Inspiring compassionate professional nursing in the criminal justice system
While I’d love more nurses to enter the specialty of correctional nursing, it is not for everyone. Earlier I posted about signs that you were destined to be a correctional nurse. This time, I am turning the tables and listing some reasons this may … [Continue reading]
While the first provision of the Code of Ethics for Nurses addresses the need for compassion and respect for all individuals, the second provision identifies the primary concern of nursing care – the patient. Provision 2: The nurse’s primary … [Continue reading]
We need more research in correctional nursing so I am always delighted to come across articles about our specialty in peer-reviewed journals. That’s why I was over-the-moon to find Caring in Correctional Nursing: A Systematic Search and Narrative … [Continue reading]
You remember the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, right? I dearly recall a dog-eared cardboard picture book of the childhood story. As a recap, Goldilocks is out walking in the forest (who let’s their little girl do that these days???) and … [Continue reading]
Caterina G. Spinaris, PhD., Founding Director of Desert Waters Correctional Outreach in Florence, CO joins Lorry to talk about the health effects of working in a correctional setting. Dr. Spinaris is a licensed professional counselor with nearly … [Continue reading]
A 32-year-old newly transferred inmate tells the medication nurse he sees blood in his urine. The nurse asked him to submit a sick call slip. Ten days later he is taken to the emergency room with flank pain and hematuria, having not yet been seen in … [Continue reading]
Working in the criminal justice system means working with patients who are detained by the government. Our patients have constitutional rights that can easily be jeopardized in this situation. Correctional nurses need to be aware of the basis of … [Continue reading]
As you ponder the 12 months ahead, I hope you consider how you can make a lasting impact in the lives of your patient population. Ours is not the most glamorous of nursing specialties and it can be a struggle to provide even the most basic of care in … [Continue reading]
Aleksander Shalshin, MD, CCHP, former Medical Director for the New York City Department of Health for Correctional Health, joins Lorry for a conversation about the ethical challenges of correctional health care practice. Dr. Shalshin discovered … [Continue reading]
As we come to the end of another blogging year, it is again time to list the most popular posts of the year. Although many older posts and pages continue to see activity, these are the posts written in 2016 with the most hits. If you are new to … [Continue reading]
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