Inmates live in a harsh reality and a scarce economy. Stripped of most personal possessions and living on an imposed schedule, they have little control over their lives. Correctional nurses see the same patients day after day, sometimes for years, and can get to know their patients well. However, inmates must still be kept at a distance as familiarity can…
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It has been another fantastic year at CorrectionalNurse.net. I am delighted to provide this informational outpost for nurses working in the challenging and often invisible correctional nursing specialty. As 2017 draws to a close, I want to thank you for being a dedicated reader and for desiring to work with this vulnerable, marginalized patient population in the low-resourced, ethically challenging…
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Provision 2: The nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, community, or population. Having a primary commitment to the patient means stepping up to collaborate with the healthcare team and other professionals to solve unmet health needs. This can be a dangerous minefield for nurses working in corrections. Consider this situation I discussed in a…
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