Already another year has gone by and I want to thank everyone reading this blog for your enthusiasm and support. Again in 2022 we have had over 100,000 readers! Below I have listed ten posts that received the most views in 2022. Not surprisingly, the abdominal series seems to be the top clinical posts, and for professional practice, Clinical Judgment…
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Is My Patient Faking?
Anyone who knows me even a little knows that I don’t like the use of the words faking and feigning and malingering in health record documentation of a patient’s assessment because it may lead to pre-mature closure bias. But, correctional nurses must be aware that there may be a variety of motives behind their patients’ requests for medical or mental…
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Chronic Care Guideline Resources
Chronic disease is common among our patients. In fact, 43% of federal inmates, 51% of state inmates, and 40% of local jail inmates have at least one chronic condition. Our patients have more diabetes, hypertension, prior myocardial infarction, and persistent asthma than the general population. This means all of us are managing chronic care clinics. Although often considered a provider’s…
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