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I agree with deyo. As far as I am aware it is never ok to circle another nurses initials. It should have been passed on to the nurse that you believe made the error &/or call to the MD. I also believe you put yourself in a sticky situation havi...

Just one thing to add....the one term I know the officers where I work don't like (and I mean even a little) is guard, or jailer. At least here that is the case. They prefer C.O. or Deputy, or Officer. Just a heads up so you don't offend on accide...

If interested....GOOD LUCK!!!!

We work 10 hr shifts. 1.50 diff for swing & 2.00 for nocs. I have seen new grads hired although they tend to go with experienced nurses. We are salary in that we are required to put in a certain amount of hours...but, we do get paid ot. ( kind of...

I think you should ask any questions that would make taking this job a deal breaker for you....shift work, pay, benefits, mandatory ot, staffing levels, seniority with regaurd to shift bid, equipment on hand for assessments, etc... As far as what the...

We have had a few smart ones even put toothpaste at top of their mouth...the pill ofcourse sticks in it...smart thinking actually for these folks. What won't they think up

I wish you good luck! Honestly it could go either way. Personally I think it would help and not hinder you...but, maybe they want someone they can mold that doesn't already have a mindset or experience with this population. At any rate...Best wishes ...

Unfortunately where I work we have the very basic equipment for vitals, responder bag/ AED, suction, o2....No EKG, and your assessment skills. We don't have a doc in house (at night) but can reach him by phone (most times) when needed. Ofcourse we h...

Interesting how one sided you view things in not only corrections but the medical care inmates receive. If you had personal experience in being a nurse responsible for peoples lives, or working somewhere in corrections I think your opinions would be...

I have never (yet) felt that I had to justify having sent someone out and it turned out in the end they were ok. And I would agree good documentation is key. I do my job to the best of my ability for not only liability reasons but inmates health--tha...

It doesn't sound like we are any cleaner, maybe even dirtier although I have not worked in prison setting only county jail. As far as safety I never doubt my officers ability or desire to keep me safe. I am soooo well protected it's amazing....I mean...

lol...the cleanliness part of your question made me laugh a little. Jail is the dirtiest place I have ever worked! People right in off the streets in poor health that are intox/high peuking and urinating wherever in their holding cells. Lots of op...

Amen to everything Orca said...nicely put. Eyes open, head on straight, good assesment skills, good / fair attitude...you are not the judge and jury... Good luck it's awesome fun!

Pass.. Don't need it

I don't know of that particular facility, but...where I work we have interview, oral boards, integrity interview, physical, lie detector...the whole canole, then the job offer. Took about 3 to 4 months to jump all those hoops. No idea if you have to ...

they crush and snort it where I work...first time I heard it I was baffled. What they won't snort...lol

pepto and phenergan supp bid x 2 days definitely not as critical as the etoh w/d, then we use librium

I make 30/hr at a county jail. I would not suggest it as necessarily the place to start out without experience. In county jail you are getting folks in just off the streets..."hardened" criminals as well. Many of these folks just in off the street...

And for those that might imply it isn't the nurse place or the doctors place to question if someone is truly in pain or not....I know the teaching pain is what the pt says it is....but doctors have been sued for "getting" people hooked on narcs. And ...

I worked in a fam practice years ago...the pts on chronic pain meds, lost their scripts, drug seekers,etc all had to make office visit for med refills. Needless to say if he declined (and he knew they were seekers), then they found a new doc and ther...

P.S. Wouldn't trade correctional nursing for anything...love it!

Not interviewed there, but that said not all the questions will be safety related. When I intvw for current job there was two lt's and a nurse. They asked situational type questions....response calls what do you do?, which call do you go to first, w...

Wow...well I have never been treated with anything but respect by "my guys". Now maybe that was a bit different when I first started and they were wondering if they trusted me or not...but even then they were always polite! There will always be those...

Congratulations to you both. Make sure you remember all those things when you have a foot in the door....for many it isn't what you expect, and don't like it....the rest of it know it ROCKS!!!! Congrats!

Wow unbelievable! Something like this has never happened where I work that I am aware of. But I have a really good working relationship with my sgt ( who is the highest rank we have on nights), and all it would take is a radio call from me to get the...