Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis are both debilitating diseases that affect millions of individuals in the United States. In the correctional environment, the latest statistics by the Bureau of...
View ArticleCorrectional Nurse Professional Practice: Understanding the Ethical...
In the healthcare realm, the role of a correctional nurse stands at the intersection of healthcare and criminal justice systems. Providing medical care within correctional facilities demands not only...
View ArticleBeing Mindful of Biases in Clinical Evaluations
I love the simple, yet powerful words of Dr. Seuss, but nurses might steer themselves in the wrong direction if they allow their unconscious biases to influence their clinical judgment and send them...
View ArticleEIGHT WAYS TO IMPROVE CLINICAL JUDGMENT
I am often asked how correctional nurses can improve their critical thinking/clinical judgment. In response, here are some ways to improve clinical judgment in the correctional setting that have worked...
View ArticleEmbracing Gratitude
Sometimes, when individuals go through difficult times, they forget that there are many things in their life for which they should be thankful. Research has shown that healthcare workers who embraced...
View ArticleCorrectional Nurse Professional Practice: The Seven Guiding Principles I
I recently participated in a webinar for the American Correctional Nurses Association about the role of the Correctional Nurse and how we can use our Correctional Nursing: Scope and Standards of...
View ArticleCorrectional Nurse Clinical Practice Update: Benzodiazepine Withdrawal
Benzodiazepines have a calming effect and are often taken to reduce anxiety or to help sleep. The correctional patient population is less likely to frequent the health care system for these conditions...
View ArticleCorrectional Nurse Professional Practice: The Seven Guiding Principles II
In this post, we continue our discussion of the Seven Guiding Principles for Correctional Nursing practice. Principle 5 Principle 5: A strong link exists between the professional work environment and...
View ArticleCorrectional Nurse Clinical Update: Alcohol Withdrawal
If you work in a correctional facility, it is vitally important that you can appropriately recognize, assess and implement interventions for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS). It is the most dangerous...
View ArticleChronic Care: Patient Education That Makes Sense?
Managing chronic conditions is a major process in every correctional setting. The chronic care visit is an ideal time for patient teaching and reinforcement. Correctional nurses often provide a large...
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