txbornnurse

txbornnurse

QA, ID/DD, Correctional, Education

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About txbornnurse

txbornnurse has 43 years experience and specializes in QA, ID/DD, Correctional, Education.


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  1. reporting unsafe patient ratios?

    Try 1 to 2300 inmates. I don't think I have ever worked any prison or jail where the ratio of nurses to inmates ever exceeded 4 to a 1000. And that 4 to 1000 was only on the days the docs were there...
  2. Life as a CNA vs LPN

    43 years as a LVN in a variety of fields and my joints look like I was a pro athlete. Every major joint has repeated injuries, osteoarthritis as a result of the constant stress and trauma plus the...
  3. New facility no med cart allowed

    How you are supposed to handle giving meds if the resident is not in their room? And I echo a previous poster about where oh where is your state licensing/regulatory agency to do that initial...
  4. Software for RN Oversight

    Check out Taskmaster Pro. It was designed specifically for HCS and related DD
  5. Is it legal..

    This sort of policy decision is why removing dedicated float pools was a bad idea. I can visualize the bean counters rubbing their hands in glee at the idea of removing all of those "overpaid" float...
  6. Should I have volunteered to stay overnight?

    OP correct me if I am wrong but from the way you worded your original post it sounds as if you had worked a swing shift, the facility wanted you to also work the over night shift and you have a day...
  7. Union gave away random drug testing

    Here is my opinion about random UDS. Back in the dark days of yesteryear when I was active duty my husband at the time was over the age of 25 and I was under the age of 25. In its' infinite wisdom...
  8. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    Disposable bedpans for the most
  9. Only Crusty Old Bats will remember..

    Metal bedpans, urinals and emesis basins which were gathered up by the night shift and put in the bed pan hopper in the dirty utility room every day. I also remember burning my fingers more than once...
  10. Unfair Shift Rotation

    OP you probably won't like this but be grateful it is not worse. Back when I was active duty nursing I literally worked all three shifts every week as did all the other military nurses. It sucked....
  11. Lowest stress (still great pay) nursing specialties?

    For the record OP I have a fair number of years in the I/DD field and it is not in any fashion stress free for a nurse. There is the on call aspects which can be exhausting, there are productivity...
  12. What Kind of Threads Do You ENJOY Reading?

    Any threads by Viva. You are a shining example of keep on trucking no matter
  13. Have you considered becoming a licensed chemical dependency counselor? This is one area where you can make a decent living and having the experience of an active addiction plus being in recovery...
  14. I'm quitting today! Finally had enough!

    I have spent a good chunk of my career in this field and unfortunately this attitude is too prevalent. It is especially pronounced when the supervisor/director is not a nurse. I have been told...
  15. If you could speak your mind...

    So many things at so many times :). When I was working the intake unit at the county jail one of the screening questions was how much alcohol did you drink tonight. The inevitable answer was "just...