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  1. Moving from Corrections to Renal...help!

    delilas posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Help! I'm a relatively new grad - my entire experience, even before LPN, was in emergency. Now I'm an RN who is an Emergency nurse for a very large state prison. I've lived the past six months dealing...

  2. never been screamed at like this before :(

    delilas replied to mmc51264's topic in First Year After Licensure

    That sounds kind of like a patient I have :) I had an outpatient infusion who arrived three hours early and was upset that we didn't have his meds ready to infuse. He asked to speak to the charge...

  3. New nurse- physically and mentally exhausted

    delilas replied to Boogs0609's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Dialysis clinics are rough even for seasoned nurses; there is very little flexibility in how things are scheduled - which is understandable, given the nature of the clinic, but it's a rough start for...

  4. New to ER and getting CEN?

    delilas replied to bbie17's topic in Emergency

    The worst they can do is say no. With ACLS and TNCC already under your belt, you're already ahead of most

  5. Answered wrong on Interview Question

    delilas replied to missrn208's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    SOB, by NLCEX and HESI standards is NOT considered a critical sign, but chest pain is. Depending on whether you go by that or the strict definition of ABC, you could argue that either the chest or the...

  6. Grafton Prison

    delilas replied to cingo's topic in Correctional

    I know for us, it's generally two months? But then, the last RN position they posted, we got over 80 applications, and they only interviewed 8, so I'm not sure how or if they notify the ones that...

  7. Grafton Prison

    delilas replied to cingo's topic in Correctional

    I'm agency for an Ohio prison, but even for nurses moving from agency to state, it's a long process! One of my coworkers just got notified of her acceptance to become a state employee 3 weeks ago, but...

  8. What specialty to check for experience?

    delilas replied to joanna_rn's topic in Correctional

    I've largely listed mine as emergency, because that was the most acute and most utilized skill I had. But then, my prison is definitely different than most it seems - it's not uncommon to have more...

  9. Moving from Corrections to Renal...help!

    delilas replied to delilas's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I actually got the job :) Well, one of them. This one starts out part time, so I will still be PRN at the prison, too. I'm hoping to really extend my skills this

  10. Advice Needed for New Corrections Nurse!

    delilas replied to WhirlyGirl's topic in Correctional

    I may be a little late, but my take: Stand your ground on your assessments. When I first went corrections, other seasonsed/jaded nurses butted in a lot and would insist an inmate was malingering or...

  11. How long have you had to wait for a job offer?

    delilas replied to citylights89's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    My longest was 7 weeks. I checked in with the recruiter every week or so, and was sure they were pulling my leg about "waiting on the background check" but it all came through in the end. Don't wait...

  12. Attaching a resume when the application is a fill in/cookie cutter form

    delilas replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Many have a spot for you to upload your resume, regardless. If nothing else, it saves you time, because it helps pre-fill your application :) But also, should that online application lead to an...

  13. Ohio or Michigan Corrections

    delilas replied to oneplustwinslpn's topic in Correctional

    In Ohio, the agency that gets Corrections is ATC Healthcare. I don't believe Maxim staffs corrections in Ohio. I know near central (Columbus/Delaware area) there is a constant need at multiple smaller...

  14. A typical day of state prison RN

    delilas replied to ThinkAgain's topic in Correctional

    I work at a very large state female prison (close to 3,000 inmates, ranging from low security to death row). I swing between first and second shift as our "Nurse 1" role, so I'll give my basics :) I...

  15. CA nurse that made 260K which prison did she work at.

    delilas replied to jgg765's topic in Correctional

    this. this this this. i did er nursing for my preceptorship before accepting a job at a prison. people came in high on pcp, meth, bath salts - or hell, they weren't even high, they were just...

  16. Importance of patient/inmate education

    delilas replied to ChuckeRN's topic in Correctional

    I have encountered this problem often doing Nurse Sick Call at my institution. I/ms with ongoing issues seem surprised when I discuss with them what their disease management is - as if no one has...

  17. Paramedics rank higher than LPNs?

    delilas replied to downsouthlaff's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's apples and oranges; they're trained for entirely different jobs. When I went through LPN, I certainly wasn't trained on how to intubate, or on other emergency techniques a medic does. I'm by no...

  18. My first code-feedback appreciated!

    delilas replied to sunnybabe's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You have a nurse's voice in your head :) Not everyone can identify the signs of a patient going south; it's so easy to brush off subtle signs because they are sick, after all! I've actually...

  19. Interview question

    delilas posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    During an interview I was asked the following: "You're a nurse in the ICU. Two patients are due for medications right now, a ventilator alarm is going off, and a patient call light is on. In what...

  20. Studied for 6 days, passed NCLEX-RN in 75 questions

    delilas replied to hakunamatata's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That's how I was too; but I know a good portion of my graduating class was not the same. There are a lot of people who are simply not good test takers, and anxiety over the test is not unexpected for...

  21. How is the job market for nursing where you live?

    delilas replied to Lucidity's topic in General Nursing

    Central Ohio - ADN working on BSN. Its rough here. Most job postings say no new grads, and while I worked as an LPN for a long time while getting my ADN, it means next to nothing. I pull per diem work...

  22. Hondros College of Nursing - Input??????

    delilas replied to adie0321's topic in Ohio Nursing

    i'm a graduate of the columbus campus, and while the program was definitely not perfect, i wanted to take the time to counter a couple points here. i had to prove to wia when i was getting financial...

  23. Need RN's opinion- BIG clinical mistake

    delilas replied to CrazyheadSN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe my school was strict, but until independent preceptorships, we gave no medications (especially IVP) without a nurse or instructor present. Not that that would've completely corrected the issue...

  24. what items could you not go a nursing shift without?

    delilas replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    If I walk out the door to head in and do not have coffee in hand, steth around my neck, trauma shears and tape attached to me by hemostat, and chapstick, pen, and small notepad in my pocket, I feel...

  25. Failed NCLEX RN 3x

    delilas replied to Luvnsg3's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Saunder's review is all I ever used - I went through the book and the CD. Our school did had use the online NCSBN review during class as well, which was helpful. Having to study for the HESI exit was...