This CorrectionalNurse.Net guest post is from Rob Tilley, MD, MBA, an Oregon physician with extensive correctional experience. At first glance,…
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Inmate Issues
The Three Golden Principles for Dealing with Inmates
I am trying to remember the first time I came across the advice to be firm, fair, and consistent with…
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Does Your Patient Understand You? Health Literacy Behind Bars*
Inmate Franken was called to medical and told the result of his recent blood test. He is HIV positive. The…
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Responding to Angry Inmates
Responding to Angry Inmates is not that easy for many correctional nurses. During a sick call visit for lower back…
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What’s Bugging You? Lice Identification and Treatment
During a jail intake for a homeless man brought in for vagrancy, a nurse sees some tiny insects flying about…
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Body Piercing Issues in Corrections (podcast)
Scott DeBoer RN, MSN, CEN, CCRN, is an international seminar leader and legal nurse consultant with over twenty years of…
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