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  1. Medical Kites / Medical Request Forms

    juvynurse posted a topic in Correctional

    Do you use these in your correctional facility? Do you like them? Do you think they're a waste of time? Let me

  2. ISU Fast-track program?

    juvynurse replied to Angie_Baby's topic in General Nursing

    AMEN!! I quit their program, which might have been stupid, as I was already accepted into their program, but it was horrible how they would come back at you and tell you that the class that you took...

  3. Medical Kites / Medical Request Forms

    juvynurse replied to juvynurse's topic in Correctional

    No, and I apologize for using the term kites. It's the medical forms inmates use to request medical care. I'm curious how others handle medical complaints. Do they write out their complaints or do...

  4. correction nurses pay scale??

    juvynurse replied to sphz9471's topic in Correctional

    Here in Idaho, as an LPN, I work for the state. Pay is disgustingly low here. Starting @ $13 and some change. I've been there for five years and make considerably more, but I could still make...

  5. Metabolic Encephalopathy / psychogenic polydipsia

    juvynurse replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    Agreed.

  6. turned down

    juvynurse replied to jassyj's topic in Correctional

    Sorry about the job Jassyj. If you thought that some employers would give you a bad review, can you exclude them from your applications? Just wondering... Also, they give psych evals? If they did...

  7. what do you do when you realize you know an inmate?

    juvynurse replied to nurse1972's topic in Correctional

    In my facility, I would definitely report it to my supervisor immediately. I also report to her released inmates that I encounter on the outs... as per policy.

  8. whiners, criers, and fakers

    juvynurse replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    They can be the biggest whiners, criers, fakers and MANIPULATORS of anyone I've ever seen. In our facility, they go to school Monday thru Friday, 12 months out of a year. We have 4 med passes:...

  9. Correctional Nursing Moral, Attitude

    juvynurse replied to Schweetnsazzy's topic in Correctional

    Ditto!

  10. HELP! Class assignment needs to be completed

    juvynurse replied to Bluejay2002's topic in Correctional

    1. I don't even remember, but I do know it's been changed to like a one day a week, nine week course for new employees. Nurses are given about a one month nursing training before they are on their...

  11. Correctional Nursing Salary

    juvynurse replied to NurseNikki5's topic in Correctional

    Same here in Idaho. State workers hadn't had a raise in over 3 years and the Governor finally pushed through a 3% merit based raise. I'm making close to $17.00 an hour in a very rural setting and it's...

  12. Blood Draws

    juvynurse replied to 2003rn's topic in Correctional

    We have about 150 juveniles on a given day and we do blood draws, on average, about 4 days a week. LapCorp provided us a reference book which helps us distinguish what tubes go with what tests....

  13. In what areas can new LPNs work in?

    juvynurse replied to Caring4You's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I work in corrections. At a juvenile facility. We only have LPN's here. Our only RN is our supervisor. There are five of us if we are fully staffed.

  14. After taking boards...

    juvynurse posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Has anyone found it difficult to locate a good LPN position? I work in juvenile corrections and have been away from a hospital for a couple of years. An LPN whom we just hired and who just took...

  15. How many of you are pursuing your RN licensure?

    juvynurse replied to Kelly_the_Great's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I changed from the BSN program to the ADN program at the local college. I have about 3 semesters left to go. :stone I wish we had a year LPN-RN ladder program here. How sweet that would

  16. After taking boards...

    juvynurse replied to juvynurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I sincerely hope you have great luck in your move and finding a job in

  17. After taking boards...

    juvynurse replied to juvynurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Ok... I just wanted to add my :) I wouldn't trade the way I'm doing this for anything. Being an LPN has made RN school much easier, plus, all the things I've learned, the areas I've worked, I...

  18. After taking boards...

    juvynurse replied to juvynurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Oh wow... what a good question! :) I work for the state in corrections, so my pay isn't that great. In fact, When I first started about 5 years ago, I took a $5.00 an hour pay cut to take my...

  19. Prison Or Work

    juvynurse replied to nursebedlam's topic in Nursing Humor

    :rotfl: Ok... I thought it was funny. I just had to edit this to add that I work in corrections, so I totally see the humor in

  20. After taking boards...

    juvynurse replied to juvynurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    :) I've been an LPN forever it seems and I've never had a problem getting a job. I was asking this because of a new grad we just hired. She couldn't find a job as an LPN for miles. I was just...

  21. After taking boards...

    juvynurse replied to juvynurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    :balloons: CONGRATS!!!

  22. Illinois LPN Central Lines/TPN

    juvynurse replied to ilnurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I know this doesn't help one bit as I don't live in Illinois, but here in Idaho, LPN's can't hang TPN either. We can, according to our scope of practice guidelines, do dressing changes on multi med...

  23. After taking boards...

    juvynurse replied to juvynurse's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Hey Mark, How did boards go? Yeah, me too. In fact, I remember the hospital hosted a luncheon for my whole nursing class as an incentive to work there. I had many job offers before I graduated,...

  24. LPN's in Labour and Delivery?

    juvynurse replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I started out in well baby nursery and then cross trained over into labor and delivery. I worked there for 7 wonderful years, but I just felt the need to move on and do something different. It was...

  25. Holiday Work?

    juvynurse replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

    Due to religious convictions, I do not celebrate many holidays including Christmas and Easter. My question is, if fellow co-workers were to find this out, would many of them be wanting to trade off...