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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You remember the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, right? I dearly recall a dog-eared cardboard picture book of the childhood story. As a recap, Goldilocks is out walking in the forest (who let’s their little girl do that these days???) and comes upon an empty house. She roams through the house finding three of everything. From breakfast porridge…
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