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I Work County Jail. We Have Had A Female Booked In 4 Times In The Past Year For Stupid Stuff Like False Informing Etc. Each Time She Has Been Released That Very Day Because She Says She Has To Self Cath And She Never Gives Enough Info For You To Inve...

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...

Gasp, do they do that at your place too? Amazing how long they can keep that crap up. I think the child molesters may be the best at it. We have a weekender right now who claims something every weekend. We joke about what it will be this weekend. I t...

Don't bother argueing with the sheriff. Have the Doctor address the sheriff's problem. I do have a paper in place called " Jail staff Medical Documentation". On it are places for the officer to write the inmates name and age, cheif complaint, when it...

After a while you will get to know the repeaters. I had one guy with a history of psuedo seizure and took depakote. He came from another jail and said " They stopped giving me my depakote 4 days ago because I was leaving soon and they didn't want to ...

I was performing a flu shot clinic. A very tall gentelman was rolling up his sleeve and struggled with the sleeve around the biceps. He says "Can we do it like this?" My response, without thinking.... " If you can get it all the way up, because I nee...

I did not see the episode of 60 minutes. I wish I had. I read an article in the news paper shortly after the death occured. There wasn't enough information for me to make a decision. I do know that medical should not be involved when security has som...

Say That 3 Times Real Fast. I Have A 20 Yo Female At The County Level That Has Been In Icu For The Last 8 Days Due To This Rare Genetic Disorder. We Have To Get A Registered Dietician To Design A Diet For Her When She Returns As She Cannot Eat Any Fa...

I had an inmate who was in for a battery charge. 24 yr old male.He had a history of self mutilation and had a small fresh cut on his forearm at intake. He denied ever seeking treatment for his condition and denied any psych meds. He was very slow to...

She probably wasn't trying to insult you. Correctional nurses and ER nurses as well are just a different breed. We are more straight up with others and don't have time to pussyfoot around "feelings". She was most likely remembering herself at your a...

Thanks for the suggestions. I really needed to hear from some other nurses. I am the only health care professional in the jail and sometimes just need the support. Yesterday the Commander told me he had a wedding to attend and it turns out this mothe...

Tell him when he obtains the education and experience you have, then he can "sit behind the desk and write". I used to work in a nursing home and one day I offered to work as an aid as they had a call-off. I thought it would be great to work a whole...

Dumb Girl!!!

Oh, ours are labeled "Medical Request" and they must be specific in their complaint. I don't see anyone without a request, as a general rule, to keep some sort of order. However, there are exceptions. I make folllow up assessments and if there is an ...

What do you mean by "medical kite"? Inmates telling you another inmate is sick?

Anyone Ever Find Out Your Patient Was Yanked Out Of The Hospital And Brought Back To Jail Ama? Less Than 48hrs After A Major Surgery?

I've seen them release inmates from custody to avoid paying for their healthcare. This is the first time I saw them deliberately take someone out of the hospital like that. Thankfully no complications occured. But they get a false sense of security w...

undefinedundefined :rotfl: we get this guy in to the county lock up. he's only doing 29 days. he has brought the meds he takes, 16 in all. rangeing from ms contin to muscle relaxers to antiseizure to emu cream and emu patches, his laxatives which inc...

WOW. THERE MUST BE MORE DETAILS TO THAT STORY THAT WERE NOT REPORTED. HOW CAN YOU NOT KNOW SOMEONE IS DYING?

Well, this thread is 2 yrs old and now I have had more experience with the "spider bite". I have inmates come in now and then already on an antibiotic because they say " a spider or something bit me". When I examine the site, it has all the tell tale...

The way I understand the procedure is this; The state needs a medical professional to start the IV and set up several syringes, one of which contains the active ingrediant, the others are saline. Only the medical professional knows which syringe is a...

I Have Found That White Commands Authority More Than Kitty Cats Or Pumpkins. Either Business Casual Clothes With A White Lab Coat Or A White Uniform. Depending On Your Area Of Nursing, And What You Get Into During Your Shift. I Have Never Had A Probl...

THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW WHO I AM. THE INMATE SAID THAT TO THROW ME OFF. SOMETIMES, THE INMATES HEAR A WORD OR PHRASE THAT IS USED IN MEDICAL AND THEY TRY TO USE IT TO THEIR ADVANTAGE. ONE OF THE TRUSTEES OVERHEARD MY NAME ONE DAY AND KEPT A...

True. I had an inmate who kept writting me medical requests asking for my full name and stating he had the right to know who his healthcare workers were. My response was, "you can address me as NURSE and our relationship needs to remain professional ...

I sign my initials and then RN in the chart.