Words are powerful and influential, not only when spoken, but when written. As healthcare professionals, we must be diligent to use non-stigmatizing and non-biased language in our medical record documentation. I recently read a health record that documented a patient encounter that clearly conveyed the personal (negative) opinion of the health staff member about the patient and his presenting complaint….
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Ectoparasite Nursing Interventions
Ectoparasites – scabies and lice – are often seen in the correctional environment, especially in the jail population. Correctional nurses must know the usual treatments that may be ordered for their patients with an infestation. They also must be knowledgeable about the patent education that is required for their patients to help prevent spread the infection, and to ensure that…
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Ectoparasites – Lice
Pediculosis (ie, louse infestation) dates back to prehistory. The oldest known fossils of louse eggs (ie, nits) are approximately 10,000 years old. Louse infestation remains a major problem throughout the world, making the diagnosis and treatment of louse infestation a common task in general medical practice. Pediculosis capitis results in significant psychological stress in children and adults and missed schooldays…
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