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 (latest available). More than 24 percent have been previously diagnosed with major depressive order, 17 percent with bipolar disorder, 13 ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Mental Health Conditions I: “The Patient is Going Nuts!”
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Post Pepper Spray Care
Pepper spray is a popular option to subdue violent incarcerated persons when other de-escalation methods fail. It is preferred over options of lethal force in most correctional settings. A call just came in from cell block D. Officers are enroute with an incarcerated patient for evaluation ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Post Pepper Spray Care
Three Ways to Use Patient Grievances to Improve Health Care
Grievances are a standard mechanism for patients in a correctional facility to request changes and express discontent with a variety of conditions of confinement such as housing, officer treatment, and inadequate healthcare. Although many in correctional health care see the grievance process ... Read More about Three Ways to Use Patient Grievances to Improve Health Care
Correctional Nursing Practice Update: The Basics of Caring for Incarcerated Persons
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
Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Nursing Interventions for the Patient with Nausea and Vomiting
[**These are nursing interventions researched and chosen based upon current best practices. If your facility has Nursing Guidelines/Protocols approved by your Medical Director for nausea and vomiting that differ, then It is important to follow your ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Nursing Interventions for the Patient with Nausea and Vomiting