Communication is a major component of nursing, and includes not only the words we use, but the way in which they are conveyed. Correctional nurses often have very little time to communicate with their patients and brief interactions take place every day during medication line, sick call, chronic ... Read More about Five Communication Errors Correctional Nurses Make
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Clinical Practice Update: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus I
Mortality in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) has decreased over the past few decades; currently, the average 10-year survival rate exceeds 90% and the 15-year survival rate is approximately 80%. In the past, mortality was attributed to the disease itself, but today, ... Read More about Clinical Practice Update: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus I
Therapeutic Communication in Correctional Nursing Practice
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
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