Taser/Electronic Control Weapons (ECW) injury often happens in jails, prisons, and in the community when individuals are being apprehended, and the correctional nurse often must address its physical and emotional effects. Consider this: Joyce is working at the local county jail on Friday night when a man-down code is called for the booking area. She arrives to find an obese, disheveled…
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Correctional Nurse Professional Practice Update: The New ANA Code of Ethics Provision 3
We have begun our review of the new 2025 Code of Ethics for Nurses published by the American Nurses Association with a review of Provision 1 and 2. In this post, we will discuss Provision 3: The nurse establishes a trusting relationship and advocates for the rights, health, and safety of recipient(s) of nursing care. Provision 3: The nurse establishes a…
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Correctional Nurse Practice Update: What Was I Thinking?
Some days it is hard to remember why you chose Correctional Nursing, right? Maybe you were finally able to convince the laundry staff that you really DO need sheets in the infirmary this morning. Or, possibly you’ve just been told that the medical officer was pulled to a housing unit for a contraband sweep and afternoon med pass will be…
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