SlavicNurse replied to SlavicNurse's topic in Correctional
I don't know about other states, but in Tennessee, the DNA from the time it is drawn until it is sent to TBI (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation) there is a chain-of-custody that must be followed and...
SlavicNurse replied to zaleah's topic in Emergency
Our schedule is every other weekend: 1 week - work M, T, off W, Th, work F, Sa, Su other week off M, T, work W, Th, off F, Sa, Su work 48 hours one week (8 hours OT) work 36 the other week. working 7...
SlavicNurse replied to 2003rn's topic in Correctional
Any place I have ever worked the lab (Quest, LabCorp, etc.) provided a book that listed that information. I found the following website to be quite helpful as well:...
SlavicNurse replied to SlavicNurse's topic in Correctional
What do you do when someone wants to refuse a PPD with no hx of a past pos? That alone is one of my biggest conflicts. At the intake at our jail, between 7p and 7a we screen a minimum of 40 inmates...