Gina over at the CodeBlog recently interviewed me about correctional nurse life. She asked some interesting questions about what we do in corrections and how care is organized. Check out the post for the full interview. She is interviewing nurses working in unusual specialties for an ongoing series. Correctional Nursing does qualify as an unusual specialty. Very few children say…
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM8SoCBiNu4] This video describes the sex offender treatment program in Washington State. 95% of sex offenders are eventually released back into the community. There are several current treatment models in use as described by this Canadian source. Treatment is needed to reduce recidivism, but sex offenders are usually the most vulnerable to inmate on inmate violence and entering a program…
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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu7hxf9h5Xk] This video is a realistic presentation of nursing practice in a prison setting. Correctional health care is a nurse-run system. Much of the medical interventions and prescribing are done by nurse practitioners. Individuals in the corrections system have lived hard lives and can appear 10 years older than their chronologic age. Up to 40% can have Hepatitis C due…
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