This is a Classic post that is just as pertinent today as it was when first written! Danielle Carbon, LPN, works in a county jail with an average daily census of 1300. Here is her correctional nursing tale. The Background I’ve been working as a correctional nurse in a county jail for 8 years. One phrase that seems to come…
Read More
These comments are based upon those included in our April Monthly Newsletter – The Correctional Nurse – that is sent out to all subscribers of CorrectionalNurse.Net, The Correctional Nurse Educator and Nursing Behind the Wall. Subscriptions are free. It is notable that even in a few weeks since our newsletter was written, deaths have wildly increased in the United States…
Read More
Grievances are a standard mechanism for patients in a correctional facility to request changes and express discontent with a variety of conditions of confinement such as housing, officer treatment, and inadequate healthcare. Although many in correctional health care see the grievance process as a tedious necessity, medical grievances can be a rich source of information for uncovering system flaws. This…
Read More