As the year draws to an end I’m doing a lot of looking back and looking forward. Thank you for being a part of CorrectionalNurse.Net by reading and commenting over this past year. I hope you will be even more active in the year ahead. My first blog post was 2.5 years ago when I asked the questions “Should You…
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New Latent TB Regimen from CDC: Good News for Correctional Nurses
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced recommendations for a new treatment option for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) this past week. These recommendations are welcome news for correctional nurses challenged with managing LTBI treatment for their inmate population. Correctional nurses are in contact with a significant portion of the more than 11 million people in the US who…
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On Interruptions and Correctional Nursing
The daunting daily task, performed by hundreds of correctional nurses every day, is complicated by distracting noise and frequent interruption. Today we are going to discuss on interruptions an correctional nursing. A nurse stands at a small window in a small room with shelves around the interior. Lined up at the window, much like a bank teller’s queue, are inmates…
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