Emergency response, a fact of life in healthcare, has some interesting aspects to consider in a custody setting. Correctional nurses…
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Nursing Practice
Three Sources of Fast Correctional Nursing CE Hours for Recertification or Relicensure
Does this sound familiar? Notice arrives that your CCHP or CCHP-RN certification or your nursing license renewal is due next…
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Chest Pain
Chest pain is a common complaint in the correctional environment, as it is in the larger community. We, perhaps, are better…
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Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Using the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Scope of Practice Decision-Making Framework
In our last post, we met LPN Linda, who had closed a 3 cm laceration on the forehead of her…
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Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Scope of Practice
LPN Linda is on duty at the county jail when Mr. Martin strikes his head on the top bunk metal…
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Correctional Nursing in This Time of Pandemic
These comments are based upon those included in our April Monthly Newsletter – The Correctional Nurse – that is sent…
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