1. Discuss what you have learned about the role of the nurse in this setting with the information in your textbook regarding the role. (10 points)
Answer here:
Health promotion and prevention is a key aspect of the nursing role for Correctional Nursing because the time that they are incarcerated it presents an ideal opportunity to provide access to interventions to improve the offender’s long-term heath. Correction nurses have multiple roles by being the caregiver as well as the custodian, counselor, advocate, infection control, educator, disciplinarian, phlebotomist, conflict manager and DNA sample collector. The corrections nurse has great autonomy as the physician is only on site once a week at Regional Facilities.
2. Describe six functions carried out by the nurse in the usual work day. (6 points)
Answer here:
1. Daily medication administration to county and state inmates on chronic medicines such as blood pressure and diabetic medications.
2. Have clinic where the RN is responsible for seeing all inmates who have requested medical care by submitting a medical service request form.
3. Make daily rounds to check on the needs of inmates who are in lockdown and cannot be moved from that area.
4. Make rounds twice daily throughout the facility to collect medical service request forms …show more content…
There is a GED program in place for the state prisoners so that when they are released they can hopefully continue to better themselves with further education or job skills. There is a Life Skills class that meets to help inmates learn Personal Self-Management Skills which provides participants with strategies for decision-making, managing stress, and managing time and money. General social skills training enables participants to strengthen their communication skills and build and maintain relationships in a variety of settings . Drug resistance skills empowers participants to understand the consequences of substance use and
Answer here:
Health promotion and prevention is a key aspect of the nursing role for Correctional Nursing because the time that they are incarcerated it presents an ideal opportunity to provide access to interventions to improve the offender’s long-term heath. Correction nurses have multiple roles by being the caregiver as well as the custodian, counselor, advocate, infection control, educator, disciplinarian, phlebotomist, conflict manager and DNA sample collector. The corrections nurse has great autonomy as the physician is only on site once a week at Regional Facilities.
2. Describe six functions carried out by the nurse in the usual work day. (6 points)
Answer here:
1. Daily medication administration to county and state inmates on chronic medicines such as blood pressure and diabetic medications.
2. Have clinic where the RN is responsible for seeing all inmates who have requested medical care by submitting a medical service request form.
3. Make daily rounds to check on the needs of inmates who are in lockdown and cannot be moved from that area.
4. Make rounds twice daily throughout the facility to collect medical service request forms …show more content…
There is a GED program in place for the state prisoners so that when they are released they can hopefully continue to better themselves with further education or job skills. There is a Life Skills class that meets to help inmates learn Personal Self-Management Skills which provides participants with strategies for decision-making, managing stress, and managing time and money. General social skills training enables participants to strengthen their communication skills and build and maintain relationships in a variety of settings . Drug resistance skills empowers participants to understand the consequences of substance use and