RN Rover replied to Two Sheds's topic in Correctional
with all due respect to jason880--- I am not referring to the scenario where you walk in on a patient and accidently find him masturbating or 'surprise' them. What I am referring to is when a male...
RN Rover replied to laurawRN's topic in Correctional
I don't know the official answer to question of CDCR or particular prison still hiring new grads. I believe they do, haven't heard anything to the contrary. When I got hired 6 months ago there were...
RN Rover replied to Jeffreygbassett's topic in Correctional
I applied to CDCR for RN position at Northern CA prison last February. I interviewed at end of March, got a job offer in June and didn't start as state employee until August 12. It takes a long...
RN Rover replied to Two Sheds's topic in Correctional
where I work there is a whole 'IE' protocol (indecent exposure). Some years ago a couple of female officers filed a law suit against the state over inmates constantly exposing themselves. Outcome of...
RN Rover replied to laurawRN's topic in Correctional
So how did it go? Had I seen your post sooner I would have recommended going in there with confidence (fake it till you make it my mom used to tell me). I basically went into corrections as a new...
RN Rover replied to ThinkAgain's topic in Correctional
I also work in the infirmiry, but evening shift 2-10 pm. My shift is similar to above poster: get through security gates, chit out keys, chit out shank vest, get report, count narcotics, check...
RN Rover replied to RN Rover's topic in Correctional
update: I got an assignment at Pelican Bay State Prison and have been working there as a registry nurse since April (almost 7 months now). I LOVE it!! The only bad part about the experience is that...
RN Rover replied to nursgwithcompassion's topic in Correctional
I just started in corrections, I'm working in a CA state prison through agency and I love it. I am not exactly a new grad, having had my nursing license for nearly two years already. I spent the...
I've been a licensed RN for 18 months now. Though I've been unable to land any clinical positions, I have been nursing most of the time either for family doing hospice and palliative care at home, or...
I just had my first phone interview for a RN preceptorship position on a med-surg unit at a small hospital in Alaska. The interview was a conference call with the DON the unit manager and the...