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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Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Headache IV
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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Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Common Areas of Nursing Malpractice Claims
In a 2018 benchmarking report about Medical Malpractice in America, the categories of nursing involvement in malpractice claims included scope of practice; patient assessment; patient monitoring; patient intervention; treatment and care; medication administration; and documentation. A study of nursing liability claims by a major nursing malpractice insurance provider also looked at the common allegations against nurses and grouped them by…
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