Personal safety is a growing concern in all nursing specialties. Patient violence can take place in the emergency room, on…
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Nursing Practice
Five Mistakes New Correctional Nurses Make
I’ve worked with a lot of new correctional nurses over the years; many of them succeeded and embraced the unique…
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Nursing Care of End-Stage Liver Disease (podcast)
Richmond James Rada, MSN, RN, CCHP, a nurse consultant with the California Correctional Health Care Services in Sacramento, CA, talks…
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The Correctional Nurses’ Guide to the Code of Ethics
Last fall I was appointed to the American Nurses Association advisory committee to the distinguished panel of nurses who will…
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Encouraging Patients to Participate in Self-Care
One of the challenges of correctional nursing is engaging patients as full participants in their healthcare. Depending on the organizational…
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Planning for the New Year: December 2013 Reader Survey Results
Thanks to everyone who participated in last month’s first-ever reader’s survey. The results are in and they will help us…
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