If you speak with Correctional Nurses for any length of time, you will hear stories of encountering disrespect and downright disbelief from their nurse colleagues who work in more traditional health care settings. It is not uncommon to hear from other nurses “Why would you work THERE?” “Can’t you get a REAL nursing job?” “Aren’t you ruining your career?” Yes,…
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Cellulitis
Skin conditions are a common concern in nursing sick call evaluations. Most are easy to assess and treat with protocols; like athlete’s foot and contact dermatitis. However, one skin condition that can be dangerous if not identified and treated appropriately is cellulitis. Unfortunately, cellulitis can mimic other conditions and is easily misdiagnosed. Here is a quick clinical overview of cellulitis…
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Correctional Nurse Professional Practice Update: Using Non-Stigmatizing and Unbiased Documentation – The Fix
In a previous post, I shared an example of real charting in a health record that clearly included language that could be considered stigmatizing and biased. In the next post, we discussed which words and phrases implied bias and stigmatization, and so today I want to share one possible way (and there are many) the progress note could be written so…
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