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Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: The First 24 Hours: Nursing Priorities for New Intakes in Correctional Settings

If you have heard me present, you know that I believe Intake Screening is one of the most important nursing interventions we do as Correctional Nurses.  Few clinical encounters are as high-risk, or as important, as the initial intake assessment (“Receiving Screening”). The first 24 hours of incarceration is a critical window where medical, psychiatric, and substance-related […]

Nursing Tip of the Day! – Critical Care Nursing

Category: Critical Care Nursing  Treatment of lactic acidosis requires identification and correction of the underlying cause. The therapeutic goal in type A lactic acidosis is restoration of tissue oxygen delivery through hemodynamic and/or respiratory support.