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CE Home > Correctional Health Nursing > Course 30d Women in Prison
Course 30db · 1.5 hrs
Women in Prison
Author: Christine Johnsen, MPH, MS, APRN-BC

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Objectives

The goal of this program is to describe the characteristics of women incarcerated in correctional facilities in the U.S., including behaviors associated with their incarceration; their complex medical and mental health needs; social and family considerations, including children; and the role and challenge of nurses caring for women within the correctional environment. After you study this information, you will be able to —

  • List three factors that are more prevalent in incarcerated women than women in the general population.
  • Describe the association between posttraumatic stress, substance use, and incarceration.
  • Discuss three important health needs of incarcerated women.
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