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When Your Clients are in Jail
Author(s) -
Stevens Rachel
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6198.1993.tb00943.x
Subject(s) - organizational culture , nursing , nursing practice , health care , psychology , medicine , public relations , political science , law
Nursing in jails has been present for a long time and yet is still an emerging practice field. Often nurses are isolated in their practice arena and may be confused by the culture of the setting. The author examines the culture of correctional health care in an attempt to assist jail nurses in developing a framework for practice. Elements of a correctional culture are examined and contrasted with a nursing culture.