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The Certification Journey: Where Do We Start?
Seeking certification in correctional nursing is an important step in a nursing career. Like any big endeavor, it requires planning and perseverance to succeed. Reaching this goal is similar to a...
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Certification Journey: Determining What to Study
In an earlier blog post I discussed certification options for correctional nurses. Both Catherine and I are CCHP-RN certified through the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. We are...
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Certification Journey: Creating a Study Plan
Now that I have committed to taking the CCN/M certification exam and determined what I need to study, the next step is creating a study plan. Like any project, successfully completing certification...
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Certification Journey: Rule the Day
After weeks and months of planning and study, the exam day finally arrives. Now is the time to focus your mind and do your best. Exam day came for me just last Saturday, January 26, 2013. I had some...
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Do You Wonder How Many Correctional Nurses Are Out There?
I renewed my nursing license this week and was reminded of how isolating the specialty of correctional nursing can feel at times. As part of the online renewal process I was asked to provide...
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Challenges providing end-of-life care in prisons and jails
The first prison based hospice was established in the United States in the late 1980’s. Since then 75 hospice programs are in place in prisons and jails across the country. Most of these programs were...
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Correctional Nursing: How to Improve the Practice Environment
The first examination of the qualities of professional practice in correctional nursing was done recently in Ontario, Canada. Conclusions from the surveys and interviews of 297 nurses and nurse...
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Correctional Nurse Goals for 2015: Get Certified!
What, you say? Take an exam in 2015? Do I really want to do that? Are these questions running through your mind at the idea of getting a certification this year? Here are some thoughts on why you...
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Thanksgiving
This week we celebrate Thanksgiving, an American holiday to give thanks for the abundance of the previous year and the fall harvest. Many, but not all of us, get together with family and friends to...
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