DawnJ

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  1. Sick Call costs

    DawnJ posted a topic in Correctional

    How much does your facility charge the inmates for sick call/meds? It is $3 a nurse visit, $5 an MD/DDS visit, $2 for and OTC med and $3 for an Rx med where I work. Chronic care (HTN, DM,...

  2. How do you get meal breaks?

    DawnJ posted a topic in Correctional

    HAH! What's lunch? I grab what I can at the desk during lulls. All of a sudden, we are getting instructions from up on high that we must clock out for a 30 minute, uninterrupted meal break away...

  3. So what's going to happen to health care now?

    DawnJ replied to Rocknurse's topic in General Nursing

    I work in ER and see all these patients with Medicaid from ACA. I don't think they are going to stop coming in using the ER like a walk-in clinic because their ACA goes away. Which makes me...

  4. So where IS the nursing shortage?

    DawnJ replied to milliesmom88's topic in General Nursing

    New Mexico. Although you have to pick your public schools

  5. drug calculations help please

    DawnJ replied to petrit's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sounds like a homework

  6. Please take a minute out of your day to answer these questions

    DawnJ replied to hazel20's topic in General Nursing

    E: Look up nursing info on

  7. SO BAD at drawing blood, starting IV's??

    DawnJ replied to Chimio's topic in General Nursing

    I felt really bad about my needle skills too. I started in an ER and let me tell you, the techs were NOT subtle or gentle in letting me know that my skills were sub-par. At first I got maybe 20% of...

  8. how to know its the right decison

    DawnJ replied to it's hot in phoenix's topic in Correctional

    What do you have to lose? Try it and if it doesn't work out you have a wealth of experience that will get you back into a

  9. "I'm a nurse!"

    DawnJ replied to applesxoranges's topic in Emergency

    Well, for some reason, they must feel that they are "not enough" and need to inflate themselves to

  10. Transporting Patients from ER to Floor. Your Process?

    DawnJ replied to melmacrn's topic in Emergency

    RN transports on monitor if patient is going to ICU or stepdown. Otherwise, we call transport. BH is escorted by

  11. New Nurse, Freaking Out and Stressing Out

    DawnJ replied to BunnyBuns's topic in General Nursing

    Take one day at a time, one step at a time. You will learn tricks, learn your time management. Nothing is easy when you first start it. I remember thinking that if I just didn't have to put so much...

  12. Corrections nursing

    DawnJ replied to Caroline123's topic in Correctional

    I started in Corrections and love it. I'm in a big jail with a couple-three thousand inmates. I've moved to a hospital now but keep my part time at the jail. The only regrets I have is that as a...

  13. Re-entry nursing after trauma

    DawnJ replied to Katrina RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry to hear what you have been through--you are a true survivor! I'd look into a refresher course so you can show employers that you are ready to hit the floor. Also, leverage your nursing...

  14. Shift Times

    DawnJ replied to kk1304's topic in Correctional

    Depending on the facility: blood draws, IV's and lots of wound

  15. Reality?

    DawnJ replied to Pca_85revived's topic in Correctional

    In two years, I witnessed one bad situation, which I reported. An officer lost their job because of it. I had some blowback from Security for a month or so, but the majority of the officers were as...

  16. Eaten Alive in the ED

    DawnJ replied to MillennialNurse's topic in Emergency

    I can hear the response...."No, you need to learn how to do

  17. Nurse Resigns by Sending 'I Quit' Cake to Her Employer

    DawnJ replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    The evidence is going to be eaten, so she should followup with an email to HR

  18. Considering correctional nursing, any input appreciated

    DawnJ replied to karenflrz's topic in Correctional

    You'd get more response in the Corrections forum. I have worked for CCS and in corrections. I went in as a new RN and loved it. A lot of people do it for a year of experience and then move on to a...

  19. How do you get meal breaks?

    DawnJ replied to DawnJ's topic in Correctional

    So, the outcome at my facility is: they recognized that it is impossible to always adhere to the rule. Night and weekends don't have coverage. As long as we fill out a shift exception report (every...

  20. What is the drug of choice in your area?

    DawnJ replied to Momma1RN's topic in Emergency

    Heroin, meth,

  21. New Grad Considering Corrections Nursing

    DawnJ replied to SteveyB's topic in Correctional

    I started in corrections out of school and loved it. Just try to go into the water slowly. Start in sick call, pill line, clinic before letting them give you responsibility for emergency

  22. Detox in Jail?

    DawnJ replied to Glycerine82's topic in Correctional

    For opiates, mostly it is symptom management and VS monitoring. If needed, IV fluids. But it is the ETOH and benzo addicts we worry about

  23. Best Sick Call slips

    DawnJ posted a topic in Correctional

    I can't turn off the alarm in my head.” Tinnitus or psych? I need more energy, is there a pill for that?” When I saw him, his cellie had given him the solution: snort instant coffee....

  24. T-shirt Sayings

    DawnJ replied to kidzcare's topic in School

    In my world it would be Tweaker Tuesday, Seizure Saturday and Scabies

  25. Written Job Offer Rescinded=jobless

    DawnJ replied to RNlvn's topic in General Nursing

    I've never had anything like this happen in my long career until recently. Job offer made, resignation given, and a week before my start date, the manager calls to tell me that they can't pay me the...