2021 ACA Nashville Program Book_151st Congress of Correction

nursing assessment guidelines can provide increased nursing confidence, improved physical assessment, better documentation and hopefully positive patient outcomes. Learning Objectives: • Participants will identify areas in which nursing assessments may be improved. • Participants will be able to identify continuous quality improvement strategies to review current nursing assessment practices. • Participants will review and discuss nursing assessment guideline examples. Moderator: Julie Walburn , MA, Assistant Director, Ohio Department of Youth Services, Columbus, Ohio Speakers: Shelly Viets , RN, Chief of Health Services, Ohio Department of Youth Services, Columbus, Ohio; Amy Whitmore , RN, Director of Nursing, Ohio Department of Youth Services, Columbus, Ohio A-2C Managing Dental Infections: A Clinical Update (CE-RN, CME, CERP) Track: Dental Dental infections are exceedingly common in corrections. Most infections respond well to oral antibiotics, but some cases become serious and potentially life threatening. This workshop will present a clinical practice guideline on managing dental infections. Effective management can reduce the number of serious infections requiring outside services. The presentation will review Best Practices, the standard of care, identify first line antibiotics and review an antibiotic algorithm that will guide providers. Cases will be presented • Participants will be able to assess a clinical practice guideline for managing dental infections. • Participants will be able to identify best practices, standard of care and be able to identify first line oral antibiotics effective against most dental infections. • Participants will be able to explain an algorithm that will guide providers in the management of dental infections. along with frequency data. Learning Objectives:

Wednesday

11 a.m–12:30 p.m.

A-2A COVID-19 Therapeutics Updates for Treatment Professionals (CE-RN, CESW, CME) Track: Physicians/Midlevel This session will cover COVID-19 therapeutics available to correctional health professionals. The program will also address preventative intervention strategies with an emphasis on continuity of care for improved public health and to promote public safety. The program will offer education of COVID-19, emerging therapies and how it applies to the

correctional population. Learning Objectives:

Virtual-Only Workshops Wednesday, Aug. 11 t 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. • Participants will be able to identify preventative intervention strategies. • Participants will be able to identify emerging therapies for COVID-19. • Participants will be able to assess how the correctional population has been affected by the pandemic. Moderator: Jennifer Clayton , RN, Deputy Director of Holistic Services, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, Columbus, Ohio Speakers: Harbans Deol , DO, Ph.D., Medical Services Director, Nebraska Department of Correction, Lincoln, Nebraska; Michelle Staples-Horne , M.D., M.S., MPH, Medical Director, Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, Atlanta, Georgia A-2B Nursing Assessment Guidelines: Better Nursing Through Standardized Workflows (CE-RN) Track: Treatment With the varied experiences and skill levels

of nurses within our facilities, guidelines surrounding common medical ailments help structure nursing assessments to allow for thorough examination and appropriate nursing treatment. As part of the continuous quality improvement process, reviews of nursing assessment progress notes can be completed to identify possible areas for improvement. Based on your findings, establishing common

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