As we turn our hearts and minds toward a new year, a fresh start, I wanted to share with you the five most-read Correctional Nurse.Net posts during 2021. The Abdominal series seems to have been the most popular overall, with more than 28,000 reads last year!

#1 – Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Abdominal Assessment – Percussion

In this post, we continued our review of the physical evaluation of the abdomen. It included technique, expected findings, and most importantly, when percussion is contraindicated in an abdominal assessment.

#2 – Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Psychiatric Nursing Assessment

In this post, we reviewed the components of an appropriate mental health assessment.

#3 – Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Abdominal Assessment – Palpation

In this post, we continued our review of the physical evaluation of the abdomen. It included techniques for light and deep palpation, expected findings and when palpation is contraindicated in the abdominal assessment. I also included abnormal findings that require consultation with a provider.

#4 – Correctional Nurse Professional Practice Update: Interview Prep Guide I

As its name implies, this post discussed preparing for an interview for a correctional nursing position. It reviewed expectations for the interview, and included potential questions that one might be asked during an interview.

#5 – Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Abdominal assessment – auscultation

In this post, we continued our review of the physical evaluation of the abdomen. It included the quadrant system of evaluation, expected findings and abnormal findings that require consultation with a provider.

Other very popular posts read in 2021 included ones about Unhealthy Relationships with Patients, Clinical Judgment, Ethics, Rhabdomyolysis and Patient Safety. Thank you for reading, and please, let me know if there are topics you would like to see discussed in the future.