Headache is a pain in any part of the head, including the face, scalp, and interior of the head. The pain is due to activation of the pain-sensitive structures around the brain, skull, face, teeth, or sinuses. It is the one of the most common types of pain seen in the correctional environment. Conditions like migraine and chronic headaches are…
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Last month we began our review of the new 2025 Code of Ethics for Nurses published by the American Nurses Association with Provision 1. In this post, we will discuss Provision 2: A nurse’s primary commitment is to the recipient(s) of nursing care, whether an individual, family, group, community or population. Provision 2: A nurse’s primary commitment is to the recipient(s)…
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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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