I have been working as an RN in the emergency department of a level 1 trauma center for 2 years. I started a new job at a max security prison in the clinic this week and would like to share some of my thoughts on it. 1) I'm really surprised by how po...
I work as an RN in corrections and am hoping to work in corrections next year when I've completed my MSN. There are a lot of great learning opportunities there, the pay is spectacular, and you get paid state holidays. I know of both FNPs and ACNPs th...
KansasNurseD replied to ceridwenRN's topic in General Nursing
Check out the "Made Incredibly Easy" series. They have Assessment Made Incredibly Easy, Pharmacology, Fluid & Electrolytes, and specific nursing areas like Med Surg and Critical Care. They are pretty thick books, but they ready very easy. I've re...
KansasNurseD replied to edmia's topic in Uniform/Gear
They'll send you home for wearing the wrong scubs, or you'll at least get a write up. My facility also doesn't pay for our scrubs, but they're pretty cheap at WalMart.
Oddly enough, it's needles in backs. i CANNOT assist with lumbar punctures. Trust me I've attempted many times and will pass out. While I was on orientation my preceptor told me I had to get over, and I didn't. I've always been able to trade another ...
KansasNurseD replied to psysn's topic in Correctional
I just started my first corrections job, but have been a nurse for 2 years and still get a weeks training. We have a new grad LPN who gets 2 weeks. I would remind them that you have not worked as a nurse and ask if you can have a preceptor for that "...
KansasNurseD replied to anichka1285's topic in General Nursing
Did you spend most of your clinicals in an inpatient setting? Maybe hospital based medicine just isn't for you. Have you considered working in a clinic, home health, etc? If you simply don't want to be a nurse, then get out while you still can. Howev...
This is the reason I am SOOOO frustrated with hospital medicine. It has become about patient satisfaction and not patient care. I completely agree with you that people should be held accountable, but unfortunately hospitals consider patients to be "c...
KansasNurseD replied to jjvemiller's topic in Emergency
We also don't place catheters where I work. However, if the patient is in their first trimester they are supposed to have a full bladder prior to going to US. We don't scan their bladders or anything to be sure its full- its just kind of a "Let me kn...
I just accepted a prn job working as an RN in a max security prison. I'll be floating between clinic, infirmary, and emergency calls. All of my experience up to this point has been ED. How did most of your orientations go? Did you have a specific pre...
KansasNurseD replied to mkblakley07's topic in Emergency
I like the whole "Made Incredibly Easy" book series. They have an "Emergency Nursing Made Incredibly." It obviously doesn't cover everything, but gives a good overview of common ER conditions with applicable nursing assessments and summary of treatme...
KansasNurseD replied to RN1298's topic in Emergency
I work with a few nurses with minimal experience who have that "know it all" attitude. I think that is the MOST DANGEROUS personality type in the ED. Working in the ED you will see so many different things and you have to be capable of saying "i need...
KansasNurseD replied to OutlawNurse86's topic in General Nursing
I work in an ED and we have 1 doctor who will walk patients to the bathroom or put them on bed pans (not sure about the clean up though :) ). Our medical director has also been pushing for a team approach, which includes Drs and MLPs helping clean ro...