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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143441503321

Autore

Swatton P. J (Peter J.)

Titolo

Prison nursing / / edited by Ann E. Norman and Alan Parrish

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, England : , : Blackwell Science, , 2002

©2002

ISBN

1-280-21395-7

9786610213955

0-470-70862-X

0-470-69045-3

1-4051-4740-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Disciplina

365.66

Soggetti

Prison nurses - Great Britain

Prisoners - Medical care - Great Britain

Nursing - Great Britain

Prisons - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgements; Contributors; Abbreviations; Preface; 1 The Context of Prison Nursing; 2 The Role of the Nurse in Prison Healthcare; 3 Prison Health:Policy Development; 4 Understanding and Changing the Dynamics of the Prison Culture; 5 Enhancing Practice through Education; 6 Educational Developments of the Nursing Team; 7 Legal Issues for Professional Practice; 8 Quality Healthcare:Inspectorate Issues; 9 Opportunistic Healthcare:A Governor 's Perspective; 10 A Reflective View; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The benefit of having skilled nurses working in prisons has been noted in a recent report from the Chief Inspector of Prisons (Home Office 1998). This report recommended that the organisation of health care in prisons be made the responsibility of the NHS.  This is the first book aimed specifically at nurses working in prisons. There is a specific set of skills needed to be a prison nurse. The environment is radically



different to other areas of practice and the nurse-patient relationship and its boundaries are of paramount importance  This book is written by nursing experts in th