Completing our series on headache, this post discusses the Nursing Interventions for the patient with a complaint of headache.    Nursing Interventions for the Patient with The Complaint of Headache Conduct a thorough history and physical on the patient. Contact a provider if any of your findings are outside expected parameters.  If the patient’s physical evaluation is unremarkable, then medicate per…
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Continuing our posts about headache, in this post we will review the assessment of the patient with a complaint of headache.  Assessment of the Patient with a Complaint of Headache  Subjective  Ascertain the following:  Patient Medical History – Is this a first headache, or has the patient suffered from them in the past?  If so, at what age did the headaches…
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This post continues our conversation about headaches in the correctional environment with a discussion of Secondary Headaches; headaches caused by other conditions. Secondary Headache Brain Abscess  A brain abscess may be the result of an existing extra-cranial infection; a blood-borne infection; intracranial procedures; or a penetrating head injury.  The most common sources are infections of the lung, heart, ear, and…
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