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Hi! I am starting my new position on Thursday as an LVN in a busy family practice. Up until this point, I have been working corrections for a little over a year. It is definitely going to be a change of scenery. I am really nervous though because I ...

I currently work for this company. They are a decent company with a pretty good salary. Just keep in mind this company tries to provide healthcare on a dime and it can be frustrating at times. Overall, I enjoy it. I have a great HSA and a great team ...

So, I have been working at my first nursing job for about 10 months. I loved the job at first, but now I find myself HATING work. (BTW I work at a county jail) I feel like I am in constant fear of doing something wrong because I am so overwhelmed at ...

Are you coming to work in our infirmary?!? Haha :) We are undergoing a transition to privatization (we were controlled by the county, now we are run by CHC).

Hey Everyone - I have been working at a county jail as an LVN for about 8 months now (it was my first job out of nursing school). So far I really love the environment and most of the people I work with. The only downfall is that I work every single ...

I got my first job at my county jail. I love it. Yeah its stressful most days, but I am gaining so much experience as a LVN its ridiculous. I deal with so many different aspects of nursing. You have to keep a mindset that most people are lying and re...

Hi! Correctional nursing in my opinion is great! This was my first job out of nursing school and I feel like I have already learned so much. Our MD is not there 24/7 so you have to learn to use your critical thinking skills A LOT! I like the autonom...

delilas definitely knows what she is talking about! I agree with you 100%. I did not know about the albuterol inhalers! We give those out KOP at my jail. Hmmm.

Conroe, TX ~41,000 a year (about 19.50 an hour) free health insurance, awesome retirement benefits. It helps that I work for the state :)

I can tell you my opinion from the LVN point of view - Pros - - a lot of skills that you do not get to use in a nursing home (at least at the homes in my area) you get to use here (EKG, IV starts, triage situations) - There is a wide variety of nu...

I just graduated in May with my VN certificate and everyone in my class is all about getting back into the program next year. Yeah I want to transition to RN, but I need a little break from school. I just want to live my life for a bit without always...

So at the beginning of this month I started my first nursing job at the county jail where I live. I absolutely love it! The only issue I have is that I feel that I am only one of the very few that feel like IM should be treated with some sort of dign...

I work as an LVN at my local county jail. I was a brand new grad with no prior experience in healthcare. I absolutely love it! There are a lot of things that you get to do and for me there is never a dull moment so it makes it fun :) best of luck to ...

Depending on where you live it might be through an outside source. Here in Texas it's through UTMB

I will say that it is a great job with a lot of things you can do (especially me being a LVN) I love the people I work with and everything. I do not know how a prison is, but I feel very comfortable being in the jail and not worried for my safety one...

It is good to hear that I am not the only one. I do understand at times that you do have to be tough with some of the IMs, but the majority of the time they treat me with respect, so I do the same. I also find others that I work with do not take time...

I, too, am a new grad (LVN) starting out at a local county jail tomorrow! They said I would get about 2-3 weeks of training and I am still a little nervous. A lot of places (other than the hospital) do not give long trainings to new grads - this is w...

oh my word. where is this? I just recently graduated and I believe my schooling was like 4,000. Keep your chin up and definitely go talk to someone about how you are feeling. I just recently got a job after graduating in May and I can definitely see...

So I am in dire need for some good advice. I just recently graduated LVN school (In May) and received my Vocational Nursing License (In June). As of right now I am still unemployed, and not because there is not any jobs, but because I am just being k...

Hello everyone - I just took my first job today as a corrections nurse at a county jail. All I need to do now is a drug test & physical agility test and I am set! I have read a lot on here how people advise not to do this as your first job, but ...

Hey everyone :) I start my FIRST LVN job next tuesday and was wanting to know what might be some good things to brush up on? Like what would you look at? I have a lot of free time until tuesday and wanted to at least be prepared a little. I graduat...

Congratulations!!!! Best of luck to you :)

I was wondering about malpractice insurance as well. When I was in nursing school, our instructors told us it was something not to be worried about because we would be covered where ever we worked. Interested to hear people's answers :)

Some had kids, some didn't. Also none of them were married. Definitely go and give it a shot. I wish I would have but I was too lazy to do all that paperwork haha and really didn't need it as bad as the others.