Can you really get too much water? Based on the current literature encouraging people to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate, you wouldn’t think so. However, we need to be aware that some of our patients are dying from too much water. Here are just two examples from a Michigan prison and from the San Diego Central Jail. Considered a rare condition in…
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Correctional nursing is the delivery of evidence-based nursing to protect, promote, and optimize health and abilities; prevent illness and injury; facilitate healing; alleviate suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response with care and respect; and advocate for individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations under the jurisdiction of the justice system (American Nurses Association, 2021). The American Nurses…
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A 33 year old male patient from a maximum security state prison was admitted to a community hospital with flank pain and hematuria. His INR was discovered to be 8.2 (therapeutic range 2-3). His medical history included deep vein thrombus resulting from Protein S deficiency. A medication error investigation revealed that the patient had been receiving three times the amount…
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