Prison and jail medical units are over-represented by female staff, creating a number of challenges to avoiding unhealthy patient relationships….
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Nursing Practice
Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update: Documentation IV
This post continues our series on Documentation for Correctional Nurses with a discussion of electronic health records. The Electronic Health…
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update: Documentation IIB
ELEMENTS OF GOOD DOCUMENTATION In our last post, we discussed nine Elements of Good Documentation. This week, we continue our…
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update: Documentation IIA
ELEMENTS OF GOOD DOCUMENTATION Write legibly Since the patient’s health record is the main method by which information about the…
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Practice Update: Documentation I
Documentation is one of the most critical skills nurses perform, regardless of the setting in which they practice. Accurate, detailed…
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Manifesto Proposition Seven: Be a Force for Good
In a prior post, we suggested a Correctional Nurse Manifesto with seven propositions. This post discusses the meaning and importance…
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