avahnel ASN, RN

There is a difference between abuse, and techniques used by skilled professionals to subdue a violent inmate. You can tell the difference when you are in that environment. I see people but in restraint chairs that do not want to go into them...is it ...

I would like to believe that this type of care would never be delivered at the facility I work at. These are the reasons why: 1. Sick call slips are taken by the nurses on the floor passing medications. They do an assessment of the inmate at the time...

I posted on a topic that was similar a few months ago, Here was my reply: How does correctional nursing compare to, say, med/surg nursing? In our facility the infirmary is "med/surg lite" (per our medical director). The truth is...if they need to be ...

I do not know why condoms are not available in commissary, but I think that you are correct that it does have to with the safety issue. In our facility, every inmate is screened for most STIs and are treated within a month of their stay. We often tes...

I love being a corrections nurse. I was very jaded when I worked at the hospital, and thought I no longer wanted to be a nurse. The autonomy that I gained being in corrections changed that. One of the greatest things is nursing to "the least of these...

I was wondering if there was a Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner thread?

I think that having forums for the APRN specialties would be great. In the RN forums, this is the way things are handled. Being in advanced practice, you would think that the same would occur.

I like the ideas that you have posted. I would also say this patient needs to be shared among many nurses meaning that one nurse done not get stuck with him all week. So, I would say that (staffing allowing) he will only be with one nurse for 2 shift...

How does correctional nursing compare to, say, med/surg nursing? In our facility the infirmary is "med/surg lite" (per our medical director). The truth is...if they need to be in a hospital they will be sent to one. Can the job be dangerous? Of cour...

A lot of new grad programs in my area hire nurses with less than one year experience in a hospital regardless of their time since graduation.

Can your facility aquire a foam helmet? We have used them at our facility when there seemed to be no other option. At least them you can chart that it was applied, and you tried to protect the patient's head from self-injury. Good luck!! Something li...

I work in MO at a jail, but I call my patients....patients. I love my job and the challenge of the population that I choose to work with. I do pass meds in Pods, and I go to the patients. I take a med cart with my MARs and patient specific meds. We a...

I felt the same way...until I left the hospital. I feel so much better now. My suggestion is to find a part of nursing that you love. There are so many choices. That is one of the best parts of nursing

I just got a job at the Clayton facility. I start on Monday. They do a panel interview followed by a job shadow/drug screen. I am moving from a hospital, and am excited to start working in public health.

Just keep on reviewing your Math, and take your time on the test, you are not timed, so make yourself double check every question. Good luck!!!

No it does not change the dosage. On the packages of medications it is more clear, because you will realize that you are diluting 50 mg (in usually a powder form of the drug) with the 20 mL of NS. Then the pt will get all of the 20 mL because you onl...

The hospitals that I did clinicals at had a sheet that had these that dietary put out. I would think that some would be different depending were you were.

I took it online and learned a lot.

The biggest thing that helped me with questions on exams was that safety is the number one priority, be that yours (don't turn you back on a pt, leave yourself an exit) or the pts (don't leave a suicidal pt alone). Good luck in your class

Local hospitals in the area may do nurse tech/clinical partner training. You may want to research LPN schools (or consider an associate in nursing for an RN) in the area and apply. Some schools will help you find a job in the medical field while you ...

I just wanted to chime in and put my in. I am a B nursing student. (I had a 4.0 in pre-reqs). I applied for a Summer Nurse internship position this summer, and my GPA was one of the questions. I was happy that my GPA could give me an edge in this ec...

Personally I liked Psych nursing the best. I felt that some of the concepts will travel with me throughout my nursing career even if I don't go into mental health nursing. I like when I get power point slides or an outline of the lecture and can writ...

We have 35-55 questions on each test untill the final (100 questions). I have to agree with Alternato81, that durring the final I got really tired. I had a hard time focusing, and got really fidgety. I still did well, but I like shorter tests better....

All you would have to do is refer the Dean to the teachers Facebook page. I am sure it would speak for itself.

The answer would be the 1.66 t because 1t=5mL. You need to divide your answer by 5. The closest teaspoon with rounding rules is 2 t. I would administer 1.65 t (8.25 mL) because I know that I would have a graduated syringe on the floor.