Mr. Greenleaf is a 36 year old male who suffers from Bipolar Disorder, alcoholism and chronic back pain. He is well-known to the nurses at the facility as he has been arrested numerous times in the past year for public intoxication. He was last incarcerated approximately three weeks ago, and only stayed for two days at that time. Currently, his medications on intake…
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You are conducting nursing sick call in a local jail. Mr. Riley, your next patient, submitted a sick call slip indicating he has “right ankle pain.” You obtain the subjective information from Mr. Riley, including any report of trauma to the area and the initiation, duration, and quality of the pain, while beginning your examination of his ankle. Mr. Riley…
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Ms. Martinez is a 26 year old Hispanic female who arrived at the county jail a week ago. The Intake Screening was conducted within 2 hours of her arrival. At that time, she disclosed a history of Gastro-Esophageal Reflux. She denied substance use, except for an occasional alcoholic drink (tequila). She reported that she has had no surgeries or other chronic illnesses. Her…
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Mr. Owens is a 52 year old gentleman with a history of diabetes and hypertension who was mostly non-adherent to medication and follow-up in the community. At the facility, he is prescribed metformin 500 mg BID and lisinopril 20 mg QD. he has been incarcerated for about 10 weeks, and his blood sugars have been averaging 140 mg/DL and his…
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Ms. Burns, a 23 year old woman, submitted a Health Service Request form for cold symptoms that had been ongoing for 2-3 days. She arrives for Nurse Sick Call and you immediately note two things – she is wearing “eye-liner” and her eyes are bloodshot. Ms. Burns tells you that she has been having symptoms for the last 48 hours,…
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