The American Nurses Association (ANA) designated 2015 as the Year of Ethics for American Nurses. I have personally designated 2016 as the Year of Ethics for Correctional Nurses. This year I will be blogging regularly about the Code as I write a book to help correctional nurses apply the Code of ... Read More about The New Code of Ethics for Nurses: Some Things Never Change
The Correctional Nurse
Correctional Nurse Tales from Jails and Prisons: Nurse Radar
David Turner, RN, works in a maximum security receiving facility with an average daily population of 1600 male inmates. Here is his Correctional Nurse Tales from Jails and Prisons: Nurse Radar Correctional Nurse Tales from Jails and Prisons: Nurse Radar The Background I spent the first 20+ ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Tales from Jails and Prisons: Nurse Radar
January 2016 News Round Up (Podcast Episode 113)
Correctional nurses Gayle Burrow and Sue Smith join Lorry to discuss the latest correctional health care news. News Items: Disabilities Among Prison And Jail Inmates, 2011–12 The Bureau of Justice has published a special report on disabilities among prison and jail inmates. Using data from the ... Read More about January 2016 News Round Up (Podcast Episode 113)
What You Need to Know About State Boards of Nursing (Podcast Episode 112)
Patricia Blair, JD, MSN, CCHP, a nurse attorney from Houston, TX, talks about nursing licensure issues and the appropriate response to a Board of Nursing inquiry on this episode of Correctional Nursing Today. Dr. Blair’s law firm specializes in health law, including nursing, and guardianship law. ... Read More about What You Need to Know About State Boards of Nursing (Podcast Episode 112)
The Big Five Personality Traits and Correctional Nursing
Does your personality affect your satisfaction in a particular nursing specialty? Although more research is needed, there is some indication that nurses are drawn to a particular specialty based on personality traits. This post will discuss The Big Five Personality Traits and Correctional ... Read More about The Big Five Personality Traits and Correctional Nursing