USNavyCorpsman

A police report documents the attack. It allows action to be taken that may prevent injury to another nurse or hospital staff person. In the many years of being a psych nurse, working the Emergency Department and several state hospitals and prisons...I've been attacked only one time. At a medical hospital. And I did not report it to the police. This man kicked another nurse in her abdomen and put her off work over 6 months. Had I reported the incident to the police, there's a chance this man would have been in custody and that other nurse would not have been hurt. Action must be taken by the hospital to protect the staff. The incident should have been reviewed by management and if there is a mental disorder, it needs to be delt with. Or another nurse will be attacked again. So I vote for the police report.

I attended the Navy's Independent Duty Corpsman School in 1998. Ten years later I took the RN exam in California and passed it. Just one test. You went to school for it, thus you have that knowledge in your head. Now just plan out your review, get a good review book and sign up for a 3-5 day review course just prior to your test date. Make a plan, stick to it, study and be sure to relax and take your test. You will pass. I've been an RN for over 14 years now. And I did use lots of study time, took many CE and inservice classes. You will do fine...study, study, and more study...just plan it out. Robert

Great. You mention working at Folsom as a registry nurse, you will see how job is done. Not everyone replies to the work notice that is sent out. When they start to come, you will note the prison and the wages offered. Stay on top of it. If you refuse 3 times, or fail to send them back in 3 times, you are then taken off the list. I had tons of experience and marked the highest number there, and still got a low score. So don't that get you down. Just make the interviews. Good luck.

That's great to hear. Working registry there at Folsom you can see how the system works. You can start with the state's process right now. Just go to www.cdcr.ca.gov and get started. You can fill the state application online and you will be asked questions on a secondary list. Then when done, you indicate which prisons you will be willing to work at. After getting all that done, you will soon get letters from the prison that needs an RN, the wages will be shown and you return the letter with your reply if you want to interview. On the website you can read about the job duties. And see the wages and benefits. So take a look now online and get ready for your new job with the state. Good luck.

Have you thought of working in the prison system? The pay is outstanding and you can get hired. Look up the website for CDCR and you can see the wages, job duties. I just toured Mulk Creek in Ione, very nice prison. I work at San Quentin. Check it out, you can apply online. You will be surprized at the amount of money you will make. It is not bad working in prisons. I like it. And the last time I was attacked, was in a regular medical hospital. You can also check with county hospitals, and state hospitals. DMH also needs nurses. They have needs at Vacaville, Napa State Hospitals to name a few. The jobs are there, go get them. New grads accepted.

I dropped out of high school to join the Navy. I used to love "Combat" and the medic in the series seemed to always do good. Many of our good men were being killed in Viet-Nam so I went to be a Navy Corpsman. I wanted to do my part to safe lifes as I did my service in the Navy. I've been able to provide medical care on "land, sea, air and undersea." (4 ships, several Navy Hospitals and branch clinics, an air-ambulance unit, and a nuke submarine ) Now I'm an RN, thanks to my Navy training. After 10 years as an RN, I am a nursing supervisor in California's prison system. I had over 20 years as a Psychiatric Technician and 8 years as an LVN. I've seen many changes over the years, and look forward to my last few years as a full time nurse. I am glad I became a nurse. I love it. I plan to retire when I hit 55, but will continue on a travel assignement each spirng for another 6-10 years.