Providing health care to incarcerated patients is different than other types of nursing practice; yet nursing principles remain the same. Nurses entering the world of correctional practice can have apprehensions and misconceptions about the patient population and expectations of their practice. Here ... Read More about Correctional Nursing Practice Update: The Basics of Caring for Incarcerated Persons
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Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Developing Moral Resilience
Resilience is the ability to bounce back or cope successfully despite adversity. Moral resilience is the capacity of the person to preserve or restore integrity in response to moral adversity. It is the ability and willingness to speak, and take right and good actions in the face of moral/ethical ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Developing Moral Resilience
Body Packing and Body Stuffing: What You Need to Know
Mr. Jones, a man incarcerated two days ago when he turned himself in on a drug warrant, is admitted to the jail infirmary in respiratory distress. He had started vomiting earlier in the day. This persisted into the afternoon, when he also became sleepy and hard to arouse. Officers called medical ... Read More about Body Packing and Body Stuffing: What You Need to Know
Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Monitoring and Treatment
Benzodiazepines are frequently prescribed for anxiety and sleep disorders. They are also popular for self-medicating purposes. They are rarely abused alone, and are often combined with alcohol or opiates. Those who abuse cocaine or methamphetamines may use benzodiazepines to ‘level off’ a high. ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Monitoring and Treatment
Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Seizures in Corrections- Are They Real?
At just about every Seizure Disorder presentation for Correctional Nurses I have given or attended, the question of identifying "real" seizures versus "fake" seizures has come up. It is understandable that Correctional Nurses sometimes doubt whether the patient is truly seizing, especially if the ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Seizures in Corrections- Are They Real?