In a recent post, I mentioned that nurse fatigue leads to errors and affects patient safety, and I wanted to review this in more detail, as it is a very real concern in correctional nursing. First, what is correctional nurse fatigue? Fatigue is an overwhelming sense of tiredness, lack of energy, and a feeling of exhaustion associated with impaired physical and/or cognitive functioning. Although it…
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Clinical Practice Update: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus II
This post continues our discussion of the Clinical Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANE INVOLVEMENT Most SLE patients develop skin and mucous membrane lesions at some point in their disease process, although there is a great deal of variability in presentation. The most common lesion is a facial eruption that in known as the “butterfly” rash…
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Clinical Practice Update: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus I
One of the Chronic Conditions we see in the correctional population is Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). In the next four weeks, we will discuss the identification, care and treatment of the patient with SLE. Mortality in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus has decreased over the past few decades; currently, the average 10-year survival rate exceeds 90% and the 15-year survival rate…
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