Two hundred inmates are once again in line for their medications. A harried custody officer, in charge of line security, is tapping his foot in annoyance as you look up an unfamiliar medication recently ordered for the inmate in front of you. The order is a bit confusing because it is written as 2 tabs rather than the dose amount,…
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Skin Assessment II
This month we are discussing the patient with a skin complaint. In our first post, we reviewed the common lesions that may be seen in the correctional environment. Patients may also present with secondary lesions – those resulting from infection or manipulation of the skin. Below find a list of secondary lesions that are commonly occurring in the correctional environment. secondary lesions Scale is heaped-up…
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Patient Safety: Better than Risk Management or Quality Improvement
A 48-year-old woman, arrested for Driving Under the Influence, collapses in her jail cell and is pronounced dead of a pulmonary embolism after emergency transport to the nearby hospital. A lawsuit is settled by mediation and two staff members are disciplined for negligent behavior after an internal investigation. Keeping patients safe is fundamental to our roles as correctional health professionals….
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