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This short ebook describes the seven affirmations of a correctional nursing manifesto to live by. Correctional nurses have the challenging job of providing nursing care to vulnerable, marginalized patients in the low-resourced, ethically challenging criminal justice system - jails, prisons, or juvenile detention centers. It can be easy to lose your bearings in these dangerous waters. Correctional Nurse ManifestoAs a correctional nurse, I will*Treat inmates with the dignity and respect deserving of any patient*Work within my scope of practice at all times*Not become cynical to the health requests of my patient population*Hold myself and my peers to the professional boundaries of practice*Continually guard my own and other's physical and mental safety*Speak up when I see ill treatment of my patient population*Be a force for good in the community in which I workBy reading this ebook you will be able to:*Describe key threats to professional correctional nursing practice*Identify ways to practice safe, effective, and compassionate nursing in the criminal justice system*Outline methods to avoid becoming a jaded, cynical, and dissatisfied correctional nurseContinuing Education Credit (1.0) available for an additional processing fee (explained in the text).