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I did tell my friend that she said the patient has lost 15 pounds so the nurse administrator, told the nurses not to weigh him. This lady it blows my mind that she's a nurse. I cannot begin to imagine how many people she's hurt on purpose.

Thank you I will share this with her. I did think about the ACLU but we couldn't find one in our area, but hopefully their National office can help. She's really stressed, and had more horror stories if other patients. Basically she says the CEO tells the nurse admin to fix it, and she comes in and threatens patients and if they don't stop she with holds meds, with holds food moves then to confinement. I mean this lady sounds like she's in the right place a jail but she should be a convict not free to leave on her own.

I actually had her call the governor's office thinking that would be the place to start, but she stated she was informed they are not over them, I told her to call the board if health and they said they were not over them, so pretty much I just told her to turn to the board. I just cannot believe a nurse would threaten a patients life because they do not want to provide the care, they are paid to give and I had the previous information wrong it's not the DON it's the nurse administrator, which is over the DON. I was informed she did let the medical director know this morning about the patient not being fed yesterday. She said he kicked the complaint back down to the nurse administrator, who told the DON to let the nursing staff know they are not to go above her head. I just feel awful for her and she's a fighter so I know she's not going to quit until her patients are protected.

Yes it is being documented and kept up with and the patient was informed to keep letting their family know what's happening. I do not work there but I'm trying to advise the nurse that does. If I did work there this wouldn't be flying with me I would have every news station in there showing everything that's going on literally. The nurse was very upset to find out last night they sat the pts lunch and dinner tray in front of him yesterday but because he cannot feed him self, he didn't eat for either meal.

The DON of a correctional facility threatens patients when their families call and voice concerns about care not given. She has rolled patients out in wheelchair away from other patients so they cannot be witness, and has threatened to deny them food, baths, medicine and having them moved to solitary so that they cannot contact their family. Today she rolled a patient out threatened that if their family didn't stop calling and complaining she would move him to solitary so he could not contact anyone. She told him if he tells his family one more time that other inmates are feeding him, (he cannot use either hand) that he would be put in solitary and that he really wouldn't eat then. She then turned around and told him if he tells his family that the other inmates are bathing him and taking him to the bathroom she would put him solitary and he could just sit in his waste. She got in his face and told him he better not have one more phone call to the jail or she promised if he thought his situation was bad it would be worse. This lady has been reported to the board I guess because it's a jail they don't care, I'm not sure but other nurses have complained about her as well and nothing seems to be getting done. If this patient is our in solitary he will suffer from dehydration he cannot feed or give himself anything to drink. He cannot take himself to the bathroom or wash himself. Basically she is threatening to kill him legally if his family calls and complains about the care he is not getting. Why is the board if nursing not taking this serious?

@shelia88 I thought I had read somewhere in the rules that if you do not get full report and if you are given vague information about your pt. that either the CE had to get you the information you needed or that you could appeal the fail?

@Leegirl I attached it in message center attn Jennifer Cole who is over the assigning of the test dates. She replied when she got it basically her reply will state this is a one time exception and if you are unsuccessful with the CPNE they will not make the exception again, which I can understand.

@Leegirl mine stated that I was offered a position as an RN and it's waiting of course pending me passing NCLEX and clinical, but it stated they would really appreciate an expedited testing date and that the school could call if they needed further detail.

@Shelia88 thank you they did get both letters and they said they are working to get me a date before Dec so I hope it's sometime between Sept and Nov.

I am going to do Christy Rodriquez in Aug, she has alot of good reviews plus her class size is small. I have read the study guide but I bought the 12 dollar flash cards from the school and have been using that. I will start working on my care plans this coming week. I really needed a week with no thinking lol. I did hear Chancellors has a good program but I cannot afford that lol.

No I have to send in a letter from my job stating they are holding my job and then I also have to send a letter from my hubs unit because he is deploying soon. So they said if I send these they will prioritize my dates, but it's been hell these last few weeks dealing with them. I would have never thought I would encounter some of the things I have dealing with the school.

congrats. He is good.

I was going to do Sheri but so many people said her classes are so big, does she really have 25-30 students in one class?

You can go ahead and register for the upcoming on starting in May, you do not have to wait. I am sorry to hear this for you I know with out going into details but the finals seemed completely different from the preceding test that you had to take. I think the finals can make you over think somethings and then some I would have liked to have more information for the question, but I know you will pass the second go round. I honestly did not use the books I only used SG101 I study their material and took their practice quizzes.

thank you and good luck read each question twice.