Several inmates from the same housing unit have come to nursing sick call with complaints of feeling generally unwell, blurred…
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Infectious Diseases
What’s Bugging You? Lice Identification and Treatment
During a jail intake for a homeless man brought in for vagrancy, a nurse sees some tiny insects flying about…
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Hand Hygiene Challenges for Correctional Nurses
What exciting thing can be said about washing your hands? Even before becoming nurses, we heard this admonishment as youngsters…
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New Latent TB Regimen from CDC: Good News for Correctional Nurses
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced recommendations for a new treatment option for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI)…
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Double Down on TB in Jails and Prisons
Correctional Nursing Today on BlogTalkRadio Janice B Hill, RN, MPH, is a correctional nurse leader with nearly 3 decades of…
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HIV & Inmates
New York State is considering increased oversight of HIV inmates’ care. This article had me considering the many issues and…
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