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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? They treat the inmates... not just like children...

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

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 letting i/m's know that if they take too much of ..w...

As a paramedic, I delivered a baby whose mother wanted to name her Placenta. Transport was delayed so I showed her the afterbirth. Instant name change!

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 offices I really want to work in, so not being a ...

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 reflects one whit on your worth. Once you pass, an...

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 offered what I saw as a great opportunity. You may find ...

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. One is actually rewarded for finding other nurses ...

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 they wanted to quit. Thank god I quit before I beca...

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 for a while. Best to you all!

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. That's no just the inmates that my coworkers. No...

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 because they think we are all mean. I look at my co...

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 of this her own best bud was telling her to shut u...

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. Blessings!

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 good thing. That really hit the nail on the head....

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 from a sheet of paper with 10 scenarios & giv...

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 threads here.. I did & they helped me decide ...

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), that she "expects great things" from me based on my ...

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. It's not impossible! If you have just finished y...