I have just written a new class at The Correctional Nurse Educator – Infectious Disease for the Correctional Nurse – and wanted to share some of the information I researched with our blog readers. This three-part series will include prevention, established and emerging threats, and patient education and nursing interventions for the patient with an infectious disease.   Infectious diseases remain…
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We have reviewed Provisions 1 through 5 of the new 2025 ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses. Today, we turn to Provision 6, which emphasizes the nurse’s role, individually and collectively, in creating, maintaining, and improving the ethical environment of the workplace. This provision highlights that a supportive moral climate is not optional; it is essential for safe, ethical, and…
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Once a patient enters custody and begins consistent medication adherence, side effects or adverse reactions can surface quickly. Correctional nurses are often the first to recognize and respond to these unintended effects. Below are several high-risk categories every nurse working in corrections should be prepared to identify and address. Allergic Reactions and Anaphylaxis Medications commonly associated with allergic reactions include:…
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