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Correctional Nursing

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Single Classes

Code of Ethics for Nurses in a Correctional Setting: Respect for Human Dignity

Avoiding Service Delays and Missed Diagnoses

Chronic Disease Management in the Correctional Setting

Correctional Healthcare Processes

Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Important Information to Keep You Out of Court!

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Class Author

Lorry Schoenly

Lorry Schoenly, PhD, RN, CCHP-RN is a nurse author and educator specializing in the field of correctional health care. She provides consulting services to jails and prisons across the country on projects to improve professional nursing practice and patient safety.

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Class Accreditation

All states recognize our courses for accredited continuing nursing education, CNE, contact hours.
This course is accredited by the following boards:
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider # CEP 15467.
Provider approved by the AR, DC, FL, GA, NM, SC, WV Boards of Nursing through CE Broker, CE Provider #: 50-13256.

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"The ease of taking the class online and receiving the rationale for the wrong answers. "

E.C. RN - Miles City, Montana

"Detailed course information."

C.M. LVN - Yorktown, Texas

"User friendly, easy to follow, taught on an appropriate level. Love the self paced study."

S.T. R.N. DON - Sulphur Springs TX

"Easy to understand format."

C.D. RN - Yorktown, Texas

Medication Administration in the Correctional Setting

Contact Hours: 1
Cost: $10.00

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Medication Administration in the Correctional Setting

For a complete list of accreditations for this medication administration course, please see the accreditation information box below the author’s bio. All states recognize our courses for accredited continuing nursing education, CNE, contact hours.

An online continuing education course for nurses, medical health professionals, and other interested individuals.

Administering medication is one of the most important … and one of the most risky...health care processes in corrections. Frequent legal and licensure issues surrounding medication possession and administration make this a nursing process of significant concern. Due to the secure environment of a correctional setting and the limited movement of the patient population, medications are administered through several processes. All standard administration principles still apply in the correctional setting but additional concerns must also be managed.

This course provides an overview of three key process for medication administration in a correctional facility along with safety tips and special issues.

Objectives

After participating in this educational session, you will be able to:

Describe standard principles of medication safety in correctional settings for direct observation, prepackaged, and keep-on-person administration processes.
Explain staff safety concerns when administering medication in the correctional setting.
Outline special issues in medication administration in a correctional setting.

Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapte2: Direct Observation Therapy (DOT)

Patient Safety Tips
Final Tip to Save Your License
No Show for Pill Line
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: Interpreting Medication Orders
Chapter 2: Check Point

Chapter 3: Prepackaged and Keep-on-Person Medication

Prepackaged/Pre-poured Medication
Prepackaged/Pre-poured Safety Tips
Keep-on-Person Medication
Keep-on-Person Safety Tips
Chapter 3 Check Point
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: Example Policy – Keep on Person Medications
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: Example Policy – Inmate Self Medication

Chapter 4: Special Issues in Corrections

The Medication Timing Challenge
Staff Safety
Verbal and Telephone Orders
Summary
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: The Correct Way to Take a Telephone Order
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: Improving the Safety of Verbal Orders
Chapter 4 Check Point