional

   I agree with RNCCHP, jails do offer a lot of diversity in the inmate mix. You'll never know what's coming in from one minute to the next. I work in a faith based state run prison on the night shift and wouldn't trade my job for anything! A lot depen...

2. Army Medic 68w

   cscott1 replied to doctorita's topic in General Nursing

   Doctorita, As a former Navy medic (Viet Nam type) and a retired Army nurse, I will tell you that its 50/50. Either the Reserves or the NG stand a good chance of deployment in today's military environment. The NGs are theoreticaly under the control of...

3. Meds in the OR

   cscott1 replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

   I personally would not place myself (or my patient) at risk by giving or using a medication that anyone else has pulled, much less someone that has had no training in medication administration. Having said that, I have relieved in cases where meds we...

4. Moving to another hospital OR

   cscott1 replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

   I agree completely, it's a territorial thing. Also, I have run into some nurses who are resistant (very) to any change or deviation from their usual procedure - "we ALWAYS do it that way, it's the way we do things!" or "you're not at XXXX anymore you...

5. Circulating role

   cscott1 replied to baygirl79's topic in Operating Room

   I've been in the OR a little while (20 years) and have always been taught abd always teach new RN's to stay with anesthia until told to proceed with my other duties. The RN usually applies circoid pressure, removes the stylet and is the first line of...

6. Count Sheet Questions...

   cscott1 replied to EvaJ's topic in Operating Room

   I agree with CDSGA, if there is even the remotest possibility that something could be retained - count it. However, there needs to be a bit of common sense in the mix, it is difficult if not impossible to stuff an 18X18 lap sponge through a trocar!

7. Job Offer at CCA Private Federal Prison

   cscott1 replied to wowzem's topic in Correctional

   That post got sent before I finished, so here goes. As far as managenent goes, it will help you to supervise a staff of LPN's. I would suggest that if management is you goal, find an assistant head nurse position in a hospital and work up from there....

8. Job Offer at CCA Private Federal Prison

   cscott1 replied to wowzem's topic in Correctional

   Hi there, I work in sunny Florida and the prision was 1500+ inmates - all female. It is a medium to minimum security prision, so, there are not a lot of "hard core" inmates there; mostly drug offenders and such. Most inmates will be respectful but ...

9. Job Offer at CCA Private Federal Prison

   cscott1 replied to wowzem's topic in Correctional

   All I can tell you is that I worked for 6 months in a CCA facility and left for two reasons. First because all too often it was me and an LPN for 1500 inmates (11-7) and secondly because of the way the inmates were treated - like animals. I would ...

10. Did you get a self defense course included

    cscott1 replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Correctional

    I got a brief (less than 4 hour) course when I oriented to a CCA facility. Being ex-military and combat trained, I can tell you the coures was of little or no good for pracitcal use. I do agree with the previous poster that medical folks are less ...

11. This aughta be fun: List the terms/slang/correctional nursing lingo for us newbies

    cscott1 replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in Correctional

    Signal 20 very mentally ill 10 - 24 Fight or assult on inmate Lock a reginol reference to AD SEG I'll throw in more when I think of them!

12. Inmate relations

    cscott1 replied to cscott1's topic in Correctional

    You're right, letting your guard down can be disasterous. However, as a member of an OR trauma team responding to trauma in the ER, I have been hit, bitten, kicked nad stabbed (once). Its a matter of being aware of your surroundings and paying attent...

13. Inmate relations

    cscott1 posted a topic in Correctional

    As a Christian, as a human being and as a nurse, I feel I must comment on what appears to be a wide sprear perception of inmates. Altogether too often, I hear "all inmates lie, they have nothing better to do than sit around and figues ways to beat th...

14. Privatized Prisons

    cscott1 replied to texascowgirl's topic in Correctional

    I have worked for CCA in a womens facility and am leaving due to chronic understaffing, lack of necessary equipment and bad management. With staffing at a low, I have worked every weekend since Jan. This was done without even a phone call or any...