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  1. Does corrections nursing make you jaded?

    pdrgeez replied to Msmedic68w's topic in Correctional

    I have worked in corrections several years ago. I left and spent about 12-15 years in ER/trauma. I am now back in corrections and hope to stay here and make it my last job. I don't think it makes...

  2. Thinking of going to corrections

    pdrgeez replied to toddlar's topic in Correctional

    You're on the right track - and you're a smart person. Nursing's a great field, but a tough one, and we all have to stick together. That's why this website is so great...there are lots of different...

  3. Thinking of going to corrections

    pdrgeez replied to toddlar's topic in Correctional

    Hi - it may be good to know a C.O. or not....sometimes the decision making process in hiring is a totally separate process. The state prisons are a bit of a different ball of wax. The criminal...

  4. Thinking of going to corrections

    pdrgeez replied to toddlar's topic in Correctional

    One of the worst times for inmate-patients comes when they have to go to court, where they are scrutinized and reduced to being just a number or a name or a sentence (a charge). They return to jail or...

  5. Thinking of going to corrections

    pdrgeez replied to toddlar's topic in Correctional

    Wow! That is a great ride! Sometimes solutions come out of the journey. Those are the best solutions too. It's a very different perspective to be on the health care side of corrections. I found that...

  6. Traveling with your dogs

    pdrgeez replied to swansonmail's topic in Travel

    Have you seen the Foster Farms commercial?? Just make sure you're not speeding and that your chickens look

  7. Thinking of going to corrections

    pdrgeez replied to toddlar's topic in Correctional

    I remember when I first started working in a correctional facility....I went through a period where some of the officers deliberately kept me waiting in an area where one door locks behind you and...

  8. Thinking of going to corrections

    pdrgeez replied to toddlar's topic in Correctional

    Hi everyone - I've worked in corrections both as a "floor" nurse and in administration/management. I have worked with both adults and juveniles. I think that the facility dictates your opinions. My...

  9. Traveling with your dogs

    pdrgeez replied to swansonmail's topic in Travel

    ....and a lot of travel companies will pay the pet deposit for

  10. Traveling with your dogs

    pdrgeez replied to swansonmail's topic in Travel

    You are welcome Swansonmail! I've had lots of tips from other travelers, so we just have to share it to take away the anxiety that comes from not knowing. I have a small Shark vacuum with a chargeable...

  11. Traveling with your dogs

    pdrgeez replied to swansonmail's topic in Travel

    I have been traveling with two dogs for about 3-4 years now. One thing that I've learned is: do NOT pay outrageous pet deposits. You may never get them back. The best thing that I can recommend is a...

  12. Helpful Tips for the Nurse Traveler

    pdrgeez replied to Diary/Dairy's topic in Travel

    This is a great forum! I've had good travel experiences and negative ones. My present concern involves angst over having to give up one of my pets to hit the road after signing a contract. I travel...

  13. What kind of stethoscope should I get for nursing school?

    pdrgeez replied to FLhusker's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I've gotta say though, that I really lust after the Lilo!!! I'm going to put it on my Xmas list. I deserve it after all these

  14. What kind of stethoscope should I get for nursing school?

    pdrgeez replied to FLhusker's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I hate to be an old lecturer, but having a less than perfect stethoscope to get you through school is not a bad idea!!! I have an old Sprague with a crack in the plastic face, and people have...

  15. What kind of stethoscope should I get for nursing school?

    pdrgeez replied to FLhusker's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    You are all so creative, and so on the right track about nursing supplies. Always have a mind for your wallet. I see a lot of doctors in the ER who are using cheaper stethoscopes - and often they just...

  16. Please help me, I'm in trouble.

    pdrgeez replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused. The disciplinary action ? Everything in your file was false? Is there anything I'm

  17. Please help me, I'm in trouble.

    pdrgeez replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing

    BTW, I'm not on facebook, not a listed phone number and take every precaution to keep my name private. Guys - be very careful, everyone.....The social network was not a great fad.....it's dangerous if...

  18. Please help me, I'm in trouble.

    pdrgeez replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing

    You know, this is not such a good idea if there is any kind of legal procedure in the wings. I went thru nursing school while I did a child custody battle, + 18 units/qtr at a UC. It wasn't any fun....

  19. Please help me, I'm in trouble.

    pdrgeez replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing

    Just thought of something else....I watched Oprah today and she had her staff go over their own personally touching episodes. One of her workers talked about a woman they had on their show (Christina...

  20. Please help me, I'm in trouble.

    pdrgeez replied to ShellyRn1117's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, I have learned so much as well. I am so proud to be part of this group. I think that if we work together we could put together a resource book that we could send out to nurses going through...

  21. I think my spirit is officially broken...

    pdrgeez replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've had a million jobs in my "other life" outside of nursing. I worked in public relations (at least you can go home and forget it at night!), worked as a tour guide, a babysitter, head of...

  22. I think my spirit is officially broken...

    pdrgeez replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I agree with you. I've had some great travel experience with great people, just not in the last 6-8 months. I find that being a travel nurse, you just have to say nothing when first going in....

  23. I think my spirit is officially broken...

    pdrgeez replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't congratulate me yet! I just made the decision after a spirit-breaking ER travel assignment in which they cut my contract short. I'm still hurting. And at my age, after 25- yr or more in...

  24. Not to Sure..

    pdrgeez replied to loveable2011's topic in General Nursing

    So, the rate of $28/hr is in Santa Cruz, CA. A beautiful place to

  25. I think my spirit is officially broken...

    pdrgeez replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I had to read the last post by the MBABSNRN... three times to get the full meaning. I think what he or she means to say is that a lot of us have been broken by the ways things are done. Now we are not...