prison_nurse

I'd probably have said "pr - only option at this time..."

If you wish to go into private practice then you can prescribe and provide therapy. However, I have two jobs and I am expected only to prescribe. It's all down to dollars and cents....

Many schools do bridge programs, but along the way you do have to get your RN and sit for the NCLEX.

Hi, This is quite an undertaking! I have a couple of ideas: Prison culture - e.g. security is considered the primary focus in the correctional setting. Consider the difficulties faced by new nurses working in an environment where "caring" for pati...

Hi Big Moses! I don't know if I can be of much help, but here goes. I already had a masters degree so I was looking for a post-masters only. I looked online for distance learning programs because I really don't have time to go to campus. Then I filte...

Elkpark, I agree that PMHNPs are used primarily for medication evaluation. I really don't do much more than that. I hope I can be therapeutic during my time with the client, but I know that in less than 30 minutes, it's really not possible. In the p...

Being a member of APNA does have some perks for Nurse Practitioners. When I applied to the ANCC for certification as a PMHNP, I saved a lot of money off the price, so it paid for itself. There is some good information on the website along with free C...

It means that if a prisoner takes a hostage, he will not be allowed to use the hostage to leave the prison. Prison security will use force, deadly if necessary, to rescue the hostage.

In the crisis correctional environment, we typically use 5mg Haldol with 25mg Vistaril IM. (We never use Ativan - benzos are not freely used in our setting). We can intervene earlier and give smaller doses, because we are seeing these patients before...

Crystal, I think what you really need to know is therapeutic communication and appropriate interventions. They may ask "what would you do for/if" types of questions, but I'm just guessing. I see from your post that your last job was not the best ex...

I agree with your statement. I left the state hospital and went to work in corrections because it's safer in prison. Plus, in the state hospital there were no repercussions for purely bad behavior. I saw a lot of people get hurt and it became too muc...

I say it depends on several factors: Length of orientation Number of staff working with you Experience with emergencies Correctional nursing is really "hit the ground running". I remember when I started corrections I had several years under my belt ...

I am a full time psychiatric nurse practitioner in the prison system, but I have also worked in medical. Chronic care management in prison is a full time job as many inmates are physically older than their stated age, and are generally sicker than ot...

You are allowed to take your own mace? That surprises me as that would be considered an unauthorized use of force. I would check before you bring something in that may get you into trouble.

I have applied for the program and have been accepted for the next cohort starting in June. It is difficult to find anything posted about this school other than their own information. But, I found this faculty from UTMB who is enrolled in the program...

The officers broke the rules and put people at risk....

Look at the economy. They are probably experiencing budget cuts the same as every other Ohio State Agency. I know that doesn't help, but I am sure you will understand when you go out there looking for a job...

Actually, as a prison nurse, I would find the Captain or Major and take him with me. If someone is missing, we want to know where they are. Or, I would call the Investigator and meet up with him.

I think the RN should be acting DON, or they should hire someone in on a temporary basis as acting DON (maybe an experienced agency nurse). I don't think they should hold someone responsible/accountable for the entire facility without their permissio...

I agree with that... I have a big butt, I know it.. Anyway, a couple of years ago I was a segregation med nurse. Every day I would pass pills in the segregation unit and I would hear this little voice from nowhere shouting "Nurse, you gotta fat ass"....

I'm a hot old bag...

I don't think she means that. I think she's just saying that people need to stand up for themselves and take it to HR, or whoever can help, if the situation warrants it.

Very appropriate! Hmm. I don't know what to make of this!

Absolutely. We joke about this at work, and it's rather like the hall of mirrors trick. We automatically lose 50lbs and 20 years when we walk into a male prison!

I think so. I found chemistry difficult and the only thing that saved me is that I am good at math. If you find a tutor who really enjoys chemistry and understands the topic well, I think you may not find it so difficult. The teacher I had really did...