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If You Act Like an Animal, We’re Putting You in a Cage
I think this is the general thought process behind the existence of a jail. We live in a civilized society and follow expectations of...
Mar 204 min read


My Leg
Nursing staff do a medical and mental health assessment during intake at the jail. Because I did intake assessments in a psychiatric...
Mar 123 min read


They Might Be Diamonds
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...
Mar 125 min read


Yes, Ma’am
Inmates are housed based on their crimes and medical backgrounds. Violent criminals are housed together, severe mental illness criminals...
Dec 29, 20243 min read


Have You Seen Your Wound?
I’m working in the housing unit where inmates who are acutely sick, or have severe chronic conditions, are housed. Anyone in a wheelchair...
Dec 29, 20244 min read


BM
Our daily assessments for sick patients in jail involve asking and charting when the patient has last toileted and any pertinent...
Dec 10, 20244 min read


Don’t Sleep with Patients
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...
Nov 19, 20243 min read


Can You Sit Up Nice and Tall For Me?
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...
Oct 18, 20244 min read


As You Can See, This Facility Was Built With Mental Health in Mind
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...
Oct 4, 20242 min read


Use Your Head
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...
Sep 26, 20244 min read
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