Unfortunately, many nurses working in our settings deal with incivility, disrespect, or even open hostility on a regular basis. The fragmented nature of correctional healthcare and the need to collaborate and negotiate care among a number of diverse disciplines contribute to communication difficulties. If you work in a hostile culture, you can’t always change it, but you can change the…
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While I’d love more nurses to enter the specialty of correctional nursing, it is not for everyone. Earlier I posted about signs that you were destined to be a correctional nurse. This time, I am turning the tables and listing some reasons this may not be the best fit. Recently I asked for input on this subject over at the…
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We need more research in correctional nursing so I am always delighted to come across articles about our specialty in peer-reviewed journals. That’s why I was over-the-moon to find Caring in Correctional Nursing: A Systematic Search and Narrative Synthesis by Dhaliwal and Hirst in the 12(1) issue of the Journal of Forensic Nursing. This article provides a synthesis of published literature…
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