Which side effect does the drug Remeron (mirtazapine), a tetracyclic antidepressant, NOT exhibit? - correct answer excessive Salvation (oral secretions)
When assessing or treating an inmate who is known to be HIV positive, you should: - correct answ...
Which side effect does the drug Remeron (mirtazapine), a tetracyclic antidepressant, NOT exhibit? -
correct answer excessive Salvation (oral secretions)
When assessing or treating an inmate who is known to be HIV positive, you should: - correct answer
use standard precautions any time there is potential for contact with blood or bodily fluids
An inmate asks you about the health status of another inmate that has a terminal illness. You should
respond: - correct answer by explaining to an inmate that you cannot discuss
the status of other inmates medical issues with him.
When documenting an inmate's complaint of abdominal pain which of the following should be noted: -
correct answer onset time, onset severity and current severity, specific
location and character
An inmate is brought to the clinic with a screwdriver impaled in his right thigh area. The patient is
complaining of moderate pain to his leg but is able to walk and shows no signs of acute distress. What
are the "best" immediate action(s): - correct answer have the patient lie
down, stabilize the screwdriver in place and assess baseline vitals, distal circulation, movement and
sensation status of the lower extremities
An inmate has fallen >20 feet to a concrete floor. Upon your arrival he is alert and complaining of back
pain. There is np threat to the patient or staff but the correctional staff want him moved immediately so
that food can be delivered to the other inmates. You should: - correct answer
tell the patient not to move and quickly explain to the correctional staff that the patient needs to remain
still until he can be immobilized for a possible spine injury.
Prozac (fluoxetine) is "most commonly" prescribed for which of the following conditions in the
correctional setting: - correct answer depression/obsessive-compulsive
An inmate is found unconscious and unresponsive in the infirmary by correctional staff and CPR is
initiated immediately. You arrive as part of the medical code team and the staff doing CPR are unable to
determine what the cause of the cardiac arrest is. Another inmate states that the patient has multiple
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