If you work with female incarcerated individuals, you are likely to regularly care for pregnant patients. It is estimated that…
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Nursing Practice
Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Code of Ethics: The Right to Self Determination
A patient’s right to self-determination is part of their inherent human dignity. Provision 1 of the Code of Ethics for…
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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 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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Correctional Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
For the last twelve months I have been honored to be a part of the American Nurses Association workgroup that…
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