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  1. Inmate Workers and Medical Clearance

    nurseT replied to sonoma_gal's topic in Correctional

    WOW, I WILL TELL THE INMATE WHAT I THINK IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. WE HAD A FEMALE BOOKED IN THE NIGHT BEFORE( COUNTY), SHE WRITES ME A REQUEST STATING SHE IS MEDICALLY UNSTABLE AND HAD A HYSTERECTOMY...

  2. Nurses Who Shouldn't be Nurses

    nurseT replied to bobnurse's topic in General Nursing

    It is my opinion that the issue is " the difference between an A student and a C student", and nothing

  3. Pregnant Inmates

    nurseT replied to crjnursewarrior's topic in Correctional

    I work county, we try to get all pregnant inmates out to DOC immediatley or release until after the birth. We cannot afford the expense. I about died one day when a pregnant female turns herself in on...

  4. Inmate Workers and Medical Clearance

    nurseT replied to sonoma_gal's topic in Correctional

    :uhoh21: I work in a county jail. 200 I-M's. I would flip out if I had to allow I-M trustee in medical. We do not use trustees in medical dept. I do get involved in trustee hiring. The officers have a...

  5. Computerized MAR programs

    nurseT replied to crjnursewarrior's topic in Correctional

    I wish I knew. We have 200 I-Ms, and (we) don't transcribe every one, (I) do it cause I'm the only nurse. I was trying to save money so I have this local printing company provide my MARs. They're real...

  6. prescription pain med abusers

    nurseT posted a topic in Correctional

    I get really tired of feeling sorry for a new time server, who claims to have degenerative disc disease, and a torn ligament or whatever, send me on a wild goose chase for records to clarify DX. I had...

  7. National Slap Your Co-worker Day, a joke

    nurseT replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    I recieved the funniest joke by e-mail. It's a cartoon of a big old nurse standing over the patient's bed. He has the covers pulled up to his nose. She says...." I'm sorry Mr.Jones, your HMO doesn't...

  8. prescription pain med abusers

    nurseT replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    DT's is a killer, monitor closley, medicate per dr. order. I go ahead and start them on librium detox and I throw in a prenatal vitamine too. The doctor laughed and said " good idea" when I asked if I...

  9. Making the right decision, no matter who gets mad.

    nurseT posted a topic in Correctional

    Early the other am, approx. 0430, I get a call from the jail. A 47 yr old black male is brought up to holding due to difficulty breathing. The officer says, his HR is 149 and his O2sats are 90%. I...

  10. Would you marry your prison pen pal?

    nurseT replied to Blackcat99's topic in Correctional

    :barf01: Sick! One of the cooks at the jail I work at, just got fired for that. Turns out she got the hots for this trustee that was 20 yrs younger than her. He left our jail to go to prison, and...

  11. prescription pain med abusers

    nurseT replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    Dear crjnursewarrior, The inmate in question with the empty bottle of methadone tried to tell me he would have withdrawals if I didn't get it for him. Initially, I told him we would wait to see if...

  12. others read this site

    nurseT posted a topic in Correctional

    Has anyone noticed that Blackcat's response in the "Leathal Injection" thread was quoted in the march issue of AJN and referred to as "a violation of nursing ethics not obvious to all nurses." I see...

  13. What is your most outrageous medical emergency repsonse in a correctional facility

    nurseT replied to sierranurse's topic in Correctional

    I've decided if you like this job, you must be a little

  14. who administers medications to inmates

    nurseT replied to JDP's topic in Correctional

    I have been in corrections for less than 1 year. I just attended our state's jail medical conference. according to the state's attorney, DOC must use nurses, but local jails can use corrections...

  15. Sample Drugs

    nurseT replied to fiestynurse's topic in Correctional

    I Work In A Small County Jail, 200 Beds. The Doctor Works 2 Other County Jails Besides Mine, He Has Been In Corrections For 25 Years And Also Ran A Large Er For 22 Of Those Years. He Says Not To Write...

  16. What's your opinion: MRSA

    nurseT replied to jailside's topic in Correctional

    I recently had a case of mrsa. It was a 37 YO non-english speaking hispanic. Through interpretation, he stated he had a spider bite from a black hairy spider and he killed it. That was two days prior...

  17. county rules and regulations

    nurseT posted a topic in Correctional

    Does anyone know if there are medical rules or regulations for county level as far as what inmates are entitled to re: eyeglasses, etc. I have been told to just follow the D.O.C. but obviously a...

  18. can anyone tell me what the regs are for admitting some one to a psych unit?

    nurseT replied to Malt123's topic in Psychiatric

    Do you ever get a Pt directly from a jail? It's my understanding that since many sates have cut back on their mental health programs, many mental pts end up in jails instead of the hospital. If they...

  19. can anyone tell me what the regs are for admitting some one to a psych unit?

    nurseT replied to Malt123's topic in Psychiatric

    What is a court committment and if that happens, who pays for the hospital

  20. Nursing care plans.. who uses them??

    nurseT replied to leslieanne's topic in General Nursing

    It Teaches You To Be A Critical Thinker. An Experienced Nurse Has All This In Her Head. When You See A Medical Diagnosis, You Know Right Away The Nursing Diagnosis, Or At Risk Fors That Go With It....

  21. Self Cath

    nurseT replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    thanks for the encouragement. i balled that girl out for feeding me a line of crap. even a fool seems wise if he holds his

  22. Self Cath

    nurseT replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    I heard from the urologist. Turns out the inmate was feeding me a

  23. Nebulized Morphine

    nurseT replied to webblarsk's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Yes Mam, it can be used along with other meds. I worked Hospice for 5yrs. Our pharmacist and myself used to go round and round about the efficacy of nebulized MSO4. He was sure it didn't work. I had a...

  24. IM injection for out of control inmates

    nurseT posted a topic in Correctional

    Hi all, I work in a max county jail. We seem to get all the mental patients who have been off their meds for who knows how long. If the inmate gets out of control and has to be placed in the restraint...

  25. IM injection for out of control inmates

    nurseT replied to nurseT's topic in Correctional

    I wish it was illegal