When I first began in correctional healthcare, I really did not give any thought to the skills that I might need in that environment that I may not have used for a very long time, like administering a respiratory treatment and even turning on an oxygen tank! Thankfully, the orientation that I went through gave me enough time to shadow…
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Bullying and Incivility for the Correctional Nurse I
While bullying and incivility can occur anywhere, the stressful nature of the healthcare environment and the human self-protective “fight or flight” response are important in the development of bullying and incivility in nursing. This is the first in a two-part series on Bullying and Incivility for the Correctional Nurse. This information is based on The Correctional Nurse Educator class entitled…
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Correctional Nurse Professional Update: Saying “No” to Patient Requests
As nurses, we want to provide quality and appropriate health care to our patients. In the correctional environment, we understand that our patients can’t just decide to go to another practice or bring themselves to the urgent care or emergency department for their symptoms, and so it is even more important that we collect the necessary subjective information and complete…
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