I was raised on Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle novels and still find shows like Elementary and Sherlock captivating. In fact, it is the detective work inherent in health care assessment and diagnosis that drew me to this profession and still keeps me interested some three decades later. Oh, ... Read More about Three Minute Video: Uncovering Hidden Thinking Biases
The Correctional Nurse
Don’t Take Sides in an Inmate Dispute
Inmates live in a harsh reality and a scarce economy. Stripped of most personal possessions and living on an imposed schedule, they have little control over their lives. Correctional nurses see the same patients day after day, sometimes for years, and can get to know their patients well. However, ... Read More about Don’t Take Sides in an Inmate Dispute
Top 5 Posts of 2017
It has been another fantastic year at CorrectionalNurse.net. I am delighted to provide this informational outpost for nurses working in the challenging and often invisible correctional nursing specialty. As 2017 draws to a close, I want to thank you for being a dedicated reader and for desiring to ... Read More about Top 5 Posts of 2017
Code of Ethics for Nurses: The Importance of Collaboration for Correctional Nurses
Provision 2: The nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, community, or population. Having a primary commitment to the patient means stepping up to collaborate with the healthcare team and other professionals to solve unmet health needs. This can be a ... Read More about Code of Ethics for Nurses: The Importance of Collaboration for Correctional Nurses
What I am Thankful for as a Correctional Nurse
If you are new to the blog, you may not know that I was not always a correctional nurse. No, I started nursing in the 1980’s like many new graduates – on a med/surg floor of an urban hospital learning how to manage 20 patients on the night shift. I was young and ambitious back in those days and had ... Read More about What I am Thankful for as a Correctional Nurse