It is 5:00 pm on a Saturday night, and Mr. Joel arrives at Booking in the County Jail in the custody of four Deputies. The Deputies tell you that he was picked up at the train station because he was “acting crazy”, pulling his clothes off and screaming that he “did not want to go”. They tell you that he…
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If you don’t work in corrections, you might not know that there is a difference between a jail and a prison. Jails and prisons have different functions and patient populations. The type of healthcare services provided may be varied as well, although there are similar components to each. Jails A jail is a correctional facility usually operated by the local…
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Research is growing to indicate that nurse fatigue can have a detrimental effect on patient safety.