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
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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
Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update: Dental Concepts V, Dental Clues to Medical Conditions
Not only is understanding dental health important for correctional nurses as they are typically the first healthcare professional responding to patients’ concerns during screening, sick call, and emergencies, but the mouth can provide clues to many medical conditions and drug side effects. Here are ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update: Dental Concepts V, Dental Clues to Medical Conditions
Man-Down Emergencies: Are You Ready?
Emergency response, a fact of life in healthcare, has some interesting aspects to consider in a custody setting. Correctional nurses are called upon to respond to a wide range of injuries and emergencies, from inmate scuffles in the yard and suicide attempts, to unresponsive incarcerated individuals ... Read More about Man-Down Emergencies: Are You Ready?