I think this is the general thought process behind the existence of a jail.  We live in a civilized society and follow expectations of...

Nursing staff do a medical and mental health assessment during intake at the jail. Because I did intake assessments in a psychiatric...

When it comes down to it, there are very few different types of medical emergencies we see regularly in the jail. It’s not like working...

Inmates are housed based on their crimes and medical backgrounds. Violent criminals are housed together, severe mental illness criminals...

I’m working in the housing unit where inmates who are acutely sick, or have severe chronic conditions, are housed. Anyone in a wheelchair...

Our daily assessments for sick patients in jail involve asking and charting when the patient has last toileted and any pertinent...

At this point I’ve worked in a psychiatric hospital and a jail as a nurse and in both jobs I was specifically informed that it is not...

I’m assessing a gentleman and he’s high as a kite on fentanyl.  This is common, plenty of people are arrested for being under the...

I started getting trained at the longer-term jail facility after working in booking for two months.  I’m getting a tour and the guy...

I was eager to learn when I started this job.  I was clear the hospital was not the place for me and I liked that working in the jail...