crjnursewarrior

crjnursewarrior

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  1. What Exciting Thing is Your Management Doing For 'Nurses Week'???

    crjnursewarrior replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    By the way Stidget99...this husband you describe...it makes me wonder...do you know my EX-husband?!?!?! hee

  2. What Exciting Thing is Your Management Doing For 'Nurses Week'???

    crjnursewarrior replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Hee hee hee LMAO...that's really cute. Your post made me laugh!! It is so

  3. What Exciting Thing is Your Management Doing For 'Nurses Week'???

    crjnursewarrior replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Excellent post....our patients are the only ones we owe professionalism to...management usually NEVER mind their p's and q's of professionalism with us!! If they did, they WOULD try to show some...

  4. What Exciting Thing is Your Management Doing For 'Nurses Week'???

    crjnursewarrior replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Hey...RowdyGal... Amen! Isn't it wonderful how they always include night shift? By the time we get there all the food has been eaten...all the hoopla is over...and usually a mess left for us to clean...

  5. What Exciting Thing is Your Management Doing For 'Nurses Week'???

    crjnursewarrior replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    Happy Nurse's Week to all Posters! I have to agree with a lot of you...the token gifts we get do sometimes seem a little...what's the word...CHEAP? Last year our corporate office sent us...

  6. 1,000 inmates 4 night nurses.......

    crjnursewarrior replied to dazzle256's topic in Correctional

    Leslie... I work for a private company, PrimeCare Medical. They have the Regional Jail contract here in WV. CMS has the DOC contract. The base pay for fulltime LPNs is $12.00/hr with shift...

  7. 1,000 inmates 4 night nurses.......

    crjnursewarrior replied to dazzle256's topic in Correctional

    The pay for correctional nurses in Central WV is comparable to the pay elsewhere. It is actually better pay than most area hospitals. Not quite as good as some nursing homes, but I think nursing homes...

  8. Computerized MAR programs

    crjnursewarrior replied to crjnursewarrior's topic in Correctional

    Thanks Betsy and NurseT for your responses to my question. It is a work still in progress. I feel for you NurseT...the job of transcribing all the MARs used to be mine when I worked fulltime night...

  9. prescription pain med abusers

    crjnursewarrior replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    I totally agree! The dr. caught selling the cocaine should lose his license PERMANENTLY! I mean it is one thing for him to be addicted himself, that's bad enough, but then to sell it to others and...

  10. PrimeCare Medical? Anyone work for them?

    crjnursewarrior replied to abnurse's topic in Correctional

    Dear abnurse... I am employed by PrimeCare Medical at a correctional facility in the state of WV. I have been with them for full time for 3 years, PRN for a year or so, so my total time being...

  11. Making the right decision, no matter who gets mad.

    crjnursewarrior replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    NurseT... I just want to say GOOD FOR YOU!! You stuck to your guns! You were in the right, most definitely. I have had several experiences along those same lines, in regards to sending inmates to...

  12. prescription pain med abusers

    crjnursewarrior replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    Thank you for all the answers to my question regarding the withdrawal from prescribed pain medication. You all made interesting points, some I had never considered. NurseT, you had said something...

  13. just a quick intro

    crjnursewarrior replied to I_B_Nurse_Robin's topic in General Nursing

    Robin- Hello, there! I saw your post and thought I'd send a reply. I am in the LPN-BSN program through Mountain State University, too. I am in the 2nd semester of the program. Where are you? How do...

  14. Corrections Nursing in Florida

    crjnursewarrior replied to Claire Chapman's topic in Correctional

    Claire, I recently read your post on your interest in working in a correctional facility in Florida. I do not live in Florida, but had checked into correctional nursing jobs there some time ago, as I...

  15. Denying Meds

    crjnursewarrior replied to Faith Nurse's topic in Correctional

    I have to get on my soapbox here! Fiestynurse and the others that are defending the healthcare in the jail/prison systems....you are so RIGHT! I think that these people who are complaining about the...

  16. 1,000 inmates 4 night nurses.......

    crjnursewarrior replied to dazzle256's topic in Correctional

    Regarding the staffing issue....the 14-15 nurses on night shift.....where do you work? I think I'd like a job there! We have 1 nurse on dayshift...medical administrator is there and she is also a...

  17. prescription pain med abusers

    crjnursewarrior replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    NurseT... On the issue regarding abuse of prescription pain meds. I wholeheartedly agree. These doctors not only need to have a backbone, but the state licensing board needs to start looking into some...

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

    crjnursewarrior replied to sierranurse's topic in Correctional

    I have worked in correctional nursing for three and a half years, so like many of you, I have many stories...I work in a regional jail. We house everything including county sentenced inmates, DOC,...

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

    crjnursewarrior replied to sierranurse's topic in Correctional

    In answer to your question, no offense, YES you are naive. I have worked in corrections for three and ahalf years...and I say this all the time...the stories that we correctional nurses could tell...

  20. Would you marry your prison pen pal?

    crjnursewarrior replied to Blackcat99's topic in Correctional

    I agree with the general consensus....NO WAY!! Would definitely not have a prison pen pal. My experience in working in corrections has taught me that most of what inmates say is pure fabrication! Who...

  21. Traumatized by nursing - advice needed

    crjnursewarrior replied to kcsun3's topic in General Nursing

    Hello there KCSUN... I read your post on your traumatic experience as a new nurse. My heart goes out to you. I had a similar experience five years ago after graduating from nursing school and...