This is a short video with some examples of correctional nursing practice in a prison setting. The speaker, Dana Outtersetter, RN, is a nurse manager at this facility. She says nurses are apprehensive about working in corrections because of what is shown on TV. This is so true. The sensationalization of the prison experience by shows like Lock-up, Oz and…
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Featured Video: Correctional Nursing
This is a nice video presentation of the many aspects of correctional nursing from the Florida Department of Corrections. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moPK93k2U7Y&feature=player_embedded]
Critical Thinking for Correctional Nurses
I attended an intriguing session about critical thinking at the recent Updates in Correctional Healthcare program. Is critical thinking more challenging in corrections? I’m not sure, but let’s consider it. Albert Einstein described insanity as ‘doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different outcome’. Are we working to make change in correctional healthcare without consideration for…
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