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1. CO DOC Nurse I Exam

   schmoltz replied to schmoltz's topic in Correctional

   Hellonur5e- It does help so much, thank you for sharing! They should know better than to schedule a nurse for an exam and not tell them anything about it!:) I've got a long drive too, about 3.5 to 4 hours if I remember right, been a while since I've ...

2. CO DOC Nurse I Exam

   schmoltz replied to schmoltz's topic in Correctional

   Great! Thanks! So will you be testing at the traning academy in Canon City too?

3. CO DOC Nurse I Exam

   schmoltz posted a topic in Correctional

   I have a test scheduled with Colorado DOC in 2 weeks. I have been working at a larger county jail for 2 years, but I have no idea what this test will consist of, does anyone else have some ideas of what I should be thinking about when I go in? Than...

4. Charging for Meds

   schmoltz replied to schmoltz's topic in Correctional

   We are not charging for OTC drugs like APA, Ibu, Zantac 150, mylanta. We are charging if the MD Rx's APAP 1000 mg, IBU 800mg, etc and then all chronic care etc. We are one a few counties in my state that wasn't charging. Oh and the facility will no...

5. Charging for Meds

   schmoltz posted a topic in Correctional

   So the county comissioners in my county have voted to charge IM's for their meds. The only problem is that this was voted for in the last week of January and implemented on Februray 1. So needless to say we have no consistency. Management has no i...

6. Jail Opiate Withdrawal

   schmoltz replied to amesly15's topic in Correctional

   We use Libirum for ETOH and Benzo withdrawal. Honestly, I have rarely been able to give the clonidine during Opiate WD, but I have given the Vistaril plenty.

7. diabetics in small co jail

   schmoltz replied to ptreebs's topic in Correctional

   We also have to put them on a medical hold, which the inmates think of as being put in the hole. We don't really put them in ADSEG but we put them in the pod with suicide watches so the are locked down 23 hrs and are watched like the suicides. Char...

8. Jail Opiate Withdrawal

   schmoltz replied to amesly15's topic in Correctional

   Our Opiate protocol is Clonidine 0.1 mg PO QID for 2 days, then TID for 2 days, then qHS for 2 days. It also includes Vistaril 50 mg PO or IM PRN for 4 days.

9. Cheeking Wellbutrin

   schmoltz replied to jailhouserock_lpn_08's topic in Correctional

   Funny, my facility makes use crush it and put it in water....so we might be giving them their rush! Great.