Very few nurses decide on a nursing career with the thought “I want to be a jail nurse”
Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Post Pepper Spray Care
Pepper spray is a popular option to subdue violent incarcerated persons when other de-escalation methods fail. It is preferred over options of lethal force in most correctional settings. A call just came in from cell block D. They are enroute with an inmate for evaluation after being subdued with several applications of pepper spray following an aggressive incident. Two officers also…
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Correctional Nursing Practice: Jails versus Prisons
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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