The day shift nurse leaves the medication room door unlocked so she can get to the staff break room or the nurse’s station quickly. The evening shift nurse pre-pours all her medications for segregation rounds, even narcotics, although she takes the medication cart with her. The sick call nurse moved the patient’s chair to the side of his desk next…
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I have been in a number of jails and prisons as a health care consultant and, although the various environments may look similar, they can feel very different – even among prisons within the same system. Some settings seem to bristle with tension while others seem almost like working in a family business. What makes this difference? It’s the organizations…
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Guest post by Sherley Alaba: As a correctional nurse, you’ll likely experience times where prisoners seek specific medications for their own uses. Many prescription drugs are of great value in the prison economy. Also, plenty in the incarcerated population have issues with substance abuse. When illegal substances are out of reach, prescription drugs provide a way to get a ‘fix’….
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