In Correctional Nursing practice, professionalism includes knowing and adhering to the boundaries of the nurse-patient relationship, which are defined by the correctional environment and the need for safety. Correctional Nurses convey caring for their patients through their communication, rather ... Read More about Therapeutic Communication in Correctional Nursing Practice
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EIGHT WAYS TO IMPROVE CLINICAL JUDGMENT
Here are some ways to improve clinical judgment in the correctional setting. If you have a leadership role in your setting, you may be able to incorporate these processes into staff meetings, annual education modules, or quality improvement activities. If you have a frontline staff position, you can ... Read More about EIGHT WAYS TO IMPROVE CLINICAL JUDGMENT
THREE CLINICAL JUDGMENT ERRORS TO AVOID
Over time, as experience develops, clinical reasoning themes emerge that speed our decision-making for commonly reoccurring scenarios. We begin, for example, to develop rules of thumb and analogies resulting in common pattern recognition that originate from past successes. The formal term for this ... Read More about THREE CLINICAL JUDGMENT ERRORS TO AVOID
FIVE REASONS CORRECTIONAL NURSES NEED CLINICAL JUDGMENT SKILL
Although every nursing specialty has its challenges, correctional nursing involves complex situations that can appear simple, but aren’t. There are many unknown factors in sizing up a situation. Correctional nurses are most often the first healthcare staff to review the patient complaint/situation. ... Read More about FIVE REASONS CORRECTIONAL NURSES NEED CLINICAL JUDGMENT SKILL
CLINICAL JUDGMENT: A VITAL CORRECTIONAL NURSE COMPETENCY
Joanne has been called to the booking area to medically screen a 44 year old man brought by the police on charges of driving a stolen vehicle and drinking while driving. On the way to jail he hit his head on the window of the squad car. Approaching the area she sees an obese white male, hands cuffed ... Read More about CLINICAL JUDGMENT: A VITAL CORRECTIONAL NURSE COMPETENCY