Where are the real prisons located?

tazpint · Feb 8, 2004

:roll I HEARD THAT.

Jailhouse RN · Apr 29, 2004

It is not the place of the DOC nurse to punish any inmate regardless of crime or sentence. Inmates are not to be abused at any time. It takes a very sick nurse to abuse another human being for personal gratification. Force is to be used only when necessary. I use a firm, business-like demeanor whenever I have contact with any inmate. You do not have to like inmates to do a good job caring for them. The care given inmates also protects other staff. The motto for NYSDOCS is "CARE, CUSTODY AND CONTROL". Just a final FYI, for those who don't know; "Abuse of an inmate is a crime punishable by prison time in a state facility."

vwgirl · Apr 30, 2004

:) Hi psych rn-I got into correctional nursing many years ago when nurses were being laid off due to low census. I wanted job security. How about you?
:chuckle Hi Aurora. No I don't want to be a correctional officer. I am just tired of these inmates constantly "whining". I am tired of their constant lawsuits against nurses etc. I hear the inmates constantly complaining about how awful it is to be in prison. If prison is so awful why do these inmates keep coming back to prison after they are released? I am also tired of losing good nurses who get burned out with these inmates writing them up over every little thing. I am also amazed when I see young nurses flirting with inmates.
Joe Arpaio is my hero. He is not insane. And talking about heroes
I know our brave men and women heroes in the military are sometimes required to live in tents. However, when our spoiled rapists and child molesters are forced to live in tents people think it is so cruel and inhumane.
:roll Thank you both for your messages

...once you have a criminal record you can kiss your chance of being employable goodbye, at least in any decent type of job paying a livable wage. It does not suprise me that so many inmates continue commiting crimes. And if you think everyone in prison actually deserves to be there, remember that our lovely judicial system is far from perfect, and that you or someone you love, could easily wind up there some day. It does happen.

Blackcat99 · Apr 30, 2004

Thanks for your messages. Yes it is difficult for ex-inmates to get jobs. Our judicial system is far from perfect. I did hear great news about one of my ex-inmates. When he was in prison he helped teenagers by going to the high schools and telling them about his life. After he got out of prison he got 3 jobs and is doing great and is staying out of trouble.

Koonie · May 1, 2004

Hi All,

I'm currently a CO in a max facility in MN, and I'm in nursing school. After being a CO there is no way I could be a decent nurse at my prison. I don't think I could deliver a high level of patient care after dealing with the inmates as a CO. In my prison the nurses are treated well, decent pay, fairly well respected by those they interact with, but that goes on an individual basis. I just wanted to say THANKS to all the excellent corrections nurses out there. Everyone deserves excellent health care and your dedication is appreciated.

Blackcat99 · May 1, 2004

:) Hi Koonie. I bet you would be an excellent correctional nurse. Your CO experience would help you greatly in dealing with inmates.

TinyNurse, RN · May 2, 2004

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Ion · May 10, 2004

Goto Asia. In some prisons inmates are required to sit quietly, and they are severely beated if they move or make a noise.

Liberals have neutered corrections and embraced offenders.

Blackcat99 · May 10, 2004

:chuckle Thanks for your messages. I did spend 3 months in India many years ago. I should have checked out the prison jobs. I loved India.

jailDON · May 15, 2004

Where I work, nurses could not get away with fllirting.

Also inmates will not get very far writing up nurses.

Try a Mexican prison. They segregate their TB infected inmates, feed them beans and rice delivered by ropes and pulleys, and don't medicate them.

Blackcat99 · May 15, 2004

:chuckle Thanks jailDON. It sounds like you indeed work in a "real prison". What is your policy if you do see some foolish nurse flirting with an inmate?

How often do your inmates write up the nurses? Where I use to work an inmate wrote up a nurse because he didn't like her tone of voice. Although the nurse insisted she had done nothing wrong the DON made her apologize to the inmate. How often do your inmates write up the nurses? Mexican prisons sound very interesting. Wow! No meds!

jailDON · May 15, 2004

First of all, I just haven't had the problem with nurses flirting with inmates. They are too busy sleeping with the officers!

Last incident was 2 years ago that a nurse was discussing her family and kids with a child molester everyday when he came to the clinic for his insulin. I finally had her transferred then she quit.

Inmates write up nurses but I rarely find in favor of the inmate. I never find a nurse guilty on subjective complaints such as the nurse was rude or the inmate didn't like the tone of voice. I use objective information such as MARs and notes in the medical record to determine if the treatment was appropriate. If one of my nurses is rude or inappropriate, I have to see it for myself and she is counseled without security and inmates knowing about it.

More Mexican info........many wear newspapers as shoes which are not provided. Pregnant women give birth in a large communal cell and the baby stays with her if she wants. If she was pregnant when the crime was committed, the baby is "guilty" too and can't be sent to family.