The most frequent question I get asked by nurses considering entering the correctional specialty is “Is it safe?” That’s an…
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Safety
Summer Reading Series: Patient Safety
While I am on summer sabbatical for the month of July, catch up on some important info with this summer…
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Could You Be the Next Joyce Mitchell? 4 Prevention Tips
Many of us have been closely watching the unfolding events surrounding the NY Prison Break over the last month. Here…
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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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Checklists in Corrections
My husband was, for many years, a private pilot. Although I could never get comfortable flying in such small compartments,…
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Sexual Boundary Violations in Correctional Nursing: It Could Happen to You
This past fall I participated in a session on sexual boundary violations presented by Cindy Peternelj-Taylor at the International Association…
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