Nursing in criminal justice services / Elizabeth Walsh and Ann Norman.

By:

Walsh, Elizabeth, LLB [author.]

Contributor(s):

Norman, Ann E., RGN [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Keswick : M and K Update Ltd, 2014Description: 1 online resource (181 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781907830853
1907830855
1905539851
9781905539857

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

610.7343 23

LOC classification:

RT98

NLM classification:

2014 N-451
WY 106

Online resources:

EBSCOhost (requires login)

Contents:

Cover; Prelims; Contents; Foreword; List of contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Recovery and redemption; Chapter 3 Nursing in police custody; Chapter 4 Forensic nurse examiners:Caring for victims of sexual assault; Chapter 5 Caring in court; Chapter 6 Nursing in prison; Chapter 7 On the out: Supporting offenders in the community; Chapter 8 Custodial caritas: Beyond rhetoric in caring and custody; Chapter 9 Caring for vulnerable people:Intellectual disability in the criminal justice system; Chapter 10 Governance and quality in criminal justice health services

Chapter 11 Learning opportunities from inquestsChapter 12 Professional attitudes and behaviours; Chapter 13 On reflection; Index

Summary: At some point in their careers, most nurses encounter patients who are directly or indirectly involved with the criminal justice system - whether on hospital wards where prisoners are receiving treatment whilst guarded by prison officers, in schools where children have a parent in prison, or in a GP practice where patients have substance misuse issues. This thought-provoking book offers an understanding of the challenges and opportunities of caring for those in contact with criminal justice. Written by a range of experts in the field, Nursing in Criminal Justice Services takes the reader along.

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At some point in their careers, most nurses encounter patients who are directly or indirectly involved with the criminal justice system - whether on hospital wards where prisoners are receiving treatment whilst guarded by prison officers, in schools where children have a parent in prison, or in a GP practice where patients have substance misuse issues. This thought-provoking book offers an understanding of the challenges and opportunities of caring for those in contact with criminal justice. Written by a range of experts in the field, Nursing in Criminal Justice Services takes the reader along.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 11 Learning opportunities from inquestsChapter 12 Professional attitudes and behaviours; Chapter 13 On reflection; Index