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  1. What should I ask the Board of Nursing?

    PrisonrNurs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone, It's been a while since I posted a thread on here, but I have an interesting situation. The Board of Nursing is coming to our class to discuss violations of the Nurse Practice Act....

  2. What should I ask the Board of Nursing?

    PrisonrNurs replied to PrisonrNurs's topic in General Nursing

    Our class met with the board today. It was interesting and honestly, I wish it could have been longer than an hour. Anyway, the meeting did go well. I imagine some of you were expecting me to make...

  3. What should I ask the Board of Nursing?

    PrisonrNurs replied to PrisonrNurs's topic in General Nursing

    Well I am a student, returning to school after some time in the workforce. Let me clarify. Not all my information is second-hand. The BoN was in our facility to do an audit and were so incredibly...

  4. Nurses sued!!!!!

    PrisonrNurs replied to mina123's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Mina, Believe me, you need to worry about being sued! It can be for anything and everything, and no where in my opinion, is this worse than correctional nursing. I've been a correctional nurse...

  5. What's you highest...?

    PrisonrNurs replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    OK, here's my third reply. Had an inmate who never exercised try to do 300 squats. Could only do 150. Complained to the nurse that his pee looked like coke. Rushed to the ER where I was working...

  6. Gender Bias & Discrimination from the Board of Nursing?!?!

    PrisonrNurs posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    Hello everyone, I wanted to get your advice on something. A while ago I was reported to the BoN (see my other threads) which turned out to be a nasty, evil mess. I have since then successfully...

  7. Best Corrections Trauma Story and/or "Man Down" Story

    PrisonrNurs replied to EnigmaticParadigm's topic in Correctional

    Among my favorites: Had one inmate upset that his legs were infected. Indeed, they were red, mottled, skin cracked and bleeding. Not an infection though because it ended abruptly at his waistline....

  8. Gender Bias & Discrimination from the Board of Nursing?!?!

    PrisonrNurs replied to PrisonrNurs's topic in Men in Nursing

    Thanks for your insightful reply Steve! You're right, yet it's just so unfair. In my case, the board ignored evidence that would have exonerated me. An investigation into the matter showed that...

  9. Gender Bias & Discrimination from the Board of Nursing?!?!

    PrisonrNurs replied to PrisonrNurs's topic in Men in Nursing

    Read the title. I'm not mad at the nurse. Actually, I miss her dearly. What I am so angry about is that she got by with a slap on the wrist and I had to go through such a harrowing ordeal with the...

  10. When your supervisor is incompetent.....

    PrisonrNurs posted a topic in General Nursing

    I love my job as a prison nurse, but by far the most difficult thing to deal with is not the danger from inmates, but my supervisor. Her incompetence as an administrator is so evident that I sometimes...

  11. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    PrisonrNurs replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    OK here's another one that got the ER roaring. I had a patient come in (the second time) with abdominal pain. He was driven in by a friend. Both are big burly roughnecks. The friend came in to visit...

  12. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    PrisonrNurs replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    Every once in a while an inmate who is a patient in our ER threatens to "call my lawyer!" if he doesn't get what he wants, like morphine instead of Toradol. To his lawyer threat I say, "The same...

  13. Violation of the Nurse Practice Act?

    PrisonrNurs posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone, In our facility we do a lot of QA's on our charts. Anytime there is a discrepency, we have to go in and correct them. Most are very minor...a discrepency when a patient leaves the...

  14. Are late entires a violation of the Nurse Practice Act?

    PrisonrNurs posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    Hello everyone, In our facility we do a lot of QA's on our charts. Anytime there is a discrepency, we have to go in and correct them. Most are very minor...a discrepency when a patient leaves the...

  15. Are you paranoid yet?

    PrisonrNurs replied to GlowBear500's topic in Correctional

    No, not paranoid or even afraid in our facility. Some days I swear, this isn't a prison, it's a glorified day-care center! I'm not worried about a physical assault, but I am worried about the threat...

  16. When the Board of Nursing is out to get you....

    PrisonrNurs posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm not posting this asking for advice (although any you give me would be most welcome) I'm posting this to VENT my anger! The other day I was called into a meeting with my supervisor and Chief of...

  17. When the Board of Nursing is out to get you....

    PrisonrNurs replied to PrisonrNurs's topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone, This is an update to my "accused of being a sexual deviant" thread I posted about a month ago. Here is the post URL if you're interested:...

  18. Ever caught a visitor playing with an IV pump??

    PrisonrNurs replied to TweetiePieRN's topic in General Nursing

    We had a cardiac patient who started going downhill fast. The Dr. ordered him transferred out, and had us set up a dopamine drip. We were not to start it unless his heart started to fail. It was...

  19. When the Board of Nursing is out to get you....

    PrisonrNurs replied to PrisonrNurs's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, all the complaints are unrelated. Matter of fact, one inmate made a complaint while he was in a detention cell, away from the other inmates. lol he said I gave him two red pills which made...

  20. When the Board of Nursing is out to get you....

    PrisonrNurs replied to PrisonrNurs's topic in General Nursing

    You're right, Undecided. The best course of action would be to refer them to the MD where many of the cases go. What's sad is that these types of cases are very common, from groin rashes to...

  21. When the Board of Nursing is out to get you....

    PrisonrNurs replied to PrisonrNurs's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for your reply Marylou. Yes, in the cases that were investigated, the witnesses did back me up. An internal investigation was conducted in all the cases, and they were all found to be false. In...

  22. "I'm going to sue you", What do you say?

    PrisonrNurs replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Nursing Career

    HA! HA! HA! I had to laugh when I read this thread! In my 2.5 years as a prison nurse, I've been threatened with a law suit at least 14 times, been "charged" with RAPE 4 times and have been presented...

  23. How do You deal with Man-Hating Female Nurses?

    PrisonrNurs posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    I've been working in our ER for nearly a year, and in lieu of recent events, was prompted to open this thread. I am the only male nurse in, not just the ER but in the entire hospital. The nurses I...

  24. Any tips for starting IVs?

    PrisonrNurs replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in General Nursing

    A good tip for patients with "rolling" veins: Use a hair pick! Lay the pic against the skin, with the vein between two of the teeth. It works like a charm and keeps the vein from rolling away while...

  25. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

    PrisonrNurs replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    OK, here's my 2 cent's worth: I dont' have chest hair, I have chest FUR! I get teased a lot from the female nurses, who threaten me with tape if I don't do what they say. :chuckle I never was...