LilRedRN1973

LilRedRN1973

ICU, psych, corrections

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  1. Length of your monitoring program?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to PavementRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Our state is 5 years. I am in Nevada and we seem to have a fairly strict monitoring program. It requires rehab, then 90 hours of counseling and 90 hours of intensive outpatient. After that, we are...

  2. Bedside nurses and pregnancy

    LilRedRN1973 replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and I didn't mention....the little bugger was 9 days early! Actual due date wasn't until 10/30 but he decided he needed to be born on my mother's birthday.

  3. Bedside nurses and pregnancy

    LilRedRN1973 replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    I delivered 10/21 and worked until 10/7. We also closed on our house and moved in on 10/7....lol. I was working 12 hour nights in an ICU and it had gotten to the point where I had trouble reaching...

  4. What area do you work? and do you change clothes before you leave your workplace?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a prison infirmary and no, I do not. Mainly because there are no facilities in which I could change (it's a men's prison). I do not wear my shoes inside the house, however. And my scrubs...

  5. Can you live a luxury lifestyle as a nurse?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to trustabdy's topic in General Nursing

    We don't live in luxury but we are very comfortable. We no longer live paycheck to paycheck with my new job and we pay cash for everything. I just purchased my first new car ever (all the others...

  6. 12 hour overnight nurses, please tell me about your sleep schedule.

    LilRedRN1973 replied to dandk1997RN's topic in Health, Stress Management

    As someone who started out her nursing career working three 12-hour nights shifts for about 3 1/2 years, then transitioned into a Monday-Friday 7:30 to 4:30 (with an hour lunch) nursing job in an...

  7. who has taken a pay cut, willingly

    LilRedRN1973 replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I took a pay cut from $35/hour to $29/hour when I went from dialysis to an outpatient psychiatric facility. Not to mention I went from working 5 minutes from home 3 days a week to working 35 minutes...

  8. Need advice- whats good or bad about working second shift!

    LilRedRN1973 replied to bruiised's topic in General Nursing

    If I didn't have kids, I would work 3-11 in a heartbeat! Since I only sleep about 5-6 hours anyway, that would give me so much time available to do what I want to do and get those things done that...

  9. What is the nurse-patient ratio where you work?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to kaliRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I work in the prison infirmary and our staffing is two RN's, an LPN in the pill room and a CNA. We usually have around 40 inmates but I've seen it at 35 and as high as 57. Most are low acuity, some...

  10. Do you think acute care nursing is becoming less safe?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Reading through all these posts futher confirms why I never want to go back to acute/hospital care. When I left the ICU I had been in for several years, it was partly due to the fact we were...

  11. Furosemide & KCl

    LilRedRN1973 replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Patient Medications

    I found this while searching for posts related to Lasix. We have a patient (I work in a prison infirmary) who is currently on 80mg Lasix IV BID and 120mg Lasix PO BID. This seems like a LOT to me...

  12. RN Salary Survey 2013: Post here!

    LilRedRN1973 replied to ItsColduphere's topic in General Nursing

    1. Nevada 2. 3 years of critical care and 5 1/2 years of psych; currently working in corrections now 3. Correctional Nursing Supervisor 4. $89k/year (a regular staff nurse makes just under $80k/year...

  13. Where are the middle age nurses working?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to RedRobin8's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm 41 and am working as a Correctional Nursing Supervisor. My plans are to eventually move up into the Director of Nursing position over the next few years. I worked in the ICU in the beginning of...

  14. Repeat Monitoring Agreement

    LilRedRN1973 replied to KDCRNBSN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    On ours, it doesn't either....with the monitoring contract. For example, I was found unconscious at work under the influence. I surrendered my license and entered into their monitoring agreement. 5...

  15. Exercise for night shift.

    LilRedRN1973 replied to jar312's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm a runner and there are two mornings a week where I have to run anywhere from 3 to 8 miles after I get off from my 12 hour nightshift. I have found I actually enjoy it as the mornings are quiet...

  16. Repeat Monitoring Agreement

    LilRedRN1973 replied to KDCRNBSN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Oh, and I just saw that it will be a probationay contract, not a monitoring one. I would fight that one. I had a monitoring one so there is no record of my being disciplined now that I have...

  17. Repeat Monitoring Agreement

    LilRedRN1973 replied to KDCRNBSN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I live in Nevada and our state happens to be one of the most strict states around when it comes to being monitored. How long was your contract in Indiana? I know that Nevada put a colleague of mine...

  18. Correctional nurse pay

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Mandycane's topic in Correctional

    I am located in

  19. Firstlab/hprp

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Mcm79's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'm off contract now (yay!!!) but when I was on my monitoring agreement, I had to check in 365 days a year. No

  20. Anyone interested in attending a closed medical personnel meeting in San Marcos area?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Ali55's topic in Nurses Recovery

    You may want to post this in the Nurses/Recovery forum. I think you would have better responses in that

  21. What's your go to outfit after work?

    LilRedRN1973 replied to nurse_jess's topic in General Nursing

    Running clothes. I work night shift and there are two days each week where I run after getting off work. So I get off at 6am, home by 615am and by 630am, I'm out the door for a 3-5 mile run. After...

  22. Correctional nurse pay

    LilRedRN1973 replied to Mandycane's topic in Correctional

    As already mentioned, it will depend on the state/geographical area you are looking to practice in. RN's starting out at the prison I currently work at make $68k a year if they have no previous...

  23. Just offered a job as Correctional Nurse III in NV

    LilRedRN1973 replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in Correctional

    Thank you for the reminder :-) Luckily, I am married to a Correctional Sergeant and have spent the last 13 years listening to stories of nurses who have been compromised, etc. I am pretty good at...

  24. Just offered a job as Correctional Nurse III in NV

    LilRedRN1973 posted a topic in Correctional

    I've been an RN since 2005. Spent several years in ICU then a short time in dialysis. I've been in psych since 2009. I am married to a Correctional Sergeant and have always toyed with the idea of...

  25. Just offered a job as Correctional Nurse III in NV

    LilRedRN1973 replied to LilRedRN1973's topic in Correctional

    Hi kimirey! I've been here for about three months now and am enjoying the job 90% of the time. The other 10%, I am irritated due to staffing issues. We have been running short staffed for the...