Many dental conditions can appear to be urgently in need of immediate attention when they really are not. Consider these…
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Nursing Practice
Correctional Nursing Professional Practice Update: The New ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses
Per the American Nurses Association, nursing is dedicated to protecting, promoting, and optimizing health, abilities, and well-being; preventing illness and…
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update: Dental Concepts II, Dental Assessment at Intake
Nurses are the healthcare professionals most frequently performing health screening during an individual’s admission to the facility. Since the initial…
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update: Dental Concepts I
Managing dental conditions is not a part of most nursing positions and little dental training is provided in nursing school….
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Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Using the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Scope of Practice Decision-Making Framework
In our last post, we met LPN Suzanna, who had closed a 3 cm laceration on the forehead of her…
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Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Scope of Practice
LPN Suzanna is on duty at the county jail when Mr. Martin strikes his head on the top bunk metal…
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