Correctional Nurses: Always on Guard
Personal safety is a growing concern in all nursing specialties. Patient violence can take place in the emergency room, on inpatient psychiatric units and dementia wards. Correctional nurses are no...
View ArticleManaging Conflict is Essential to Safe and Effective Correctional Nursing
I live in a neighborhood of 36 houses that are built very close to one another. The neighborhood is surrounded by a beautiful landscape. The peacefulness and beauty of the setting was the reason I...
View ArticleBest wishes for a safe and error-free holiday season
In correctional settings the Christmas and New Year holidays bring special challenges. Prisons, jails and detention facilities operate 24/7 every day of the year and holidays can be stressful and busy....
View ArticleDealing with the Difficult Patient
Last week I attended the fall meeting of the Oregon Chapter of the American Correctional Health Services Association. I have belonged to this organization for 30 years and have received a lot of...
View ArticleSexual Harassment by Inmates Against Nurses
A nursing colleague recently asked for advice about how to address the problem of inmates masturbating and making verbal threats during nursing encounters. It is a problem nearly all correctional...
View ArticleSuperbugs are not only in your garden!
Do you find bugs in your yard and garden that are eating your plants, roots, grass and eliminating flowers? Have you tried pesticides only to find the bugs come back stronger by becoming pesticide...
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