camrys54

I was a correction nurse for about two months. The job was good but the orientation was fragmented and disorganized. I had to push a medicine cart that weighed 200 lbs throughout the building and strain my back. I was discouraged from educating the prisoners because the correction officers had to have their lunch at a certain time. The correction officer where allowed to call a code on the inmates before contacting the nurse and they had no medical background except a cpr class. Most were not codes or an emergency. Most were rude and insensitive to the inmates and the nurses. There was more autonomy for the l.p. and the registered nurse but there was a major difference in how the l.pn. were treated (who were black). Also they have only 3 black registered nurse and we were treated terrible by management who were all white females. The institution is 95 Percent black in population of inmates. Management harassed the black nurse who was hired with me because she wore false eyelashes that did not impede on skills as a nurse. We were not allowed to work any other place but the medicine room with the l.p.n. I was often not as fast in passing med to approx 75 inmates because I often did a complete assessment of the inmate medical problems as most turn in sick call forms that were not legible or incomplete. During my short texture I learn that I could diagnosis and treat the inmates with everything from hypertensive medicine to antibiotics due to standing orders.

I was a union representatives at my last place of employment. The job was stressful but was rewarding also. MONA was the union in the state of Missouri. I along with the union lawyers develop a contract with policies and procedure. Also that would be mandated for five Yeats. My duties were to have quarterly meeting with the nurses ans bring their concerns to administration and to recruit more nurses to join the union. I also had to record the meetings and do follow up to resolve problems. Acting as a mediator was also one of my duties when nurses were being discipline. Most of these NURSE fail to join the union but always wanted help. No one would take over the duties and a lot of the senior nurse have been fired or have had to hire an attorney to keep their job.