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Does anyone know what the "International Association of Nurses" is, or if it's legit? During school I got letters three years in a row telling me I was nominated for the "Who's Who in Educators" and suspect this is a bit along the same lines. Google ...

claudja, I'm so sorry you're having to go through that. We had an inmate with psychogenic seizures as a result of conversion disorder, and it's difficult for even professionals to understand that what is often referred to as "psuedoseizures" in the m...

Certification as a CCHP is required before being able to sit for CCHP-RN. http://www.ncchc.org/CCHP-RN Good luck sitting for your FNP!

I used to work there. There is an infirmary, an urgent care, dental, dialysis, optometry on Stateville side. They also have the Northern Reception and Classification center, which has a psych infirmary, urgent care, receiving, and dental. Interesting...

Multiple choice, I don't remember how many questions, around 100 maybe? Good luck!

I took it, and passed, at the NCCHC conference this past October. It wasn't too bad. I read through all the Prison standards (as my employer is a prison), and skimmed through the juvenile and jail standards. The most helpful and interesting, however,...

I have made it through 2/3 of the interview process for a part time position, and have a peer interview scheduled for next week. After speaking with my spouse, we've kind of decided that it would be best to stay with my current employer. I'm not sure...

One trick a coworker shared is rubbing a handful of ice on the person's belly. If they're faking they recover instantly, and most of the time they start to "come out of it" when you loudly ask the nearest officer for a handful of ice. I've never actu...

i had a coworker who constantly interrupted while i was giving her report. one time she breezed in at the last minute, plopped down, and i swear the words out of her mouth were "you don't have to give report i already know everything." so i said (to ...

I took a job 2 1/2 hours from home. Got a cheap apartment midway, went home on my days off. Did that for eight months and now am transferring to a site 30 minutes from home. For me, it was worth it, I was nine months past graduation with no job, digg...

Any advice on transferring from a women's medium security prison to a men's maximum security? I put in for a transfer for a number of reasons. Any advice on making the transition? Or how long it takes to get notification that the request has been rec...

next time watch the machine for a few minutes. this video might help you understand: http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-use-sentinel-enteral-medical-feeding-pump-381991/ pay close attention at time markers 4:00, 7:45, and 10:00

We have issues at the prison I work at with professional boundaries. Most of the nurses invite the inmates to call them by their first name. At first I went with it. After some issues arose with another nurse being way too friendly and sharing person...

Someone got really snippy with me the other day. She said "A spider bit me," so I asked the very reasonable question of whether she saw the spider that bit her (yes I am fully aware that they call boils "spider bites" but she said one bit her so I wa...

I work at a medium security prison, and the diabetes line runs about as you said. Sometime between 4 and 5am they call the line to come to healthcare, and again around 5pm. Those who need more frequent checks get passes to come over. They do their ow...

I am just about finished with all my pre-employment stuff for a correctional job. When I asked what kind of orientation there is, I was told there really isn't one, that I would most likely work a week or two on days to "get my feet wet" before takin...

Thanks for replies. I've been there about two weeks and have gotten lots of one-on-one time with the other RNs and the LPNs, so they didn't just toss me in like I was afraid of. I spent a full week on first shift before going on second (my shift), an...

I will send you a message with the link (and to anyone else who asks). I won't put it in the thread because they don't pay me to headhunt for them

A handful of new grads have gotten jobs doing "case management" for a health insurance company in the Naperville area. A few others have gotten jobs at the prisons. Most people from my class who got hospital jobs right away did so because of people t...

Who at your school have you asked? Your academic advisor should be able to answer questions like that, or go to the nursing program's administrative assistant (secretary). If the admin assistant at your school is anything like the amazing one at my s...

Check your county health department! At the one here, the nurses work 8-4, no weekends, no holidays, no call.

No, this will be my first job as a nurse.

It sounds like you're on an unhappy floor. So many of my classmates hated med-surg because the nurses there were miserable and overworked. I'm not going to go into my opinions of the rose-colored glasses nursing schools try to put on their students, ...

I think your director may be misinformed, you need to submit the fingerprinting before you can sit NCLEX. When in doubt, check with IDFPR: http://www.idfpr.com/dpr/apply/Rn.asp Your receipt for fingerprinting is supposed to be submitted with the appl...

I know a few people who got jobs in the Chicago area right after passing NCLEX, but I know many more people who are STILL looking for a full time position. Before moving, look into the state government and nursing association. Illinois legislature ha...