In 2014, CorrectionalNurse.Net reviewed the changes to the Nurse’s Code of Ethics proposed at that time by the American Nurses Association (ANA). The revisions were, indeed, accepted by the ANA with slight changes, and were published in 2015 as the second edition to ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. Because correctional nurses are faced with ethical issues…
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This post was first published by my friend and colleague Lorry Schoenly in 2014. I have updated it most recently for 2022, but interestingly, there is not much new in print for our specialty of Correctional Nursing. The Essentials still remains a classic and I am happy to say that our Correctional Nurse: Scope and Standards of Practice, a foundational…
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Taser/Electronic Control Weapons (ECW) injury often happens in jails, prisons, and in the community when individuals are being apprehended, and the correctional nurse often must address its physical and emotional effects. Here is the truth about Taser/ECW injury. Joyce is working at the local county jail on Friday night when a man-down code is called for the booking area. She…
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