Correctional nurses must quickly develop a trust relationship with their patients in order to collect accurate data and effectively evaluate symptoms and requests. Yet, many incarcerated persons distrust almost everyone. They may have spent their lives using deceit and coercion to order their world, ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Four Ways to Build a Trust Relationship with Incarcerated Patients
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Correctional Nurse Professional Update: Moral Distress, When Doing the Right Thing Feels Out of Reach
Correctional nurses are often called upon to balance their professional duty with the realities of a secure environment. This can create situations where nurses know the ethically appropriate action but feel unable to carry it out because of institutional constraints, custody priorities, or systemic ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Professional Update: Moral Distress, When Doing the Right Thing Feels Out of Reach
Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis are both debilitating diseases that affect millions of individuals in the United States. In the correctional environment, the latest statistics by the Bureau of Justice indicate that “Arthritis” is the third largest chronic diagnosis for jail ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis are both debilitating diseases that affect millions of individuals in the United States. In the correctional environment, the latest statistics by the Bureau of Justice indicate that “Arthritis” is the third largest chronic diagnosis for jail detainees and is ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Osteoarthritis
Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update: Arthritis Management Behind the Wall
Arthritis is one of the top five chronic conditions found among our patient population, yet managing this debilitating condition is difficult in a secure setting. Our patients have limited access to therapeutic modalities and limited control over their daily activities. They are usually expected to ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update: Arthritis Management Behind the Wall