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		<title>Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Mental Health Conditions I: &#8220;The Patient is Going Nuts!&#8221;</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lori Roscoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[About 37 percent of incarcerated individuals in prison have a history of mental health problems, according to a 2017 report from the U.S. Department of Justice (latest available). More than 24 percent have been previously diagnosed with major depressive order, 17 percent with bipolar disorder, 13 percent with a personality disorder and 12 percent with post-traumatic ... <a href="https://correctionalnurse.net/correctional-nurse-clinical-update-mental-health-conditions-i-the-patient-is-going-nuts/" class="more-link" data-wpel-link="internal">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about  Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Mental Health Conditions I: &#8220;The Patient is Going Nuts!&#8221;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Correctional Nurse Clinical Update:  Post Pepper Spray Care</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lori Roscoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pepper spray is a popular option to subdue violent incarcerated persons when other de-escalation methods fail.&#160;It is preferred over options of lethal force in most correctional settings. A call just came in from cell block D. Officers are enroute with an incarcerated patient for evaluation after being subdued with several applications of pepper spray following ... <a href="https://correctionalnurse.net/pepper-spray-in-your-face/" class="more-link" data-wpel-link="internal">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about  Correctional Nurse Clinical Update:  Post Pepper Spray Care</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Three Ways to Use Patient Grievances to Improve Health Care</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lori Roscoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Patient Safety]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Grievances are a standard mechanism for patients in a correctional facility to request changes and express discontent with a variety of conditions of confinement such as housing, officer treatment, and inadequate healthcare. &#160;Although many in correctional health care see the grievance process as a tedious necessity, medical grievances can be a rich source of information ... <a href="https://correctionalnurse.net/three-ways-to-use-inmate-grievances-to-improve-health-care/" class="more-link" data-wpel-link="internal">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about  Three Ways to Use Patient Grievances to Improve Health Care</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Correctional Nursing Practice Update:  The Basics of Caring for Incarcerated Persons</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lori Roscoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Inmate Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Professional Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caring for incarcerated persons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[correctional healthcare]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Providing health care to incarcerated patients is different than other types of nursing practice; yet nursing principles remain the same. Nurses entering the world of correctional practice can have apprehensions and misconceptions about the patient population and expectations of their practice. Here is an overview of the similarities and differences of correctional nursing practice as ... <a href="https://correctionalnurse.net/the-basics-of-caring-for-criminals/" class="more-link" data-wpel-link="internal">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about  Correctional Nursing Practice Update:  The Basics of Caring for Incarcerated Persons</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Nursing Interventions for the Patient with Nausea and Vomiting</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lori Roscoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Abdomen]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[[**These are nursing interventions researched and chosen based upon&#160;current&#160;best practices.&#160; If your facility has Nursing Guidelines/Protocols approved by your Medical Director&#160;for nausea and vomiting&#160;that differ, then It is important to&#160;follow&#160;your facility’s&#160;guidelines/protocols.]&#160; Initial care for the patient complaining of nausea/ vomiting:&#160; Obtain Vital signs, including orthostatic measures as indicated by patient complaint and condition. Monitor for ... <a href="https://correctionalnurse.net/correctional-nurse-clinical-update-nursing-interventions-for-the-patient-with-nausea-and-vomiting/" class="more-link" data-wpel-link="internal">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about  Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Nursing Interventions for the Patient with Nausea and Vomiting</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Nausea and Vomiting II</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lori Roscoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today we continue our discussion of the patient presenting with nausea and vomiting, In our last post, we discussed the importance of obtaining a thorough history from our patient. Nausea is an unpleasant sensation vaguely referred to the epigastrium and abdomen, with a tendency to vomit.&#160; Nausea may be a symptom of a variety of ... <a href="https://correctionalnurse.net/correctional-nurse-clinical-update-nausea-and-vomiting-ii/" class="more-link" data-wpel-link="internal">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about  Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Nausea and Vomiting II</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Nausea and Vomiting I</title>
		<link>https://correctionalnurse.net/correctional-nurse-clinical-update-nausea-and-vomiting-i/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lori Roscoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 14:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nausea and vomiting are&#160;common complaints in the correctional environment.&#160;&#160;Typically&#160;the result of gastrointestinal (GI) infections, nausea and vomiting may also be the result of other infections, metabolic disorders, central nervous system&#160;disorders, the ingestion of certain drugs,&#160;pain, pregnancy and psychiatric disorders.&#160; Nausea is an unpleasant sensation vaguely referred to the epigastrium and abdomen, with a tendency to ... <a href="https://correctionalnurse.net/correctional-nurse-clinical-update-nausea-and-vomiting-i/" class="more-link" data-wpel-link="internal">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about  Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Nausea and Vomiting I</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Simple Complaints Aren&#8217;t Always Simple</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lori Roscoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Behind the wall, correctional nurses hear the same handful of complaints day after day:&#160;abdominal pain, cold-like symptoms, headache, nausea, fatigue, and the classic “I just don’t feel good.” It can feel routine. It can sound benign. And when the line is long, it’s tempting to triage quickly and move on. But in corrections,&#160;routine symptoms often ... <a href="https://correctionalnurse.net/correctional-nurse-practice-update-simple-complaints-arent-always-simple/" class="more-link" data-wpel-link="internal">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about  Correctional Nurse Practice Update: Simple Complaints Aren&#8217;t Always Simple</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Correctional Nurse Professional Practice Update: The New ANA Code of Ethics Provision 10</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lori Roscoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We have now reviewed Provisions 1 through 9 of the 2025 ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses. Today, we complete the series with Provision 10, which focuses on nursing’s role in the global health community. This provision highlights how nurses and nursing organizations contribute to human and environmental health, well-being, and flourishing on an international ... <a href="https://correctionalnurse.net/correctional-nurse-professional-practice-update-the-new-ana-code-of-ethics-provision-10/" class="more-link" data-wpel-link="internal">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about  Correctional Nurse Professional Practice Update: The New ANA Code of Ethics Provision 10</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Three-Part Series on Overnight Clinical Safety</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lori Roscoe]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Part III: Strengthening Clinical Judgment on Nights: A Framework for Safer Overnight Practice Overnight practice is where correctional nursing autonomy truly shows. With fewer staff around and fewer eyes on patients, nurses rely heavily on their own judgment. This is a tremendous responsibility—and a powerful opportunity. Here’s how correctional nurses can build stronger, safer clinical ... <a href="https://correctionalnurse.net/correctional-nurse-clinical-update-three-part-series-on-overnight-clinical-safety-3/" class="more-link" data-wpel-link="internal">Read More <span class="screen-reader-text">about  Correctional Nurse Clinical Update: Three-Part Series on Overnight Clinical Safety</span></a>]]></description>
		
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