The American Nurses Association (ANA) clearly identifies a professional nursing responsibility to protect the rights of patients through patient advocacy. In addition, the ANA Code of Ethics states that all nurses must care for patients “with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes or…
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Can you really get too much water? Based on the current literature encouraging people to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate, you wouldn’t think so. However, we need to be aware that some of our patients are dying from too much water. Here are just two examples from a Michigan prison and from the San Diego Central Jail. Considered a rare condition in…
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Correctional nursing is the delivery of evidence-based nursing to protect, promote, and optimize health and abilities; prevent illness and injury; facilitate healing; alleviate suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response with care and respect; and advocate for individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations under the jurisdiction of the justice system (American Nurses Association, 2021). The American Nurses…
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