turtle2953

Why are you surprised by the pay and benefits? Thanks for the info!

I currently work in a women's prison as a charge nurse and am thinking about working for a jail. Any information about the differences and/or similarities would be appreciated.

I work for Corizon and they do not require polygraph testing.

I recently was interviewing for a job at a state prison in Arizona. HEre are some of my interview questions, and the answers they were looking for: If you enter a prisoner's cell and find them hanging from the ceiling, what would do? At first I was unsure of the answer as I have no experience in a prison setting. I replied that I would start CPR. They liked this answer, and after further discussion, the correct answer was revealed. The cardinal rule of thumb is that no one dies in prison, and no one is born in prison! After the prisoner is cut down by a CO, assess CAB (circulation, airway, breathing), start CPR, call 911. What would you do if you were called to a prisoner's cell and found an inmate and a pool of blood? I answered that I would first determine if the blood belonged to the inmate in the cell, and if so, assess for injuries and proceed accordingly. They really like this answer and commented that they have absolutely seen instances where the blood in the cell may have been on the inmate in the cell, but that inmate was ot injured. This is because the injured inmate had left the cell and had to be found. If you had one inmate with chest pain and one inmate that was bleeding, how would you triage them? I answered that I would determine if the bleeding inmate was severe (like hemmoraging from a stab wound) of something that could wait (simple laceration). Once that is determined, I wouls assess the chest pain to determine if it was true MI chest pain, or simple muscular pain or indigestion. I told them I woule obviously proceed with standard protocol from there. What are some side effects of psych drugs to look for with inmates? I totally flubbed this question, and I have no idea why, but they were looking for symptoms such as pill rolling, parkensonian like symptoms, and extra pyrimidal symptoms. Hope this helped!