If you use informational handouts as a primary education method for your chronic care clinics or nurse sick calls, you may be assuming that your patients understand when they do not. Misinformation or lack of information can sabotage your efforts to improve the health of the patients you ... Read More about Are Your Education Materials Patient-Friendly?
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Health Literacy and Patient Education Behind the Wall
Mr. Johnson was called to medical because his recent HIV test was positive. The infectious disease nurse at the medium security prison informed him of his results, and began to discuss with him what this means to his life. She also reviewed the treatment plan that had been developed for him by the ... Read More about Health Literacy and Patient Education Behind the Wall
Ibuprofen and NSAIDs: Risks and Benefits
Typically, our nursing guidelines/protocols include ibuprofen for sprains and strains, and nursing staff should follow the protocols of their agency. However, nursing staff should also be aware that the use of NSAIDs in the treatment of muscle injuries is somewhat controversial. The mechanism ... Read More about Ibuprofen and NSAIDs: Risks and Benefits
Three Ways to Use Patient Grievances to Improve Health Care
Grievances are a standard mechanism for patients in a correctional facility to request changes and express discontent with a variety of conditions of confinement such as housing, officer treatment, and inadequate healthcare. Although many in correctional health care see the grievance process ... Read More about Three Ways to Use Patient Grievances to Improve Health Care
Sprains and Strains: Just What is the Difference?
Ms. McLaughlin arrives in medical with a limping gait favoring her right leg. You are the nurse in the clinic and note that she is grimacing every time she puts her foot down. The patient states that she was playing basketball and her foot was planted, but then she twisted her body to shoot the ... Read More about Sprains and Strains: Just What is the Difference?