psychonurse

psychonurse specializes in ER, ICU, Corrections.

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1. Advice for student?

   psychonurse replied to SecondGenRN's topic in Correctional

   Sorry this is the first time that I have seen this post and I am sorry that I didn't see before. We have been having student nurses in our facility off and on for about 3 years. We not only have...

2. christmas card exchange 2008

   psychonurse replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

   Chris.....you are doing a great job.....I would hate to do this job although this year it would have been easy for me as I was off work...but you did great and I am glad that I finally found the post...

3. hours

   psychonurse replied to amesly15's topic in Correctional

   Depending on the amount of inmates and how many nurses you have usually determins how many hours that you are there. We have some smaller facilities in our state that only have nurses there for 16...

4. New Grad In Corrrections? good/bad idea?

   psychonurse replied to arabella205's topic in Correctional

   I agree totally that you need experience working some med/surg or even ER for a while. You need some time under your belt before you start because you are without a doctor quite a while and while you...

5. Happily Addicted to allnurses.com

   psychonurse replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   Even though I don't have a lot of posts on here and I have been a member for 8 years I do love the site and I get addicted at times to the site. I use to get on during down times at work and I mostly...

6. christmas card exchange 2008

   psychonurse replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

   That isn't fair to have someone help you with your cards.....but I guess I could get my puppies to lick the envelopes

7. christmas card exchange 2008

   psychonurse replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

   People are already getting cards and I just found the forum that we are going to have the Christmas list this time....:(. Well maybe the list will come out one more time for little ole me....cause I...

8. corrections is fantastic!!!

   psychonurse replied to happyjailnurse's topic in Correctional

   I have been in corrections for 20 years and I love it totally, you have to mind your ps and qs and be firm, fair and consistent with the inmates and you will do well. You never know what is going to...

9. Latent TB?

   psychonurse replied to military spouse's topic in Correctional

   Our state treats latent TB...when they have a positive TB test we question them of contact with active cases, if they have any syptoms and if they have any medical issues. Most of our patients are at...

10. So curious about correctional nursing now...

    psychonurse replied to life_aknew's topic in Correctional

    I am in Oregon and we have physician hours depending on the amount of patients that each faciity has. Our smaller facilities have doctors for 4-5 hours one or two days a week. The larger facilities...

11. New Question...please read.

    psychonurse replied to NICURNMB's topic in Correctional

    In Oregon they move you up the scale according to your experience. It doesn't have anything to do with the union it just has to do with the fact that right now we aren't paying very well and it is...

12. MRSA outbreak

    psychonurse replied to deyo321's topic in Correctional

    I can remember when this MRSA stuff started and all the inmates were telling us that they got bitten by a spider and it went from there. Well that was many years ago and it is still running rampant...

13. I am not ashamed

    psychonurse replied to NurseBean73's topic in Correctional

    NurseBean73, I can remember about 24 years ago a girl that I worked with at the hospital left and went to corrections and I thought that she had lost her mind. To leave a great job in the hospital...

14. how do you get into a RN job in corrections?

    psychonurse replied to LyndseyER's topic in Correctional

    It depends on where you live. Oregon is always looking for RN's and LPN's, not only because of the nursing shortage but because we keep building more and more prisons and it isn't going to stop. We...

15. RE: Malpractice Inurance

    psychonurse replied to woolfpak73's topic in Correctional

    Woolfpak, I have been in corrections for 19 years and have never had malpractice insurance. I had it when I worked in the hospital and wasn't sure about how well my bosses would cover me in a...