[Sheri257]

Yeah ... I see your point. The only reason I think it may be worse than a regular ER is that in California we're under court order to see every inmate, for every complaint within 24 hours ... no matter how bogus it is. So, it does give the malingerers an advantage, so to speak.

And, since these guys literally have nothing else better to do ... all they pretty much do all day long is sit around and think of new medical complaints.

But, for us nurses in California, the litigation risk is not lower. These guys have a law firm in San Francisco (among others) that does nothing but file lawsuits on their behalf ... and they've been quite successful with big court ordered damage awards. Afterall ... the state is an easy target with deep pockets.

So, we can't just tell the inmate where to shove it .... we really have to be careful to protect our licenses.

[texascowgirl]

well, then, glad i aint in Texas. here in Texas we truly operate under the mentality of the slogan "Dont Mess With Texas"..........

Originally Posted by Sheri257

Yeah ... I see your point. The only reason I think it may be worse than a regular ER is that in California we're under court order to see every inmate, for every complaint within 24 hours ... no matter how bogus it is. So, it does give the malingerers an advantage, so to speak.

And, since these guys literally have nothing else better to do ... all they pretty much do all day long is sit around and think of new medical complaints.

But, for us nurses in California, the litigation risk is not lower. These guys have a law firm in San Francisco (among others) that does nothing but file lawsuits on their behalf ... and they've been quite successful with big court ordered damage awards. Afterall ... the state is an easy target with deep pockets.

So, we can't just tell the inmate where to shove it .... we really have to be careful to protect our licenses.