Two terms which guide correctional healthcare emerged from case law surrounding the Estelle v GambleSupreme Court ruling. The ruling cited a “deliberate indifference to serious medical need” as a breach of the 8th Amendment barring cruel and unusual punishment. These terms have guided correctional healthcare and the practice of correctional nursing. Once again, I refer heavily to William J. Rold’s…
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Where were you in November, 1976? Maybe not even born yet…but probably not thinking about healthcare in prisons and jails. However, November, 1976 could be deemed the official start of the Legal History of Correctional Nursing. This is the date of the landmark Estelle v GambleSupreme Court decision which established heathcare as a constitutional right for US inmates based on…
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The specialty practice of correctional nursing has been confused with the practice of forensic nursing, due in part to the overlapping community of patients. What’s in a Name – Correctional or Forensic Nursing? This post differentiates these areas of nursing practice. The confusion of terms could also be due to the varied evolution of the terms and specialities in the US and…
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