This post is part of a continuing series applying the Code of Ethics for Nurses to correctional nursing practice. Find other posts in the series here. Kim was not happy with her assignment in the large city jail infirmary where she worked. The patient load was manageable but she didn’t want to deal with the patient in cell B-5. Kim…
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Joe Bouchard, corrections author and educator, is a librarian for the Michigan Department of Corrections. He joins Lorry to talk about contraband and what nursing staff, particularly new staff, need to know. Joe is well known in the corrections community as an expert on this topic. His book Wake Up and Smell the Contraband! is a popular training guide for…
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Recently I reviewed the medication administration practices at a small city jail. The nurse had been there many years and was able to complete the delivery of medication on 3 floors of inmate cells very quickly. In the unit common area she called out the names of the inmates. Inmates would present themselves and a soufflé cup of pills was…
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