Nursing Assessment of the Asthma Patient The assessment of a patient with asthma should begin with baseline vital signs, including…
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Nursing Practice
Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Mental Health Conditions I: “The Patient is Going Nuts!”
About 37 percent of incarcerated individuals in prison have a history of mental health problems, according to a 2017 report from…
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Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Code of Ethics: Nursing Self Care
This month continues our discussion of Correctional Nursing Practice and the Code of Ethics with Provision 5 – The nurse…
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Caring for Pregnant Women
If you work with female incarcerated individuals, you are likely to regularly care for pregnant patients. It is estimated that…
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Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Code of Ethics: The Right to Self Determination
A patient’s right to self-determination is part of their inherent human dignity. Provision 1 of the Code of Ethics for…
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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…
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