Receiving and Responding to Requests for Care
Author: Catherine M. Knox.
Source: Volume 21, Number 01, November/December 2019 , pp.15-16(2)
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Abstract:
Nursing sick call is considered the backbone of health care delivery in correctional settings because it is the primary way inmates can access health care during incarceration.The manner in which inmates make requests for health care attention is the first step in the sick call cycle and the focus of this article. Correctional facilities can protect themselves from adverse patient events and litigation by developing policies, procedures, job descriptions and assignments that meet these standards.Keywords: Nursing Sick Call
Affiliations:
1: Nursing Consultant.