maddison1002

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1. Heavy-handed management at CDCR

   maddison1002 replied to sallybgoode's topic in Correctional

   I swear I could have written your post word for word. That is EXACTLY like what I have dealt with. My fear of constant threats of being "written up" or "terminated" have made me into a nervous...

2. Correctional nurse pay

   maddison1002 replied to Mandycane's topic in Correctional

   I work in Pennsylvania for Wexford Health Services in a county prison. I am an RN and make $22 per

3. Sick Call costs

   maddison1002 replied to DawnJ's topic in Correctional

   Costs just went up last month and it has cut down on a lot of unnecessary sick slips. Nurse call w/protocol $6.00; med copays on all refills unless initial sick call: $3.00; Doctor call: $20.00;...

4. floating medications in water to administer

   maddison1002 replied to jailnurse#1's topic in Correctional

   I am relatively new to this, but what does floating the meds in water do? I have no idea what that is. Thank you for helping me get

5. Try to sing along!

   maddison1002 replied to mikethemurse's topic in Correctional

   Nice. And last night we had three girls puking, two fake medical request slips, and one poorly acted

6. Drug-seeking in prison? Rx narcotics?

   maddison1002 posted a topic in Correctional

   I have had it with the inmates submitting medical slips requesting/demanding that they receive narcotic pain medications for their back pain. It's always back pain. And these are inmates with...

7. what did you have a previous degree in before you went into nursing?

   maddison1002 replied to RNtobe23's topic in General Nursing

   I had a BA in Psychology and a Master of Science in Administration of Justice. I was a juvenile probation officer for 17 years and had enough. Had to get away from the monotony, bad administration...

8. Good Pop-up

   maddison1002 replied to hiswife0223's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   What is a "good pop up?" I took NCLeX today and finished with 75 questions and am excited yet

9. NCLEX on Thursday. How am I doing?

   maddison1002 replied to jas0419's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I am taking NCLEX on February 6, also and I am freaking out. I graduated in December, also, and have been studying since graduation, but feel like I don't know a thing. Need to remember that I can...

10. Class of 2013 stand up:-)

    maddison1002 replied to BBRANRN2013's topic in General Students

    I will graduate with my BSN in December 2013. I'm in an innovative nursing program that only consists of three

11. Studying before going back to school

    maddison1002 replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    Yes, I have been studying for spring semester already. I'm reading and typing notes, one chapter per day for my pediatrics class. I want to be as prepared as possible for next semester. We don't go...

12. HEENT evaluation...oops that shouldn't be THERE!!

    maddison1002 posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    During my Fundamentals of Nursing re-demo of a HEENT eval today, I made a slight goof. My professor later told me she had to hold back her choking and giggles. While examining my "patient's" open...