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…
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Correctional Nursing in This Time of Pandemic
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…
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Abdominal Assessment: Special Maneuvers
This content is based upon The Correctional Nurse Educator class entitled Abdominal Assessment: Basic Assessment for the Correctional Nurse. This is a little bonus for those of you who are following the posts in our Abdominal Assessment series – a listing with explanations of some Special Maneuvers that can be used to further evaluate the patient during an abdominal assessment….
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