akwesook

akwesook

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  1. contract questions

    akwesook posted a topic in Correctional

    i am an lvn. i was off work for several years due to injuries incurred in an auto accident, went back to work in 2005 at the county jail in redding and really felt good with it. then after about 6...

  2. Stuck in California- what good is a contract?

    akwesook posted a topic in Travel

    I have a story to tell but mainly I need advice. I am am LPN in Hawaii and Colorado and LVN in California. I live in Hawaii. Last November I was approached by an agency - to take a 3 month contract in...

  3. Stuck in California- what good is a contract?

    akwesook replied to akwesook's topic in Travel

    Thanks anyway, not enough money in it for a lawyer and where I am is not where I live--- there is another agency putting nurses in the prison -my contract sez I can't do that --going home at earliest...

  4. To nurse or not to nurse (or just do what you wanna do)?

    akwesook replied to NurseCherlove's topic in General Nursing

    i would quit so fast your head would spin, hire a part time housekeeper and buy the equipment for my ceramic work, and other arts and never look at a hospital or ltc facility in my life. but i would...

  5. contract questions

    akwesook replied to akwesook's topic in Correctional

    Boy do I feel dumb- I re-read and found that the other half of pay while orienting gets paid after working 80 regular

  6. Any Of You 58 Or Older When You Finished?

    akwesook replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    I was happy to see others with the same issue I have.I am 54. I got my LVN in 1981 but was out of nursing for 10 years and just came back but I am working on BSN on the internet and was a bit...

  7. BRAND new lpn, correctional nursing like community health?

    akwesook replied to soragamii's topic in Correctional

    thank you for your advice and i followed it.i guess they changed. i sent the following to their job site since there were no mta listings. i would like to know if you use mta's anymore. i have...

  8. BRAND new lpn, correctional nursing like community health?

    akwesook replied to soragamii's topic in Correctional

    Just re-read TIRZO13's post - I was invited to interview at Salinas, they were hiring for LVN, not MTA---I would have loved to go for

  9. BRAND new lpn, correctional nursing like community health?

    akwesook replied to soragamii's topic in Correctional

    They are not using LVN-cop anymore (7000 mo) now it is just LVN at between 3300 to 4100 (depending on facility location) and not all that easy to

  10. Nike unveils shoe just for American Indians

    akwesook replied to NurseyBaby'05's topic in General Nursing

    i just read this i want some!!! got ndn feet too- shoe shopping always a nightmare good for

  11. What is your most outrageous medical emergency repsonse in a correctional facility

    akwesook replied to sierranurse's topic in Correctional

    Had one molester in a co. jail who came in with c/o "needs catheter to pee"-- exam, had an old dirty pic line up there along with much infection and

  12. New to corrections... question about insulin injections.

    akwesook replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in Correctional

    I have only worked at county jail but it was the policy there that the inmate stick himself, dispose of the sharps into container and inject self. I for one feel safer that way because of the...

  13. any nurses out there with back injuries

    akwesook replied to rehab nurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I had my first fusion in 95(lumbar) second in 96 (cervical) and third a year ago. Apply for that SSDI-and if you get denied appeal. I went through 8 months of NO income when I was first injured (husb...

  14. A LPN's Day at a Correctional Facility

    akwesook replied to MOONIELOVE's topic in Correctional

    I found that I liked working in the Shasta County Jail for PHS but I would not recommend it for everyone - especially for new nurses, you need to get your experience first! (Just my opinion, I'm no...

  15. PHS pay rates in Alabama

    akwesook replied to AlabamaRN(ER)'s topic in Correctional

    In Northern California (Redding)I got $24 per hour as an LVN (PHS) - I think their pay is slightly higher than most, in a LTC facility in the same town I only got 17-but always it depends on

  16. Being called lazy !

    akwesook replied to buildingmyfaith57's topic in Agency Nurses

    All too true- I love the freedom that registry brings but I do know the negatives- one of my least favorite places but the one I go to more frequently is the one I call 'the place of the disappearing...

  17. Nursing math

    akwesook replied to mel4's topic in General Nursing

    I really get you there- math "don like me and I don like it" but I did it and still do it (LVN working on BSN) when I don't use math skills they fade away but be fair- would you like it if the nurse...

  18. The legitimacy of mixed-bloods

    akwesook replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    It was only about - clarification of my feelings re Euro-American backlash at "NDN

  19. The legitimacy of mixed-bloods

    akwesook replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    just my 2-cents again, however my thoughts are that no amount of "bribe" can make the difference for taking and ruining ones home ---every "advantage" in property, or even family stability from...

  20. NAI descent: Roll Call

    akwesook replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I am Shasta- Mother to daughter back before dirt. I have a bit of Modoc and a lot of Euro blood in there - My culture is NDN though and I feel, and have always been taught,:paw: you either are or are...

  21. Funny patient names by nurses

    akwesook replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    I have a grandaughter named India and one named Unique -they are beautiful children and have no teasing problems. I like their

  22. Weird side effect of Bactrim or Cipro? and UTI question

    akwesook replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Nursing

    stop taking it!!!!!!!!!! could be signs of allergic reaction - could be your throat next-