This past fall I participated in a session on sexual boundary violations presented by Cindy Peternelj-Taylor at the International Association…
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Ethical Issues
When Nurses See Degrading Treatment: The ICN Position Statement on Care of Detainees and Prisoners
It was painful to read the account of practices in a Michigan Women’s Prison where inmates were required to submit…
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The Murky Past of Medical Research in Prisons
My clinical experience in a variety of settings always involved participation and application of clinical research. When I entered the…
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Professional boundaries in corrections: How to set and keep them
ACA session told boundaries allow COs to screen input from the world and know what input to ward against By…
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Featured Video: Hospice Nursing at Iowa State Penitentiary
This video clip is from a documentary being filmed by my friend Edgar Barens. Hospice nursing in correctional facilities is…
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Sex Offender Rehabilitation
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM8SoCBiNu4] This video describes the sex offender treatment program in Washington State. 95% of sex offenders are eventually released back…
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