The first provision of the Code of Ethics for Nurses addresses the need for compassion and respect for all individuals. While the primary focus of nursing practice is the patient, the need for compassion and respect also extends to our colleagues. Thus, nurses are ethically bound to maintain civil and caring relationships with work mates. Nevertheless, we are hearing of…
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The most frequent question I get asked by nurses considering entering the correctional specialty is “Is it safe?” That’s an understandable question as it’s hard to imagine how nursing care is provided in a jail or prison and, after all, our patient population can be scary! Workplace safety is a concern for all nurses and, depending on the specialty, nurses…
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While I am on summer sabbatical for the month of July, catch up on some important info with this summer reading series of past Correctional Nurse posts. Did you know that medical error is now the third leading cause of death in the US? That is one finding of researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical. This is astounding news for a profession bound…
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