BSNinTX

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  1. Need help! Help our specialty!

    BSNinTX posted a topic in Correctional

    Hello all, I am a seven year veteran of the Federal Bureau of Prisons and Immigration Health. I am also a graduate student working on finishing my MSN. My end of program project is a descriptive study...

  2. Should I get Essentials of Correctional Nursing?

    BSNinTX replied to MiaTrace's topic in Correctional

    Yes! As a nurse manager, I now hand a copy to my new nurses to read through as they move through orientation. It is an excellent resource and will help you get up to speed as well as learn national...

  3. Can LPNs given meds in Pennsylvania?

    BSNinTX replied to BSNinTX's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Thanks

  4. Can LPNs given meds in Pennsylvania?

    BSNinTX posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I have heard that LPNs licensed in PA cannot give meds without an RN present. Any truth to this? Anyone know where exactly to find support or refuting information in the practice

  5. Need help! Help our specialty!

    BSNinTX replied to BSNinTX's topic in Correctional

    I've sent you a PM. Hopefully, you can then reply. You should get a note in your email as

  6. Need help! Help our specialty!

    BSNinTX replied to BSNinTX's topic in Correctional

    No, I was 'paroled' to Immigration more than a year ago. Shoot me a PM and I will give you the

  7. STG International??

    BSNinTX replied to MissRN25's topic in Correctional

    STG provides contract employees for the Immigration detention center I work at, as well as all the other ICE detention centers. I have heard from their staff that they pay well, but that the medical...

  8. Need help! Help our specialty!

    BSNinTX replied to BSNinTX's topic in Correctional

    71 responses so far. Just a few days of data collection left. Can you help me get over 100

  9. Need help! Help our specialty!

    BSNinTX replied to BSNinTX's topic in Correctional

    One more week of data collection to go. If you have not already done so, I implore every corrections nurse to take this survey. Help shape the recruitment of nurses into our specialty....

  10. Need help! Help our specialty!

    BSNinTX replied to BSNinTX's topic in Correctional

    The Chief Nurse for the Federal Bureau of Prisons has been gracious enough to distribute this survey to that agency's nurses. I would love to see a lot more state prison nurses and jail nurses...

  11. Need help! Help our specialty!

    BSNinTX replied to BSNinTX's topic in Correctional

    I would like to make the results available, yes. I may be able to post preliminary information. The long range plan is to attempt to publish the results in one of the NCCHC journals or the ACA health...

  12. Need help! Help our specialty!

    BSNinTX replied to BSNinTX's topic in Correctional

    Thanks to everyone who has taken part in the survey. More,

  13. Need help! Help our specialty!

    BSNinTX replied to BSNinTX's topic in Correctional

    Sixteen responses so far! Come on prison and jail nurses, pitch in to help our specialty.

  14. Why is corrections nursing so litigious?

    BSNinTX replied to studystudy's topic in Correctional

    Money: Friends, family, criminal activity, inmate jobs. In many cases, though, inmates write the suit themselves and can file it for little or no cost based on laws designed to protect the ability of...

  15. Why is corrections nursing so litigious?

    BSNinTX replied to studystudy's topic in Correctional

    One thing that is special to corrections is the concept of deliberate indifference. This is different from malpractice or negligence and is often claimed by inmates. In addition, inmates have a lot of...

  16. Need help! Help our specialty!

    BSNinTX replied to BSNinTX's topic in Correctional

    Thanks for those who have responded to this survey. I would love to see many more nurses participate and help shape the future of our

  17. School clinic substitutes- help!

    BSNinTX replied to millhouse's topic in School

    As a sub nurse, I actually see some value in this idea (though I wouldn't personally want it done for me). When the students find out there is a sub in your office, they all come out. The teachers...

  18. School clinic substitutes- help!

    BSNinTX replied to millhouse's topic in School

    So, I am a substitute school nurse. When my daugher started K last year, my school nurse asked me to apply to be a sub Basically so she would have someone she could call. When she knows she needs to...

  19. Masters online

    BSNinTX replied to jmaverick101's topic in Nurse Management

    Each program has a clinical requirement. The education track has a single clinical course which requires 180 hours of clinical. The administration track has two clinical courses, one with 80 hours and...

  20. Help getting sick kids picked up

    BSNinTX replied to bsyrn's topic in School

    CPS is one option. If your school has a truancy officer, they may be of assistance - we've done that before with good

  21. On what planet does it make sense...

    BSNinTX replied to mustlovepoodles's topic in School

    How about sending the kid to school with a homemade 'cast.' As in, a sock wrapped in duct tape. Had that

  22. Masters online

    BSNinTX replied to jmaverick101's topic in Nurse Management

    Would the degree alone do it? Well, yes, but it may not get you where you want. Most people in middle and upper management have a combination of experience, education, and credentials. Any degree by...

  23. Masters online

    BSNinTX replied to jmaverick101's topic in Nurse Management

    It is writing intense, to a degree. Each course has 8 modules, with 10 weeks to complete. So, one module per week with a little slack built in. Each module typically has about 5 short answer questions...

  24. Masters online

    BSNinTX replied to jmaverick101's topic in Nurse Management

    For the clinical, about 15 hours per week (including 'homework'). For the strictly academic classes, about 5 hours per week...but I am a fast reader, already familiar with much of the material from my...

  25. Can a nurse be part of the Special Operations and Response Team (SORT)?

    BSNinTX replied to Cowboy Thug's topic in Correctional

    I think in the case of a SWAT team, there is not so much of a conflict. The medical staff are not part of the team, but rather an auxiliary. In addition, they have an ongoing relationship with the...