susan18

susan18 has 32 years experience and specializes in correctional,ICU,CCU,ED,military.

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1. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

   susan18 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   i started out as a secondary ed major, concentrating on french and spanish, as i thought i was going to become a foreign language teacher. my father (bless him) in 1973 said to me, "what are you going...

2. Verbal orders vs Telephone orders

   susan18 replied to DEB52's topic in General Nursing

   I work as a correctional nurse educator. We discourage verbal orders as well, unless there is a life-threatening event transpiring. We hand the doc the order sheet, smile, and say, "Please just write...

3. Recommendation for Personal Statement

   susan18 replied to mvanz9999's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I agree with arciedee's reply to you. I wrote my personal statement in a similar format, and got accepted to my school right away. Let your heart show through, be sure you state your goals clearly as...

4. Any ideas for MSN/Education online programs?

   susan18 replied to dansmom6's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I am currently enrolled in Loyola Univ. of New Orleans' online Health Care Systems Management MSN curriculum, and I absolutely love it! I am a nurse educator for a large state correctional facility,...

5. Appointment notifications

   susan18 replied to Orca's topic in Correctional

   Reply to ORCA: Our state prison also posts these appointment lists. We post all Med Clinic appts., all Dental Clinic appts., all sick call appointments in the dorm nursing stations ( have 4 units of...

6. Use of Certified Medication Techs in a Prison

   susan18 replied to WRCRN's topic in Correctional

   Reply to WRCRN: My state prison uses Med Techs, but they are always CNA II's with 1 yr. experience, and we in DOC in our state have to train them through not only a 40-hr. course we administer (that I...

7. Infection Control Nurse position in prison system??

   susan18 replied to hoolahan's topic in Correctional

   We have an Infection Control nurse position in our state prison. The position works mostly with interviewing inmates who have been through a positive TB screen, or had a positive Mantoux test, or come...

8. Up Keep on Skills

   susan18 replied to SerenaT's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   reply to serenaT: I am a nurse educator in the NC correctional system. I was an ICU nurse, with an ER subspecialty, for 28 yrs until my career change. I have been doing this educator/staff developer...

9. What are the Typical Shifts in Your Part of the Country?

   susan18 replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

   In Raleigh its mostly 12 hr shifts, 7 to 7, 3 one week, and 3 with an 8 the 2nd week. We have Baylor contract positions in some hospitals and float pool 8 and 12 hr shifts. I went into correctional...

10. Nursing caps required at your job?

    susan18 replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    I remember having to wear my cap until about 1980. I was in ICU by then, and we all voted to not wear them, except on Nurses Week in May each yr. for fun. My cap is pretty traditional with one red...

11. Can't take anymore

    susan18 replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

    reply to ferfer- boy, do i remember these feelings! i was an lpn and a single mom, trying to work 3 12 hr night shifts per wk and get my bsn as a "generic" student, not rn completion. i felt like i...

12. Nurse's Sick Call

    susan18 replied to fiestynurse's topic in Correctional

    Our prison divided the sick call process up by dorms where the inmates live. We only have RNs do sick call. We schedule sick calls every 15 min. from about 0800 to 1300 with a 45 min. break somewhere...

13. What's it like to work in a prison for women?

    susan18 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Correctional

    reply to Blackcat 99: Yes, I do live and work in Raleigh. It is a great place to live. I say that because I spent years in Chicago with awful winter weather, and I do not like snow at all! And here I...

14. What's it like to work in a prison for women?

    susan18 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Correctional

    Reply to nursecookie9503: County jails are alot different than state and federal prisons as far as women go. Have you any opportunity to try a larger prison job, like state or federal? I work in the...

15. What's it like to work in a prison for women?

    susan18 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Correctional

    In answer to Blackcat99: I am an ICU nurse of nearly 30 years. I left critical care 2 years ago to work in a maximum security state female prison, and I love it! I started as a staff RN, was promoted...