I don’t know why I didn’t think of this before. CorrectionalNurse.Net has been around since early 2009 yet I have…
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Nursing Practice
Too Tired to Think Straight: Fatigue and the Correctional Nurse
Years ago, when I was young with a school-aged son and in graduate school, I worked night shift in the…
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Excellence in Correctional Nursing: An Interview with Ava Chavez, RN (podcast)
My guest on this episode is Ava Chavez, RN, Senior Nurse with Correctional Health Services (CHS) in Orange County, CA,…
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Struggling Against Instant Disbelief
I’m at the Custody and Caring Conference in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada this week networking with correctional nurses from various Canadian…
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Nurse-Managed Chronic Pain in Corrections
Maybe you don’t consider pain management a nursing issue; other than being sure ordered medications is administered in a timely…
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Sleep Apnea Management in Prison
Sleep apnea is increasing in prisons as our patients age. At the American Correctional Association (ACA) Winter Meeting in…
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