Our patients may enter the correctional facility in poor dental health, but they don’t have to leave that way. Once acute and chronic dental conditions are identified and treated, the best intervention is teaching and motivating patients to manage their own dental health. The CDC recommends the following actions for good oral health: The Journal of the American Dental Association…
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update: Dental Concepts V, Dental Clues to Medical Conditions
Not only is understanding dental health important for correctional nurses as they are typically the first healthcare professional responding to patients’ concerns during screening, sick call, and emergencies, but the mouth can provide clues to many medical conditions and drug side effects. Here are some of the most common conditions that can yield clues during an oral exam. Anemia Lack…
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Man-Down Emergencies: Are You Ready?
Emergency response, a fact of life in healthcare, has some interesting aspects to consider in a custody setting. Correctional nurses are called upon to respond to a wide range of injuries and emergencies, from inmate scuffles in the yard and suicide attempts, to unresponsive incarcerated individuals in the housing units. Are you prepared for the next emergency you will encounter…
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