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Correctional nursing : scope and standards of practice / American Nurses Association.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- American Nurses Association, Corporate Author.
- American Nurses Association, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prison nurses--Standards.
- Prison nurses.
- Nursing--Standards.
- Nursing.
- Prisoners--Medical care--Standards.
- Prisoners.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 147 pages)
- Other Title:
- Corrections nursing
- Place of Publication:
- Silver Spring, Maryland : American Nurses Association, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Correctional registered nurses provide healthcare and related services, including advocacy, health education, preventive care, research, and clinical care. They work with a diverse and often underserved practice population, one within the jurisdiction of the criminal justice system and who are or who may become patients. In this new edition you will discover the essentials of contemporary correctional nursing practice and a comprehensive delineation of the competent level of nursing practice and professional performance common to and expected from all types of correctional RNs. Of particular note in this edition: detailed discussions of the specialtys historical/legal aspects and its many practice roles and settings, as well as succinct guidance for ethical nursing practice in the correctional setting. A must-have for correctional nursing practitioners, educators, and students, it is also aimed at allied healthcare providers, researchers, and scholars as well as the many professionals who work in correctional settings.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-55810-501-8
- 1-55810-500-X
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