One of the first things I discovered when I started in corrections was the importance of teeth. Frankly, I did not think much about these handy items while in nursing school.
Peplau’s Theory of Interpersonal Relations – Could This Really Work in Correctional Nursing?
What is attractive about Peplau’s theory of nursing practice is that it focuses on the dynamics of the nurse-patient relationship and sees the nurse’s role as a therapeutic force in that relationship.
Dorothea Orem Would Make a Great Correctional Nurse!
Orem’s theory is a practical way to apply nursing theory to correctional nursing practice.