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
The Correctional Nurse
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
Root Cause Analysis: Patient Safety Powerhouse
It is Monday morning and the health services administrator of a small rural jail is investigating an unexpected death over the weekend. The patient had just been seen on Friday afternoon by the medical director for heart palpitations and lethargy. He said he was thirsty but didn’t like the taste of ... Read More about Root Cause Analysis: Patient Safety Powerhouse
Benefits of Pumping Breast Milk Behind Bars (Podcast Episode 141)
Lorry’s guest on this podcast episode is Donna Jackson-Kohlin, MSN, CNM, CCHP, a Certified Nurse Midwife providing obstetric and gynecology care at the Western MA Regional Women’s Correctional Center. She presented a session called Benefits to Pumping Breast Milk Behind Bars at the 2017 NCCHC ... Read More about Benefits of Pumping Breast Milk Behind Bars (Podcast Episode 141)