Psych nursing experience enough?!

[dachweiler]

I just quit my dream job. My new boss was evil incarnate...I had to leave before I lost my mind. (Long story for another thread). I had an 8:00am to 4:30pm job as an office manager at a geriatric outpatient counseling program. I got to do some co-facilitating of therapy group sessions and I was doing most of the education groups (which I LOVED). Before this job, I worked over 13 yrs in a psych hospital.

I'm an LPN with a BS in psychology. I'm applying for a job at a min. security facility close to my home. I was thinking my 13 years working in a psych hospital would be great experience but then, after reading several threads in this forum....now, I'm not so sure!

What do LPNs do in a correctional facility?

Any advice or words of wisdom would be appreciated.....

[Ion]

Some places LPN's just pass meds. Others let them do nurse sick call.

At my facility they bombard me with questions all night. On the bright side every once and a while they make a fresh pot of coffee. :chuckle

You don't need much psych experience, those with real mental health problems cause the least amount of problems... give me a pod of truly schizophrenic inmates any day. For the rest, read up on anti-social personalities; these people will kill, steal, lie, manipulate anyone for anything without any remorse. They will be extremely pleasant and charming until you say "no".

P.s.

Don't marry an inmate.