Caring for and about the inmate population has a variety of challenges to overcome. Besides the dilemma of caring for a criminal, there is the issue of showing care and concern to this population. Can Correctional Nurses Care? Can Correctional Nurses care? ‘Warm and Fuzzy’ is Not the Way to Care for Inmates Many healthcare environments allow, and even encourage, physical…
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Quite a mouthful, and quite a challenge to deliver in a correctional setting. Some may ask if nurses working in corrections can correctional nurses care trully for their inmate-patients, considering the circumstances for which they are incarcerated. Thus is the generation of several ethical dilemmas for this nursing specialty. The American Nurses Association defines nursing as …the protection, promotion, and optimization of…
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With the current economic woes, governments are looking at ways to trim costs. The burgeoning correctional system is one place being reviewed. Upwards of 25% of a state’s budget may be allocated to this concern. However, it is unlikely that much can be spared from correctional healthcare budgets. Costs have been escalating for many reasons, not a small one is the…
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