Working in the criminal justice system means working with patients who are detained by the government. Our patients have constitutional…
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Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Understanding Professional Liability
This post is part of a continuing series on legal issues important to correctional nurses. Find other topics in the…
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5 More Ways Correctional Nurses Can Land in Court
This is a continuation of a list started in an earlier post. Correctional nurse experts Kathy Wild, RN, MPA, CCHP…
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5 Ways Correctional Nurses Can Land in Court
Possibly more than any other nursing specialty, correctional nursing practice is lawsuit-prone. Our patient population, already in the criminal justice…
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Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA)
Recently I was contacted by the wife of an inmate about his poor medical care. He is currently in a…
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Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Medical Rights of Estelle v. Gamble
In a prior post I have described the practice impact of the Supreme Court decision on Estelle v Gamble in…
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