In a prior post, we suggested a Correctional Nurse Manifesto with seven propositions. This post discusses the meaning and importance of the seventh and final proposition: Correctional nurses are a force for good in the community in which they work Heather works in a small jail where her Health Services Administrator and Medical Director are at odds. In addition, the…
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Manifesto Proposition Six: Responding to Degrading Treatment
In a prior post, we suggested a Correctional Nurse Manifesto with seven propositions. This post discusses the meaning and importance of the sixth proposition: Correctional nurses speak up when they see degrading treatment of their patient population Nurses working in jails and prisons can be witness to brutality and indecencies in the course of providing health care. The nature of…
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Manifesto Proposition Five: Guarding Physical and Mental Safety
In continuation of our discussion about the Correctional Nurse Manifesto with seven propositions, this post discusses the meaning and importance of the fifth proposition: Correctional nurses continually guard their own and other’s physical and mental safety While professional boundaries can help protect a nurse’s safety (See Proposition Four Part I and Part II), correctional nurses must also be vigilant to…
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