Part II- “Yes a swallowed two razors” It was one of the first times I was “Clinic 1” which is sort of a charge nurse position. I probably had been working corrections for a few months (also a new grad). I heard over our radios “Medical ICS- SIB” which means medical emergency self injurious behaviour. …
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Part I: Educate-Motivate-Inspire Working in the Prison can be mentally and physically exhausting. Seeing the same Inmates getting in trouble, purposefully harming themselves for attention can be discouraging. Most of my days were spent in the segregation unit (SMU). During one of my med passes I see and inmate in his cell doing Yoga! I …
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♦Med Surge ♦ Psych ♦ Maternity ♦ These subjects will be a whirlwind through your mind. Study, exam, test, clinical REPEAT! Here are a few tips to get you through CLINICAL! Save your medication research on your computer! I have almost 50 pages of meds saved! This will help you during clinical when making your …
I remember as a Nursing student and as a new grad RN, I would get so nervous calling the provider. My heart rate would go up and my palms would get sweaty. Here are some of my tips to calling the provider. I use SBAR! By using this I’ve had provider’s tell me that I …
Recently I had an interview for a local Emergency Department and did a bunch of research on how to nail this interview! My followers on Instagram helped out tremendously!! AND I LANDED THE JOB! Okay so finally you get the call back you have been waiting for! Before you go in for your interview… Do …
How to Not Just Survive Nursing School But How To THRIVE!! I may be a rare breed but I LOVED nursing school! I loved all the knowledge that was at the tip of my fingers! I loved the challenge! Here are a few tips (probably more than you care to see lol) on how to …
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Nursing Behind Bars I worked in a Maximum Security Prison for 3 years. The Maine State Prison holds 1,000 inmates. All which are adult males ages range from 18-100. Typically men are sentenced to the Prison if they are serving more than 5 years. There are different areas in the Prison that a Nurse will …