If you work with female incarcerated individuals, you are likely to regularly care for pregnant patients. It is estimated that 6-10% of incarcerated women are pregnant at any time in the criminal justice system as almost 80% of female incarcerated individuals are of child-bearing age. Many ... Read More about Correctional Nursing Practice Update: Women and Incarceration: Caring for Pregnant Women
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Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Women and Incarceration: Women, Incarceration and Trauma.
Trauma Among Incarcerated Women Research shows that between 77 and 90 percent of incarcerated women report experiences of past trauma. These traumatic experiences often include high rates of childhood abuse, intimate partner violence, and sexual assault. The incarceration experience itself can ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Women and Incarceration: Women, Incarceration and Trauma.
Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Women and Incarceration
Who Are Incarcerated Women? Most incarcerated women are of reproductive age, facing unique health challenges related to this stage of life. Within this population, women from Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous communities are disproportionately represented, reflecting broader social and systemic ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Women and Incarceration
Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Delirium and Dementia
The U.S. prison population is aging. With nearly one in five incarcerated individuals over the age of 50, correctional facilities are increasingly functioning as de facto long-term care providers. Among the many challenges this shift presents, two significant and often under-recognized issues are ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Delirium and Dementia
Correctional Nurse Professional Practice Update: The New ANA Code of Ethics Provision 4
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, 2 and 3. In this post, we will discuss Provision 4. Provision 4: Nurses have authority over nursing practice and are responsible and accountable for ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Professional Practice Update: The New ANA Code of Ethics Provision 4