In our last post, we met LPN Suzanna, who had closed a 3 cm laceration on the forehead of her patient with Dermabond, even though she had not been formally trained in the procedure. She was instructed to perform the closure by the on-call provider, Dr. Smith. The wound healed well without any complications. When her supervisor questioned her the…
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LPN Suzanna is on duty at the county jail when Mr. Martin strikes his head on the top bunk metal frame. She is called to the pod, and after determining that Mr. Martin is stable with only a 3 cm laceration to the middle of his forehead, she brings him to the medical unit. After she cleans the wound and…
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The officer working in A pod calls to medical and reports that several individuals are complaining of feeling generally unwell, with blurred vision, muscle weakness and some difficulty breathing. Nurse McKenzie responds to the unit to evaluate the patients. She is concerned that all these cases are from one housing unit. She completes her evaluation and contacts the provider on-call….
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