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Prison Nursing - Softcover

 
9780632055012: Prison Nursing

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The benefit of having skilled nurses working in prisons has beennoted in a recent report from the Chief Inspector of Prisons (HomeOffice 1998). This report recommended that the organisation ofhealth care in prisons be made the responsibility of the NHS.
This is the first book aimed specifically at nurses working inprisons. There is a specific set of skills needed to be a prisonnurse. The environment is radically different to other areas ofpractice and the nurse-patient relationship and its boundaries areof paramount importance

This book is written by nursing experts in this field andincludes chapters on women s health, ethnic and cultural issues,educational demands, the legal and political settings, prisonculture, and suicide.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Ann Norman is an experienced registered nurse with a background in community nursing. She joined the Prison Service in 1994 developing nursing services at HMP Winchester. Ann has acquired a wide understanding of the issues that face the nursing team within the prison setting, and this experience is crucial in her current role as Assistant Director of Nursing for the Prison Health Task Force based at the Department of Health in London.


Alan Parrish worked closely with Ann Norman during his time as the Royal College of Nursing Advise for Prison Nursing. He was awarded an OBE in 1999 for services to nursing, and is now retired. He still contributes to nursing through his articles on issues of the day.

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The benefits of having skilled nurses working in prisons have been noted in various Government reports over the past few years. This book is the first applied specifically to nurses working in prisons and reflects the particular skills needed to be a prison nurse. The environment is radically different to other health care settings and the nurse-patient relationship and its boundaries are of paramount importance.


Here is a book covering the range of professional issues in prison nursing with contributions from experts in the field. Coverage includes the role of the nurse in prison health care, policy development, the dynamics of prison culture, legalities affecting nurses working in prisons, quality issues, and educational developments within the field.

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