How do you deal with Mothers of inmates

Specialties Correctional

Published

OK, This Mother is driving me crazy. The inmate is a 23 YO male who has already spent time in prison for 2 counts of possession and theft. While out on parole he gets arrested for burglary. He likes to claim his mental problems cause him to misbehave. He is on Lithium and Celexa. He is quite intelligent and knows all the magic words to get attention. He wanted a Lithium level done because he wanted to up his lithium and add Straterra to his cocktail. After the Doctor sees him and his Lithium level is therapeutic, the jail doctor said no.the kid is still not satisfied. He wants his records to send to people on the outside who are waiting for this information. His Dad is a Vetrenarian and his Mom is calling all kinds of outside doctors trying to get them to visit the jail and give her kid more meds and someone to talk to about his problems. I told this kid and his mother that he could not get orders from outside doctors and bypass our medical department. She calls constantly and talks about how she wants him fixed so he can lead a normal life when he gets out. She has had 3 different doctors call me. They all say she told them that the kid has no doctor. The kid's family doctor told me the mother "doctor shops" and the kid was better off in jail. She will call me and try to tell me she wants another Lithium level done and blah blah blah. I have told this woman, and told this woman the rules. She does not listen. She is a high maintenance, high anxiety control freak and pesters everyone until she gets her way. She will even threaten to give prescriptions she has with doctors orders on them to her lawyer. Should I refuse her calls? I have warned the sheriff about her and told him she'll probably be calling him next since she has not got what she wanted from me. What would you say to her to shut her up? She will not take no for an answer, she calls prepared with an answer for anything you might say. You know, I never, and I mean never,,, get calls from the mothers of female inmates. What is up with that?

Specializes in DIALYSIS, ICU/CCU, ONCOLOGY, CORRECTIONS.

Don't have to, since they are in the custody of the state, we as nurses are not permitted to give out info to anyone. It is the responsibility of the CHCA to deal with families, but only with the signed consent of the i/m. If on rare instances, a call from a family member does make it through to me, I tell the family member that I am not permitted to discuss any info with them and the will have to call any talk with the CHCA when available.

+ Add a Comment