I recently observed a Nursing Sick Call encounter and when it was completed, I asked the nurse a few questions about the patient’s complaint and discussed her use of the nursing protocols and the patient education she provided. I noted that she did an excellent job using therapeutic communication ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Using Therapeutic Communication
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Headache II
In this post, we continue our discussion of primary headaches that Correctional Nurses may encounter in the correctional environment. Migraine Headache Migraine is one of the two most common causes of episodic and recurrent moderate to severe headache. It is a primary headache disorder ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Headache II
Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Headache I
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. ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Headache I
Correctional Nurse Professional Practice Update: The New ANA Code of Ethics Provision 2
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 ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Professional Practice Update: The New ANA Code of Ethics Provision 2
Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update: Dental Concepts VI, Teaching Dental Self-Care
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 ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update: Dental Concepts VI, Teaching Dental Self-Care