When most people think of nursing, they picture hands-on patient care—taking vital signs, giving medications, or performing wound care. While these activities are core to our profession, nursing practice is much broader. According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), nursing practice ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Nursing Practice: The Full Scope of What We Do

Sleep is not a luxury; it is a necessity. Yet in correctional settings, good sleep can be hard to come by. As correctional nurses, we must recognize that supporting sleep hygiene isn’t just about comfort, it is a vital part of maintaining both physical and mental health. For many incarcerated ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Sleep Hygiene

We have now reviewed Provisions 1 through 6 of the 2025 ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses. Today, we move to Provision 7, which emphasizes how nurses advance the profession through knowledge development, practice standards, and contributions to health and social policy. This provision reminds us that ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Professional Practice Update: The New ANA Code of Ethics Provision 7

This is part three, our final post, in our Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Infectious Disease Prevention in Corrections series. Today we will discuss Responding to Emerging Infectious Diseases in Corrections. Emerging infectious diseases can appear with little warning, requiring rapid ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Responding to Emerging Infectious Diseases in Corrections

This is part two of our Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Infectious Disease Prevention in Corrections. Today we will discuss Managing Established Infectious Diseases in Corrections. In correctional healthcare, some infectious diseases are so common that every nurse behind the wall will ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Managing Established Infectious Diseases in Corrections