Wow! I've never heard of forced dialysis treatments on a violent psych patient! However, if you have a court order it has to be done. Maybe his family will come in to help? If not, yes it sounds like...
Yes very scary. I sure hope those nurses will get some security guards and quick.I use to work in state psychiatric hospitals in the USA. We had security guards that we could call but it would take...
:) I think you will be OK. I met a traveling RN in Wyoming who told me she killed her husband and did prison time for it. She then became an RN. I don't know if she was just incredibly lucky or if...
Blackcat99 replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in Correctional
Yes I think you're right jailRN. Lethal injection is probably a violation of the Nurse Practice Act. Therefore, it might be best to just go ahead and release the inmate into the custody of the...
Smkoepke-Oh my God! You were actually in an airplane flying over tornadoes!! It's a miracle you are still alive. I can only imagine how terrifying that experience must have been for you. I'm glad you...
Blackcat99 replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in Correctional
:angryfire Oh yes Timothy McVeigh. What a great American he was! Gosh he only killed 168 innocent people (19 of them children) and injured more than 500 people when he bombed the Murrah federal...
Blackcat99 replied to purseOnalityRN's topic in Correctional
:chuckle How dare you try to steal my ideal job!!! I too am very interested in this kind of job. Too bad only a doctor can do it. I would do it for free. They wouldn't have to pay me.
Blackcat99 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Correctional
:chuckle Thanks jailDON. It sounds like you indeed work in a "real prison". What is your policy if you do see some foolish nurse flirting with an inmate? How often do your inmates write up the nurses?...
:) I knew an RN in Calif. who had a DUI and she was able to be an RN. However, she told me it was a hassle and she had to do a lot of extra paperwork because of it. Good
:chuckle Congratulations Happy student!!! That's great news!!! Have fun at your pinning and graduation ceremony. Relax while you can. After I graduated my friends and I went to Las Vegas and had a...
:chuckle Hmm. Aren't you the same Yvonne who was so upset because you thought you didn't pass the test?? See all that worrying for nothing! Congratulations!!! It's party
Blackcat99 replied to NursesRmofun's topic in Geriatric, LTC
:chuckle Yes LTC is just one disaster after another. Have you ever noticed in LTC that if a patient is going to have a fall that it always occur at the most busiest times. Good luck with your job...
:) I met an RN in Wyoming who told me she killed her husband. So if she can get her nursing license you should be able to get your license. (She got her nursing license after she killed her...
:chuckle It sounds like I have been extremely lucky. I have met and worked with some great male nurses. Of course, I have worked with some great female nurses
:angryfire I got yelled at by my boss for writing the truth which was "med not available". I got tired of getting yelled at so I went to a different LTC. No I am not going to lie about a medication...