NConleyRN

Most irritating part of the job is the "gunning". Im like I did not come to work to see your member. Some facilites are better than others when comes to controlling this. My usual response to anyone that decides to touch themselves in my presence is "I hope your enjoying the view because I used to be a man". I was not ever a man but it makes them stop for a minute, usually long enough for me to get out of the line of fight.

My facilty has posted BB guidelines in every exam room and there is no bending. To Quailify for a Bottom Bunk you MUST meet at least one of the following Criteria: 1. Seizure Disorder 2.Acute Joint Injury (temporary profile only) 3.History of Back Surgery 4.History of Joint Surgery 5.Missing a limb 6.Pregnany 7. Age greater than 50 (to be determined on a case by case basis) They request a BB, we point to the sign. If they dont have any of the above they usually just say "oh,ok".

I was a LPN in corrections for 7 years before returning to school to obtain my RN. Corrections is my niche. It is the one area of nursing I can say without a doubt I truly enjoy. I have worked in State Prisons as wells for Fulton County Jail which is the belly of the beast in atlanta. Corrections is predictable. For the most part all your patients are very stable. To get experience it is a must to go to med surg first. I have always worked in other places so I could maintain my skills. But in corrections I worked with nurses that were excellent with medications but if they had to draw blood or really "think" they would probably have a stroke. Corrections is also a challenge because nurses tend to have alot of autonomy and inmates are very manipulative. Everyone want to get out of jail for a minute even if its just to take a car ride to the hospital only to be sent right back. So assessment skills are a must. EVERYONE complains of chest pain the very second something doesnt go his/her way.