OfficerRNBSN

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  1. The sight of blood makes me pass out.

    OfficerRNBSN replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Just rub a little on your face. You'll get used to

  2. Prision dress code

    OfficerRNBSN replied to bluesky197868's topic in Correctional

    You know, one of the perks I got out of coming to work in the jail as a RN (was a cop before RN) is so that I could start wearing uniforms again and get out of scrubs, lol. Once I finish my Psych NP...

  3. Where do YOU sit in class?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to Caribbean Character's topic in General Students

    Always in the back as nearest an exit as possible. I want to see what everyone is doing without them being able to see what I'm doing, and on top of that I won't to be the first one out and keenly of...

  4. Disrespectful

    OfficerRNBSN replied to martymoose's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Ah, yes, I remember those days, and that's why I'm repulsed by hospitals and other inpatient settings, lol. Like another, I now work in a jail, and I frequently tell inmates that we're not here to...

  5. Advanced patho and pharmacology

    OfficerRNBSN replied to illcleff's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I took them at the same time. Sadly, the patho was more of a proctored "learn it yourself and come in for tests" class. It was a forifice really, and I retained very little of it. It was a nice,...

  6. How can I prep for grad school?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to Braunstein's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Yeah, APA is huge. Nursing really digs that. Once you start using the format a lot it's pretty easy, and you'll cite more journal articles than you will anything else. You'll eventually memorize...

  7. How old were you when you made the choice to become a NP?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to mmcc26's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Go

  8. How old were you when you made the choice to become a NP?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to mmcc26's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I made the decision about 37 months ago, got through a two year BSN program while working full-time, worked a year of suffering in a hospital while I completed my first year of PMHNP school, and now...

  9. Stick it out or get out?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to BluePotion's topic in Correctional

    I think you should find other work and then

  10. Real vs fake chest pain

    OfficerRNBSN replied to Findingmynitch's topic in Correctional

    Work around them long enough and you'll develop a good BS meter, lol. I go from them premise that they're lying until enough adds up to make one reasonably infer that their symptoms are real. Look...

  11. Inmate privacy in corrections

    OfficerRNBSN replied to Findingmynitch's topic in Correctional

    I really don't feel like privacy is an issue inside the fence. They live together, shower openly, and the jailers frequently see them naked. Having said that, I have a female officer come around if...

  12. Interview Q: Why do you want to work in a correctional facility?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to maleRN444's topic in Correctional

    I like it because I'm intimately familiar with the type of people you find in jail. I've put enough of them there, lol. I also like that patient satisfaction has no bearing in a jail or prison. In...

  13. Psych NP

    OfficerRNBSN replied to nursedanny614's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's a lot like other NP programs but without diagnostic tools, lol. Really, that's part of the thing that makes it wonderful. Seriously though, NP school means writing papers. It's not bad. Once...

  14. Psych NP

    OfficerRNBSN replied to nursedanny614's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    And that's exactly why I've got a couple of semesters to go before I get to join

  15. Psychiatric nursing... do you really lose all your nursing skills?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to lilmoongoddess's topic in Psychiatric

    How is it that so many arrogant nurses feel as if they're the only people capable of applying critical appraisal to making a

  16. Is 1 nurse to 500 patients acceptable?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to corrections_nurse's topic in Correctional

    I view it differently. I do what is legally required of me, and I'm really interested in EBP and the sciences of healthcare. However, I view the medical role in a corrections setting as existing to...

  17. Leaving hospital to correction facility?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to jnetrn's topic in Correctional

    I went from street level law enforcement, LE administration, RNdom and hospital work, to jail nursing (and grad school, lol). Frankly, I didn't fit in with the hospital setting. I didn't mind the...

  18. Is 1 nurse to 500 patients acceptable?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to corrections_nurse's topic in Correctional

    Frankly, I don't even infer the inmates getting meds as being patients. They're inmates...getting

  19. medication administration

    OfficerRNBSN replied to corrnurse93's topic in Correctional

    It depends on your state. If the inmates require meds then they require meds. In my state, jails aren't required to have around the clock medical coverage, and even my jail has only weekday...

  20. Is 1 nurse to 500 patients acceptable?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to corrections_nurse's topic in Correctional

    I work four, ten hour days (Mon. - Thur), and there are half that number of inmates here. They are not patients and, in times other than an emergency, must submit a written request to be seen by me...

  21. Navy Reserve for Student NP

    OfficerRNBSN replied to jhogue22's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I was recruited for a USNR NP slot, yet I have stopped the recruitment efforts. Although I'm not too old to them, I'm too old to me, lol. It's too late for that life. Anyway, they were offering me...

  22. Getting the hang of IVs...

    OfficerRNBSN replied to SoldierNurse22's topic in General Nursing

    Patience, persistence, practice. Develop a method of doing them, don't worry about doing them quickly or looking cool doing it (it's ok to use two hands), keep doing it even if you become disheartened...

  23. Online NP vs Traditional NP Program

    OfficerRNBSN replied to jmuhammad10's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    In 2013, the tradition seems to be online. I'm in a mostly online program offered by a state university. I would not, for any reason, give up working full-time to go sit in class all day. I get more...

  24. Do physicians have authority over nurses in the hospital?

    OfficerRNBSN replied to sjalv's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    They may command nurses and other personnel only so far as patient care goes. They have nothing to do with supervision and management of nursing and other staff. If you have a CEO or similar...

  25. Basic Jail Nurse Questions

    OfficerRNBSN replied to OfficerRNBSN's topic in Correctional

    Thank you. I have an administrative, office job more than anything, and other than triaging inmates for doctor call my RN work is more akin to case management/follow up. My law enforcement role is...