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Correctional Nursing: Safe Care in Custodial Settings

3 contact hours nursing continuing education course: Correctional Nursing: Safe Care in Custodial Settings.

Nurse reviewing a medication record at a secure clinical station inside a correctional health unit
Contact hours
3
Format
Self-paced, online
Last reviewed
Sep 19, 2026

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$5 per contact hour · 3 contact hours

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Course Purpose

3 contact hours nursing continuing education course: Correctional Nursing: Safe Care in Custodial Settings.

Continuing Education Credit Designation

This educational activity is credited for 3 contact hours at completion of the activity.

Overview

3contact hours nursing continuing education course: Correctional Nursing: Safe Care in Custodial Settings.

Objectives

Upon completion of this independent study, the learner will be able to:

  1. Describe the correctional nurse's role and explain how clinical and custody responsibilities remain distinct in daily practice.
  2. Conduct intake screening that identifies withdrawal, self-harm, pregnancy, medication continuity and communicable disease risks.
  3. Explain why medication continuity is achieved only when the next dose is given, and how transfers threaten it.
  4. Triage requests for care, state the limits of cell-door assessment, and escalate access failures with clinical specificity.
  5. Apply standard precautions and communicable disease follow-through, including the required sequence after a positive tuberculosis test.
  6. Recognise and monitor withdrawal, and identify what is escalated to a prescriber rather than decided by nursing.
  7. Respond to suicide risk and self-harm in custody, including means reduction and observation requirements.
  8. Carry out the required response to an allegation of sexual abuse, including reporting, first responder duties and offered care.

Policy Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the policies of FastCEForLess.com. This course should be used for informational purposes only and should not be used to diagnose, treat, prescribe, recommend, or initiate therapies or treatments in any setting. This course is copyrighted by Fast CE For Less, Inc. and may not be replicated, copied, or dispersed without written consent.

Disclosures

Fast CE For Less, Inc. and its authors have no disclosures. There is no commercial support.

Who this course is for:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, registered nurses, licensed practical or vocational nurses, and other healthcare providers in any setting who want continuing education on Correctional Nursing: Safe Care in Custodial Settings.

Course outline

12 sections · finish in any order across devices

  1. 1

    Course overview and learning objectives

  2. 2

    Introduction

  3. 3

    Nursing in a custodial setting: role, authority and dual loyalty

  4. 4

    Intake screening and continuity of chronic care

  5. 5

    Access to care: sick call, triage and emergencies behind locked doors

  6. 6

    Communicable disease in congregate custodial settings

  7. 7

    Withdrawal, substance use disorder and medication continuity

  8. 8

    Mental health, self-harm and suicide prevention in custody

  9. 9

    Sexual safety, mandatory reporting and response under national standards

  10. 10

    Documentation, boundaries and release planning

  11. 11

    Nursing Considerations

  12. 12

    Conclusion

References

The full reference list is included inside the course, after the Conclusion.

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