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  1. Mean coworkers?

    9064 posted a topic in Correctional

    Hello! I am new to correctional nursing.. and to my great surprise/relief I find I really like it... except for this one thing I don't understand. Why are so many of my co workers in medical so mean?...

  2. I/M cheeking and snorting meds

    9064 replied to tg363's topic in Correctional

    How can you crush wellbutrin? We have a heck of a time getting the rare order for not

  3. I/M cheeking and snorting meds

    9064 replied to tg363's topic in Correctional

    Love the whistle trick! We find neurontin, tramadol, & of course narcs to be the most abused, but some I/m's will abuse anything. antihistamines, GERD meds, you name it. I make it a habit of...

  4. Better to quit or be fired

    9064 posted a topic in Correctional

    Quick ? Better to quit or be fired. If I let them fire me I can collect unemployment.. but how to explain to next employer? Correctional nurses are not exactly in demand by the nice, quiet doctor's...

  5. pn nclex

    9064 replied to aspiringnurse01's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Don't give up! It is not you, it is a horrible test written by those who have risen to the top of a field known for 'eating their young". Keep plugging away and don't even think that stupid number...

  6. Prob on my way out

    9064 posted a topic in Correctional

    I started working for a local processing prison about 3 months ago & was determined to make it work. As a new grad, there were not a lot of jobs for me so I was thrilled and grateful to be...

  7. Prob on my way out

    9064 replied to 9064's topic in Correctional

    Hi Biker nurse.. I can't seem to reply directly to your mail... I could transfer, even to the facility you mentioned but I do not think it would be any different. It's the way the system is set up....

  8. Better to quit or be fired

    9064 replied to 9064's topic in Correctional

    I gave notice and for the first night in a long time, I slept so well. What really surprised me was that some of the people who were the meanest to me came up to me on the side & said how much...

  9. Prob on my way out

    9064 replied to 9064's topic in Correctional

    Thanks to you all for your honesty. It is quite refreshing in my life right now. :) I am getting out. I am trying to hang in for 6 more weeks. That's how long it takes to save enough $$ to live on...

  10. Need Honest answer

    9064 replied to lumbarpain's topic in Correctional

    Very little lifting in my experience, unless you are on the 'code team'. Even then you can ask an officer to lift for you. One warning though: In my experience it is a very very negative environment....

  11. Travel Nursing in Corrections or how to get out?

    9064 replied to prisonnurse02's topic in Correctional

    Hi! I am still fairly new to correctional nursing.. and am on my way out just as fast as I can. I have been interviewing and have heard over and over that no one wants to hire a correctional nurse...

  12. Nurse eating their young?

    9064 replied to Ms. Amy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Be bigger than that, no matter how hard it is. I have gotten the same thing. I just pause, answer the ?, then continue with my report. The pauses allow the rudeness to stand out. After a few days...

  13. Mean coworkers?

    9064 replied to 9064's topic in Correctional

    Thank you for the references. For reasons I don't quite understand I do like this job, so thank you for the opportunity to improve & your insight/experience. It was time well spent.

  14. Mean coworkers?

    9064 replied to 9064's topic in Correctional

    Min. wage? So freakin far from it... The guards, opps, "correctional officers" maybe, but they pay nurses better than anyone else.. at least around here. I love Rob72's comments about blowing their...

  15. Common Correctional Nursing Interview Questions

    9064 replied to Guest371144's topic in Correctional

    Just Hired!!! ? THANKS to ALL here. I read every thread & post here & without you all I may have turned down a job I am now thrilled to be starting. As for my interview.... I was asked to read...

  16. So happy to finally join the ranks of correctional nurses!

    9064 replied to EarthChild1130's topic in Correctional

    Ditto! As a new grad, lpn, with psych & ems hx I am THRILLED to have been just hired at a local correctional transfer facility. I think it's a great opportunity. I encourage you to read all the...

  17. clinical instructor from hades

    9064 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Oh boy do I have a clinical instructor from you know where. I am WORRIED. Nothing I do/write/ask/think is right I was an emt for 12 yrs, and was told day one, (in front of entire clinical group),...

  18. TEAS Study Guide

    9064 replied to RN-4Ever's topic in General Nursing

    I'd recommend buying more than one study guide. They are not all the same. I used two and wished it was three! TEAS was HARD... and I am way over educated! (though it has been years...) Study hard....