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  1. Inmate Lawsuits

    nurseT replied to Purplish's topic in Correctional

    VERY SELDOM WILL YOU SEE A LAW SUIT THAT ACTUALLY HAS MERIT. AS LONG AS YOU CYA IN ALL YOU DO, YOU WON'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. I GET INMATES THREATENING TO SUE ME AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES A MONTH. IT'S ALWAYS...

  2. on smoking...

    nurseT replied to cookiemonsterrn's topic in General Nursing

    I KNOW! ICE CREAM CONES ARE BAD FOR ME, I KNOW I SHOULDN'T EAT ANOTHER ONE RIGHT NOW. BUT, GOD, I WANT ONE. SO, I'M GONNA EAT

  3. on smoking...

    nurseT replied to cookiemonsterrn's topic in General Nursing

    I HOLD THE SECRET, AND I'M NOT

  4. Soo Many Posts On Criminal Records

    nurseT replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    If her husband was out in the barn smoking doobies, she knew it. If you know it and do nothing, you are responsible

  5. Soo Many Posts On Criminal Records

    nurseT replied to MQ Edna's topic in General Nursing

    There's no room in Nursing to be so desperate to fill a spot that you would knowingly hire an ex-con. Lets just go ahead and hire an ex child molester for the local day care, he paid his dues in...

  6. Police Killed Our Patient

    nurseT replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry about your brother. My mother was mentally ill, but she was never violent. I do have a question though. Why do so many family members call the police? Why not call the doctor or...

  7. Police Killed Our Patient

    nurseT replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Dear Meerkat, that is always sad. The entire situation with mental heathcare in this country is sad. I haven't read all the responses, so at the risk of repeating, I'll say this: I work with the...

  8. H5N1; Avian Bird Flu in Jails and Prisons

    nurseT posted a topic in Correctional

    Anyone researching the H5N1 virus? The other day my sheriff asks me, " What's the plan for the bird flu?" I had to tell him, if it comes to the jail we're all goners. We don't even have a national...

  9. Correctional Nursing Moral, Attitude

    nurseT replied to Schweetnsazzy's topic in Correctional

    The staff. The inmates are all the same, liers, crooks. The staff, all different kinds, all different expectations, some do everything by the book, some can never learn anything new, others must...

  10. Advice on conducting nursing sick call

    nurseT replied to 1ninjanurse's topic in Correctional

    Assessment skills need to be top notch. This is one of those nursing jobs where you will be using your brain more than your hands. You are on your own and need to know what your talking about. The...

  11. Complex Case

    nurseT replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    I wrote a letter to the judge about her condition. I was afraid she would have an MI. She lost 2 # in the first day of incarceration, She really needed a tube feed. He didn't know, and her attourney...

  12. Complex Case

    nurseT posted a topic in Correctional

    Does Anyone Have Experience With Anorexia?. I Have A 22 Yo Female, 5'9, 110 #, Hx Of Attempted Overdose With Her Psych Meds. She Takes 40mg Straight Paxil, 25mg Seroquel, I Think It Was 50mg Geodon...

  13. RN's who cannot insert IV's being Fired???

    nurseT replied to maidy's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, Firing The Employee Is Still More Unproductive. Most Hospitals Have Nurse Education. They Could Put Her In Another Iv Class Just To Decrease Her Fear And Brush Up On Her Skills. It Doesn't Sound...

  14. Food Loaf

    nurseT replied to texascowgirl's topic in Correctional

    My husband and I had 5 kids between us when we got married. He had 2 boys and I had 1 boy and 2 girls. Ages 15 to 7 yrs. The kids were driving us crazy with all the complaints at dinner time and I was...

  15. What can I learn here?

    nurseT replied to elizabells's topic in Correctional

    Do your clinical during the scheduled sick calls or nurse sick calls. You will see more there. It is one of those jobs where you can sit for days and then in one day be swamped for a week. Ask to read...

  16. Stats in county jails

    nurseT posted a topic in Correctional

    Does anyone working county jails out there keep statistics? I keep monthly statistics on various issues such as, # of inmates sent to the dentist, # of inmates the Doctor examined, # of nurse sick...

  17. Stats in county jails

    nurseT replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    Wow, Your jail must be huge. We hold 225 inmates and stay under 200 most of the time. Keeping the kind of stats you keep is a job all by itsself. Quality assurance and planning

  18. Typical night shift duties

    nurseT replied to 2003rn's topic in Correctional

    That is rediculous! I am the only nurse, I work county jail, 225 maximum security inmates right now. Any wound cases are brought to holding for segregation, provided with woundcare supplies and taught...

  19. Typical night shift duties

    nurseT replied to 2003rn's topic in Correctional

    BigB... can you share with the class? is too

  20. Medical Observation Order Destroyed By Sympathetic Guard

    nurseT posted a topic in Correctional

    THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT SINCE IT CAN'T BE PROVED, BUT HERE'S THE STORY. I FLY SOLO AT THE COUNTY JAIL AND WE ARE DOC HOLDING. THE MINUTE AN INMATE IS SENTENCED, THEY START IN WITH THE...

  21. Need advice from an Occupational health nurse

    nurseT posted a topic in Occupational Health

    Hello, My husband just started his own business in tooling, re: small factory. I would like to help him by supplying the occupational health that will be necessary. Can anyone give some advice on...

  22. Hippa

    nurseT posted a topic in Correctional

    Tell me. Is your phone line private due to HIPPA, or does security ignor it and record your line anyway? Also, do you have a private/ secure fax for medical? The sheriff and the commander iI work for...

  23. Hippa

    nurseT replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    Double

  24. Medical Observation Order Destroyed By Sympathetic Guard

    nurseT replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    ouch!

  25. Hippa

    nurseT replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    Yes, the signed ROI kind of goes without saying. I know what you mean about no P&P manual. We do have some but don't write down every little thing, such as how to cleanse an abrasion and apply a...