Correctional Nursing An Overview Jennifer Cook University of North Alabama Author Note: Nursing...
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Correctional Nursing An Overview Jennifer Cook University of North Alabama Author Note: Nursing Specialty PPT, This presentation was prepared for NU 200 – P1 – taught by Lynn Underwood
Correctional Nursing An Overview Jennifer Cook University of North Alabama Author Note: Nursing Specialty PPT, This presentation was prepared for NU 200
Correctional Nursing An Overview Jennifer Cook University of
North Alabama Author Note: Nursing Specialty PPT, This presentation
was prepared for NU 200 P1 taught by Lynn Underwood
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Main Duties/Activities Performed Monitor medical supplies
(needles & medications). Limit the use of potentially dangerous
materials (scalpels, IV drip supplies). Monitor patients progress
and responses to medical treatments. Administer medications.
Maintain disease clinics and infirmary. Document patient medical
history. Be autonomous, flexible, & diverse. Be respectful
toward the inmates. Have strong assessment skills. Maintain a
secure environment. Sources: "Correctional Nurse," n.d.; Moak, 2010
Correctional nurses are one part security; one part ER nurse; one
part primary care nurse; and, if working in an infirmary, one part
critical care nurse.
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Education Level Required Completion of an undergraduate program
in nursing from vocational training program or accredited school.
Can be LPN or RN. LPN must complete program approved by the state,
which is typically offered at community or junior colleges. RN must
have associates or bachelors degree in nursing. Source:
"Correctional Nurse," n.d.
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Certification Requirements All potential nurses must pass the
NCLEX. Correctional nurses can enhance their employment prospects
by receiving optional certification from the National Commission on
Correctional Health Care (www.ncchc.org). Becoming a Certified
Correctional Health Professional requires passing an exam. Renewal
occurs every year by completing continuing education activities.
Source: "Correctional Nurse," n.d.
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Expected Average Salary for the Specialty These wages vary with
education, geography and the level of security of the prison.
Sources: Gosset, n.d.; "Correctional Nurse Salary in Huntsville,
AL," n.d.
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References Boskovitch, Ann M. By Rich Obertots. These Hands.
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A. (2010, May 17). Defining a Correctional Nurse. Retrieved
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