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  1. Web site for federal prisons??/

    BSNinTX replied to RobLPN's topic in Correctional

    We have 3 clinical psychologists (doctorally prepared) on staff, and a contracted psychiatrist who comes about once per month and available by phone to give orders. Day to day, our physician and the...

  2. Sigma ThetaTau

    BSNinTX replied to ctunurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is the academic honor society for nursing. It means that your GPA is good, and that the faculty that invited you to apply/be inducted see something worthwhile in you. If you plan to go anywhere...

  3. Anyone seen "Oz"?

    BSNinTX replied to jen42's topic in Correctional

    Well, no show or movie I've ever seen is like any correctional setting I've ever seen! Has anyone seen any accurate depiction? Especially of the health care? "Crossing Jordan" had an episode with...

  4. Utmb

    BSNinTX posted a topic in Correctional

    Does anyone or has anyone worked for the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston's Correctional Managed Care? If so, what were your experiences / impressions with the work, the employer,

  5. RN's and the dreaded clinical experience...

    BSNinTX replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    What I am about to say is likely to make some people unhappy. Nursing school is not where you learn to be a nurse. It is where you get the piece of paper that makes you eligible to sit for a license...

  6. Utmb

    BSNinTX replied to BSNinTX's topic in Correctional

    Where do you work? Which unit/city? I have seen the pay and benefits, and they seem attractive. How are positions filled; I see that they have "Nurse Clinician" I to V. If someone has the...

  7. Please help me with interview Q's. I want this Correctional job soo badly

    BSNinTX replied to raindrop's topic in Correctional

    As others have said, don't trash your current employer. Be honest if they ask why you want to leave - burn isn't for you, but you have an interest in criminal justice and psych. As for questions, I...

  8. Web site for federal prisons??/

    BSNinTX replied to RobLPN's topic in Correctional

    http://www.bop.gov is the offical website of the prison. http://www.usajobs.opm.gov is the government's job site. Do an advanced search, enter 0610 as the series number, and scroll down in the agency...

  9. Nueces County Jail (Corpus Christi)

    BSNinTX posted a topic in Correctional

    Does anyone know who provides health care at the Nueces County Jail in Corpus Christi,

  10. Nueces County Jail (Corpus Christi)

    BSNinTX replied to BSNinTX's topic in Correctional

    I'm at the federal prison in Bastrop (east of Austin). Where are you working? In the CC area - if so, what facility? I've heard there is a move to build a federal detention facility near CC, but it...

  11. Nueces County Jail (Corpus Christi)

    BSNinTX replied to BSNinTX's topic in Correctional

    Thanks. I've called the jail, but nobody answers phone when I call there. I wish UTMB would take over, because I would like to work for them. I am interested in returning to Corpus, but I really...

  12. Inmate Workers and Medical Clearance

    BSNinTX replied to sonoma_gal's topic in Correctional

    To answer your question, medical in our prison clears inmates for food service. Otherwise, we simply write restrictions based on medical conditions (i.e., no lifting over 20 pounds, no prolonged...

  13. Transthoracic pacing

    BSNinTX replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Emergency

    Correctional nursing in Bastrop

  14. Transthoracic pacing

    BSNinTX replied to EricTAMUCC-BSN's topic in Emergency

    I presume from your userID that you are a TAMUCC grad? I am a class of 2000 grad. Glad to see more of us

  15. prescription pain med abusers

    BSNinTX replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    Perhaps the real question should be whether you can have life-threatening withdrawal versus simply uncomfortable withdrawal. Heroin, vis-a-vis methadone, withdrawal is disgusting and unpleasant, but...

  16. prescription pain med abusers

    BSNinTX replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    Yes, you can have withdrawal from a medication taken as prescribed. It doesn't even need to be pain meds. Remember that withdrawal is a pysiological response. It is very common with beta-blockers,...

  17. What is your most outrageous medical emergency repsonse in a correctional facility

    BSNinTX replied to sierranurse's topic in Correctional

    Yes, a little naive. All nurses tell stories like these, it's simply a matter of what they're about. We all have tales about patients that are better left untold, but when told are funny and make us...

  18. Web site for federal prisons??/

    BSNinTX replied to RobLPN's topic in Correctional

    Yes, I am in Texas - Bastrop to be precise. That's just east of Austin. BOP has facilities in both Beaumont and Houston, but the medical care in Beaumont is contracted to the University of Texas...

  19. Web site for federal prisons??/

    BSNinTX replied to RobLPN's topic in Correctional

    Yes, some institutions use LVNs or LPNs, as well as

  20. Web site for federal prisons??/

    BSNinTX replied to RobLPN's topic in Correctional

    The website is ww.bop.gov I am a BOP nurse, and I would be glad to answer any questions I can for

  21. Denying Meds

    BSNinTX replied to Faith Nurse's topic in Correctional

    Gee, and I thought only my federal prisoners all wanted a lower bunk, extra mattess, extra pillow, no ladder use, no heavy lifting, no prolonged standing, no prolonged sitting, no prolonged walking,...

  22. questions about correctional nursing

    BSNinTX replied to nurse angora4's topic in Correctional

    i think i see why you have more staff than us: we have only one infirmary bed, and it's rarely used. we basically deal with an ambulatory care clientele. theoretically, patients requiring long term...

  23. questions about correctional nursing

    BSNinTX replied to nurse angora4's topic in Correctional

    Wow, that's a lot of staff! We have 1400+ inmates. We have one administrator, one admin assistant (read: secretary), two records techs, one pharmacist, a part time pharmacy tech, two dentists, one...

  24. Denying Meds

    BSNinTX replied to Faith Nurse's topic in Correctional

    Unfortunately, not all correctional health care systems are the same. I can assure you this would not have happened in our