undefinedundefined :rotfl: we get this guy in to the county lock up. he's only doing 29 days. he has brought the meds he takes, 16 in all. rangeing from ms contin to muscle relaxers to antiseizure to emu cream and emu patches, his laxatives which include suppositories. he looks 70 but is only 49. he has had a failed nissan fundoplication which led to esophageal hernia which needed repair, a failed lumbar fusion which led to chronic pain also the graft site failed too. all according to him. ever since he was booked in he has faked constipation, insanity, delerium, ive fallen and i can't get up, a heart attack, a stroke, he has 2 days left and today he pooped on the floor in his cell, said it was an accident. each time he pulled one of these stunts, he had all the officers completely freaking. i would not allow the officers to help him. i walked over to his cell during the "ive fallen scam" and gave him a lecture through the hatch door. he gives it up, gets up and goes back to his bunk to ponder his next scam. i cannot wait till this guy is gone, he has been one nightmare after another. he was possibly the first one to make me madder than a hornet and be completely entertained at the same time :rotfl:

Ahhh...boy, do I miss working in corrections- NOT...lol. Sounds like he's having lots of fun with the officers, though. Good luck with this guy...lol.

Guys like that are easy, but a pain in the A**. I could write a very funny comedy about some of mine........Thanks.

Do you really think this guy is faking all this? I mean, geez, deficating on the floor? It sounds like he has problems...

Do you really think this guy is faking all this? I mean, geez, deficating on the floor? It sounds like he has problems...

It is not uncommon to see inmates feigning medical problems. They want to see the nurses, or some attention. I've been in corrections twenty years and believe me, I've seen it all.

I had an inmate who wanted to use the scale. I let him into the office and watched as he straddled the scale. He scratched his head a couple of times and asked me,"does this scale work?" I stepped on the scale and balanced the weights and said yes it does. He again straddled the scale. At that point I threw him out of the office. I do not know of a three year old who doesn't know to step on the scale to make it work.

I just thought I'd throw that in for laughs.

:rotfl:

Yeah, I never weigh inmates or take a B/P just because they put in a request. I'm the only nurse and would be doing that all day forever if I do it once. I treat that kind of request like a curiosity on their part and tell them the guards can weigh them or take a B/P if they have time. Now if the B/P request also states, " I have been having HA" then I get them brought up for my sick call. If they're in my exam room and also want to weigh, then I will let them, but only then.

He's doing it because he can. The array of "problems" falls into only one category, Psych. And the diagnoses is .... You guessed it. "Hatred of authority" with a good dose of "I can make them come to me."

Do you really think this guy is faking all this? I mean, geez, deficating on the floor? It sounds like he has problems...

undefinedundefined :rotfl: he has brought the meds he takes, 16 in all. rangeing from ms contin to muscle relaxers to antiseizure to emu cream and emu patches, his laxatives which include suppositories. he looks 70 but is only 49. he has had a failed nissan fundoplication which led to esophageal hernia which needed repair, a failed lumbar fusion which led to chronic pain also the graft site failed too. all according to him. rotfl:

did you make any attempt to verify his medical history with the hospital where he states he had this surgery, his prescribing physician or his most recent pharmacy?

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erroridiot: I check out every story I'm fed. I can't authorize medication without contacting the I-M FP to clarify. He did have those surgeries and they were elective. According to his FP he would insist on getting something done and then insist it didn't work. On the outside a doctor can refer a pt to psych but they don't have to go. I'm sure you know that there are lots of doctors who basically don't have the balls to tell a pt to take a hike for fear of lawsuit so they give drugs instead. I had a female I-M come in the other day who said "I have to self cath 3xday so get me the smallest cath you got and she was really good with the story telling. I checked with the doctor she said orders the caths for her and they were shocked, "no" they said. I found out she had just been transported to our jail from another she spent 4 days in and the nurse there said the I-M never mentioned that. This I-M had 5 diff narcotics form diff pharmacies in diff towns and diff doctors. I made sure all the doctors on the prescription bottles knew about that fact. Even if I think someone's faking, I call their doctor anyway to CYA.

God forbid you should put the scale on med call cart.You will never leave for the day..lol..

Do you really think this guy is faking all this? I mean, geez, deficating on the floor? It sounds like he has problems...

Do you work in corrections?

Did you make any attempt to verify his medical history with the hospital where he states he had this surgery, his prescribing physician or his most recent pharmacy?

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"The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence." -- John F. Kennedy

Do you work in corrections?

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: Breakfast, lunch, dinner and bedtime. They have opportunity to talk to a nurse during these times.

It never fails: It might be 1 p.m., when they have all gone back to classes that I'll get a call from one of the teachers that so-n-so has had a headache *all day*.

OK... why didn't they talk to me at noon? I'll tell you why. Because they can. They get attention from the teacher and from the nurses.

Usually happens at after med pass over our two way radios:

Staff: Clinic--I have thirds to come see you.

Clinic: Are you near a landline? (What are they coming for?)

Staff: Negative. What's your location.

Clinic: In the clinic. Go ahead and send them... Security, do you copy?

Security: Copy. I'll follow em over.

Once those kids make it to the clinic, it's usually for a hangnail or some other insignificant little injury that they've had for days and can always wait for the next med pass. Sometimes, they've told one nurse already at the previous med pass, but are hoping to talk to a different nurse because they might get a different answer. Why do they do this? Because they can.

Do I call them on their manipulation? You bet.