Carrie is passing medications for the morning pill line in a large medium security state prison. One of the women shuffles to the window looking tired and ill. Carrie asks the her “How are you doing?” as she prepares her prescribed medication and the patient says she hasn’t eaten or slept since she ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Mental Health Conditions III Mood Disorders
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Mental Health Conditions II Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Personality is the emotional and behavioral characteristics that make up a person. Personality traits are said to be present at birth or develop early in life. Personality influences the way we see and relate to the world. Correctional patients often have disordered personalities that have led to ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Mental Health Conditions II Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Mental Health Conditions I: “The Patient is Going Nuts!”
About 37 percent of incarcerated individuals in prison have a history of mental health problems, according to a 2017 report from the U.S. Department of Justice. More than 24 percent have been previously diagnosed with major depressive order, 17 percent with bipolar disorder, 13 percent with a ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Mental Health Conditions I: “The Patient is Going Nuts!”
Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Code of Ethics: Nursing Self Care
This month continues our discussion of Correctional Nursing Practice and the Code of Ethics with Provision 5 - The nurse owes the same duty to self as to others, including the responsibility to promote health and safety, preserve wholeness of character and integrity, maintain competence, and ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Code of Ethics: Nursing Self Care
Caring for Pregnant Women
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 Caring for Pregnant Women