Ms. Sloan is a 32 year old female incarcerated in the state prison system for the past 2 years. She has no chronic medical conditions. About a month ago she complained to her unit officer that her heart felt like it was “racing.” The medical clinic was called and the nurse instructed the officer to send her to the unit for evaluation. Upon arrival,…
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Mr. Howard: Foot Pain
Today scheduled on your Nursing Sick Call list is a 23 year old patient who submitted a slip last night for right foot pain. On the slip, he stated that he noticed his foot hurting that day and doesn’t know why it is hurting. Your review of his health record in preparation for the Nursing Sick Call indicates that he…
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Mr. Villegos: Abdominal Pain
Mr. Villegos is a 46 year old man with no medical history except alcoholism for the past 20+ years. When asked last week during his Receiving Screening by medical staff, he stated that he has been sober for the past two years prior to incarceration, although he did disclose at that time that he drank pretty steadily for about a…
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Ms. Jonas: Blood in Stool
Ms. Jonas is a 50-year-old woman who was recently arrested by the Federal Marshalls and is housed at your facility. She initiated a Sick Call Request yesterday complaining of rectal bleeding. Today you are the nurse triaging sick call slips, and you see Ms. Jonas in a face-to-face encounter. You learn that she has a history of hypothyroidism and is obese, despite…
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Ms. Bradley: Lightheadedness
An officer calls down to the medical office stating that Ms. Bradley, a 62-year-old woman, is complaining of feeling lightheaded, tired and weak. You respond to the unit and find Ms. Bradley sitting in a wheelchair with a cup of water in her hand, given to her by the officer. Ms. Bradley states that she has been feeling this way for the…
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