Maybe you don’t consider pain management a nursing issue; other than being sure ordered medications is administered in a timely manner. Actually, “Pain management is considered an essential responsibility for nurses…” according to the Institute of Medicine (IOM)’s 2011 report on Relieving Pain in America. Correctional nurses clearly have both a dependent and independent role in the management of pain….
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Michelle E. Dunwoody, BSN, MS, WHNP-C, Captain, United States Public Health Service and Chief Nurse for the Federal Bureau of Prisons talks about correctional nursing in the federal system in this episode. She is a Board Certified Women’s Health/OB-GYN Nurse Practitioner with over 23 years of nursing experience in a variety of roles. She served seven years as an Army…
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In a prior post I have described the practice impact of the Supreme Court decision on Estelle v Gamble in 1976; in particular, deliberate indifference and serious medical need. In this post, I want to dig deeper into the basic rights that were established by this precedent-setting decision. Many court cases over the ensuing 40 years have unpacked these rights…
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