deyo321

deyo321 specializes in LTC, Hospice, corrections, +.

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1. HIPAA and Correctional Officers

   deyo321 replied to Neats's topic in Correctional

   Mouth checks are safety and securities concern. The LT should post at med pass and check each inmate. If I have an at risk inmate refusing their anti-pyschotic meds I will give the pod Officer a heads...

2. C-diff Protocols?

   deyo321 replied to brcompton's topic in Correctional

   Nothing to add (except now I am thinking about writing a c-diff protocol) but Wooh your quote made me laugh out loud this

3. Thinking of going to corrections

   deyo321 replied to toddlar's topic in Correctional

   I am very lucky where I work: I had an officer tell me yesterday that when he was training a new officer he told them the nurses have it "dicked" here. I said what? He said "you all walk into work and...

4. First Death Threat

   deyo321 replied to aicfan's topic in Correctional

   Why did other nurses give it if facility policy is no sleepers? Just sayin... I had one inmate yell "It's your job to give me what I want" which struck me as so funny that a laugh escaped before I...

5. New nurse still on orientation and first med error?

   deyo321 replied to sleepdeprived1's topic in Patient Safety Issues

   I would have gotten the order. You had to call the MD any to report error

6. Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

   deyo321 replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

   "Bet you won't run from a police dog

7. Orders for Offsite Procedure Prep

   deyo321 replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Correctional

   I call my provider and get the order from them. All orders come from

8. Real vs fake chest pain

   deyo321 replied to Findingmynitch's topic in Correctional

   This is always difficult in Corrections the old MI vs anxiety. UUGGHH one of the worse. Are you staffed with more experienced nurses? Follow the protocol. If you can, get help. Observe what more...

9. What 2 do if u r called to a man down?

   deyo321 replied to myownboss's topic in Correctional

   I believe the above post is the answer they were looking

10. Department of Corrections Nurse

    deyo321 replied to MdjRN2011's topic in Correctional

    Just so this is clear; I am not a first responder, corrections is. I am on the scene only after a successful lockdown and security ok. Many of our Officers are EMT's, ex-, or current military and...

11. Officer Appreciation Day?

    deyo321 replied to jpevahouseRN's topic in Correctional

    Sounds like your getting leg pulled...but what do I know. One nurse puts on an appreciation day for how many

12. Increase abuse of Bath Salts

    deyo321 replied to WendyBensonRN's topic in Addictions

    I am in a jail and all weekend its been bath salts. Does anyone have a detox protocal for this? Is one necessary? I think I am just going with medical confinement x 48 hours secondary to...

13. I/M cheeking and snorting meds

    deyo321 replied to tg363's topic in Correctional

    Wellbutrin is known as poor mans cocaine. We have vveerry few XR/SR, it is not on our formulary secondary to

14. What to do after being fired.

    deyo321 replied to lynkay's topic in General Nursing

    Getting fired is devastating. However I'd venture that it is pretty common in nursing. Part of the shark tank mentality that we allow to prevail. I bet a show of hands would turn up greater than 50%....

15. Scrubs for Prison

    deyo321 replied to evelynkarirn's topic in Correctional

    I just avoid