Unbelievable inmate requests

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Specializes in LTC, Hospice, corrections, +.

I just got this has an inmate request to see the PA:

" The breakthrough pain is becoming worse and causeing diminished dexterity and constant mental distraction"

(yeast infection)

I kid you not it reads just like that. Can't make this up.

Diminished dexterity from a yeast infection...hate it when that happpens. :rolleyes:

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LOL!!

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Specializes in corrections.

That is just great!!!!

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Specializes in Emergency, Corrections, Adv Practice.

My best "I need a pedicure- my feet scrubbed, rubbed, and exfoliated." :)

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does he have a mental condition to begin with?

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Specializes in LTC.

We got one today where the offender's complaint was "swollen phallus and itchy knutz".

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Specializes in Correctional Nursing, Geriatrics.

Diminished dexterity from a yeast infection...hate it when that happpens. :rolleyes:

Hilarious! Your reply might be: Patient education given on where NOT to have your fingers. :confused:

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Specializes in LTC, Hospice, corrections, +.

OP is from a female....

This one threw me for a minute:

"I have Fishers"

say it... I had to;:yeah: lol I was trying to think of some obscure disease!

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Yeast infectons can cause those exact symptoms as anti-virals and or your immune system attact the virus. Especially after anti-biotic therapy where you can have a yeat virus explosion. The yeast gives off chemical equivalents as it reproduces or dies that mimic of all things severe hangover-like symptoms; thus causeing motor control deficites and various manic mental states. As when a child does a regimine of anti-biotics for an ear infection and afterward becomes a hyper-active manic brat. There are various studies that have been done on the effects of yeast infections that have these exact sysmptoms. Let us never loose our objectivity, I think if taken without bias one could try a pro-biotic replacement regime after treatment to see if these symptoms subside. If not well then nothing lost nothing gained. David RN P.S.we can always go back to the hustle! mentallity!

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Specializes in Psychiatric.

I got this one the other day: "I am having trouble with towel movements. Please give me something to move my towels." :lol2:

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I had and inmate inform me in writing she was having problems with he bilemovements. LOL

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Someone got really snippy with me the other day. She said "A spider bit me," so I asked the very reasonable question of whether she saw the spider that bit her (yes I am fully aware that they call boils "spider bites" but she said one bit her so I was hopeful that some creepy crawly had actually bitten someone this time around).

Another screaming across the compound that she can't breathe. Pretty good volume for not breathing! (O2 sat 99% on room air... we think she's going to make it)

I flat out told the doctor I would refuse to carry out an order to trim someone's short'n'curlies for them. He didn't write it, but she keeps asking about it at med line.

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