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As much as the malingerers drive us crazy, I don't think Diesel Therapy is the solution. In my state, it would probably be considered cruel and unusual punishment. Diesel Therapy: the continuous or unnecessary transport of a prisoner from place to p...

Average RN pay in Arizona is $28 an hour so ... http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_az.htm#b29-0000 New grad pay is probably lower than that.

Maybe not. There is a huge credit scare going on right now. The markets are in a panic because of these bad home loans, excessive consumer debt, etc. which is why credit card companies are jacking up their rates and the stock market dropped 400 point...

Just because you have malpractice insurance doesn't mean you're more likely to be sued. If that was true, then the premiums would be a hellava lot higher than they are now. $100 a year is dirt cheap. The reason that the premiums are so cheap is beca...

I know exactly what you mean ... I had to fight against this just recently although, custody wasn't the problem but a tech who worked on this unit. For whatever reason, the RN on this unit (who was on vacation) was allowing this tech to call the sho...

I see your point, 20 7219's a day would be absurd. Luckily we don't have that policy (at least not yet).

At CDCR, if a telephone is off the hook for a certain period of time (I forget how long ... 30 seconds maybe?) ... an alarm goes off and custody comes running. So, that's why it's best to deal with inmates near a telephone. If you're attacked you can...

Yeah, I called too just to make sure and they told me, at the time, that they couldn't change it but ... with today's credit scare, who knows.

Just FYI ... I do have a fixed rate of 4.8 interest on one of my credit cards ... Obvously that deal isn't available now but, Citibank was making those offers a couple of years ago ... which is when I locked in that interest rate. Hopefully, there's...

I think the OP demonstrates why the pay rates in LA and Orange County are relatively low compared with the cost of living. It boils down to supply and demand ... Afterall ... where do nurses want to live when they first move to California? Like the ...

It does ... although I haven't seen too much of it, mostly because I work in California where state facilities are under federal court order to provide care. While there certainly is some staff who are neglectful and abusive, overall ... I've found t...

Whether we like it or not, it's legal for employers to do this and credit checks are a growing trend. However, I've never heard of an employer not hiring someone for not potentially being able to pay their bills. Usually it's because someone hasn't a...

Keep in mind that the job we're talking about is an unusual situation. A federal judge ordered these pay raises for the state prisons but, it's not like you can typically make this same money at most California hospitals. Consequently, there's a lo...

Just FYI: because we do work for the state, and the OT is costing taxpayers a lot of money ... some nurses' names were published in several newspapers recently because they were making so much OT. Consequently, Sacramento told my facility to cut back...

I went into nursing for the money, plain and simple ... no question about it. And I work in a prison because the pay and benefits are great. But, I still do my job. Today I actually had to fight with some staffers over nursing care. Mostly because th...

I'm a new grad. Generally, starting wages for hospitals in my area ranged from $26-$30 an hour for new grads depending on how far you were willing to drive. More with night and weekend differentials. However, a federal court ordered the California D...

I'm not trying to put a damper on your excitement but, a friend of mine interviewed at CIW about a month ago and didn't get hired. There was only one night position available and apparently there were several applicants. There's a lot of competition ...

To me, it really depends on the individual officer and, also, Sgt. Some are definitely better than others. For example, it's well known at my facility that the third watch Sgt. on a particular yard is going to be more helpful than the second watch S...

That is a great idea and sounds good but, just because you treat inmates with respect, doesn't mean they'll always do the same. Don't get me wrong ... I don't go out of my way to be rude to inmates but, some of these inmates can really try your patie...

There's several bizarre aspects to this story that don't make a lot of sense to me. For one thing, I don't believe the guards would come in and shoot anyone standing during a crisis, at least where I work. We're not allowed to wear blue because the i...

Yeah but, there's a down side. Don't get me wrong ... I also work for the California state prison system and the pay is great ... I'm not complaining ... but to make $11,000 a month with OT you've pretty much got to be working all of the time. Basica...

Not to mention dying from exhaustion. I recently worked a double voluntarily (my base pay is $42 an hour) and our shifts are eight hours five days a week so, after 16 hours ... I did make $840 with an extra eight hours of $63 an hour OT. But I'll nev...

Since I've been working for CDCR, they've moved me around quite a bit (to fill on for people on vacation, calling out sick, etc.) and one thing I've learned is that some yards/units are definitely better staffed and more controlled than others. If t...

I agree ... it depends on the facility. When I worked at a private prison I was left alone because they barely paid officers minimum wage, they were always short and, the guards weren't peace officers so they didn't have any weapons (like pepper spr...

We really need a memo like this because, as far as I know, the paramedics cannot get direct access to the inmate as you described. First the inmate has to go to our medical clinic (which is a logistical nightmare), then our mini-ambulance picks them ...