ELEMENTS OF GOOD DOCUMENTATION Write legibly Since the patient’s health record is the main method by which information about the patient is conveyed to all members of the healthcare team, it is vitally important that all notes can be read by all caregivers. Errors may be made if the record ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update: Documentation IIA
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update: Documentation I
Documentation is one of the most critical skills nurses perform, regardless of the setting in which they practice. Accurate, detailed charting provides a clinical picture of the patient and a chronological history of their health care. Nursing documentation enables effective continuity of care for ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update: Documentation I
Manifesto Proposition Seven: Be a Force for Good
In a prior post, we suggested a Correctional Nurse Manifesto with seven propositions. This post discusses the meaning and importance of the seventh and final proposition: Correctional nurses are a force for good in the community in which they work Heather works in a small jail where her ... Read More about Manifesto Proposition Seven: Be a Force for Good
Manifesto Proposition Six: Responding to Degrading Treatment
In a prior post, we suggested a Correctional Nurse Manifesto with seven propositions. This post discusses the meaning and importance of the sixth proposition: Correctional nurses speak up when they see degrading treatment of their patient population Nurses working in jails and prisons can be ... Read More about Manifesto Proposition Six: Responding to Degrading Treatment
Manifesto Proposition Five: Guarding Physical and Mental Safety
In continuation of our discussion about the Correctional Nurse Manifesto with seven propositions, this post discusses the meaning and importance of the fifth proposition: Correctional nurses continually guard their own and other’s physical and mental safety While professional boundaries ... Read More about Manifesto Proposition Five: Guarding Physical and Mental Safety