I remember 30+ years ago when “rumors” started about a new disease that was primarily attacking gay males and IV drug users and sex workers. A little later, it was disclosed that individuals like Ryan White and Robin Glaser contracted this new disease through blood transfusions. I remember in those early years people who came to the Emergency Department in…
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Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Moral Distress in Correctional Nursing
I remember distinctly my transition from emergency nursing to correctional nursing. It was only after I was not in the emergency department for a few weeks that I realized the heavy burden of stress I had been carrying. I recognized that my stress level baseline was at a point where others would consider it to be at a critical level…
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Abdominal Assessment: Palpation
This content is based upon The Correctional Nurse Educator class entitled Abdominal Assessment: Basic Assessment for the Correctional Nurse. The physical examination of the patient begins with inspection. Unique to the sequence of the abdomen, the abdomen is then auscultated, percussed and finally, palpated. Auscultating before the percussion and palpation of the abdomen ensures that the examiner is listening to undisturbed bowel sounds. In addition, if the…
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