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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Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Section 1983
Subpoenas have been issued at your jail for an inmate claim that his continuing headaches were ignored and he was…
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Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Understanding Serious Medical Needs
In September, 2012, the MA Department of Corrections was ordered by a federal judge to provide sex-reassignment surgery for a…
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Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Understanding Deliberate Indifference
Inmate Barto is suing the medical director and nurses at your jail facility for not treating his leg ulcer that…
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