Per the American Nurses Association, nursing is dedicated to protecting, promoting, and optimizing health, abilities, and well-being; preventing illness and injury; facilitating healing; and alleviating suffering through the (nursing) diagnosis and treatment of human responses to health and illness. It also encompasses advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations. This commitment reflects nursing’s enduring dedication to…
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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 screening is meant to reveal the need for immediate attention, nurses must know what findings indicate an urgent concern. A systematic process for dental screening will direct appropriate attention to areas of need. Subjective A person’s medical and dental history…
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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. However, correctional nurses are most often the first healthcare staff to evaluate a dental complaint and make determinations regarding referrals for treatment and urgency of care delivery. Most intake screenings include a review of dental conditions. In the next few weeks,…
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