A patient arrives at the medication window one morning with an empty blister pack of Truvada. It is only ten days since he received a month’s supply. He is evasive initially about why they are already gone. After some questioning, the nurse discovers that Truvada brings a high price on the prison black market as a ‘prevention’ for AIDs. Keep…
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I recently observed a Nursing Sick Call encounter and when it was completed, I asked the nurse a few questions about the patient’s complaint and discussed her use of the nursing protocols and the patient education she provided. I noted that she did an excellent job using therapeutic communication with the patient, and it was clear, as a result, that…
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In this post, we continue our discussion of primary headaches that Correctional Nurses may encounter in the correctional environment. Migraine Headache Migraine is one of the two most common causes of episodic and recurrent moderate to severe headache. It is a primary headache disorder whose symptoms typically last 4 to 72 hours. Migraine headache is considered a neurovascular pain syndrome….
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