Managing chronic conditions is a major process in every correctional setting. The chronic care visit is an ideal time for patient teaching and reinforcement. Correctional nurses often provide a large part of patient teaching in a collaborative chronic care clinic. Areas of teaching include Unfortunately, there are few ready-made patient educational materials that suit the correctional setting. Most materials must…
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Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Alcohol Withdrawal
If you work in a correctional facility, it is vitally important that you can appropriately recognize, assess and implement interventions for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS). It is the most dangerous type of substance withdrawal and the most prevalent. According to Criminal Justice DrugFacts, from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 85% of all incarcerated persons could be classified as having a…
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Correctional Nurse Professional Practice: The Seven Guiding Principles II
In this post, we continue our discussion of the Seven Guiding Principles for Correctional Nursing practice. Principle 5 Principle 5: A strong link exists between the professional work environment and the correctional nurse’s ability to provide quality care and achieve optimal outcomes. Correctional nurses know that their practice obligations do not change or diminish because of the environment in which they…
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