In September, 2012, the MA Department of Corrections was ordered by a federal judge to provide sex-reassignment surgery for a transsexual prison inmate to meet 8th amendment rights to treatment to meet serious medical need. The inmate had been diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder (GID) and had failed other, more conservative, options such as hormonal therapy and psychotherapy. This court…
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I recently came across the work of writer, Bronnie Ware. She spent several years caring for dying people in their homes and collected the regrets of those she cared for. As I turn my thoughts to the fresh New Year ahead, this list helped me focus on what I wanted to accomplish in the 12 months of 2013. Here are…
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CorrectionalNurse.Net is going strong – well into a fourth year of publication. The following 6 posts were viewed over 1000 times this past year. Check them out if you missed them when they originally aired. Stay tuned for more great information in the year ahead. CorrectionalNurse.Net is here to inspire professional correctional nursing practice. I hope you visit often and…
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