A Correctional Facility Nurse provides care for patients in prisons, jails, penitentiaries, and juvenile detention centers. These nurses treat inmates for issues like trauma and influenza, and treat chronic health problems like AIDS infection, substance abuse, and mental illness. Correctional Facility Nurses also have the unique ability to choose the kind of patients they would like to work with, as well as the kind of setting they would prefer to work with them in.
Things You'll Do:
- Provide medical support
- Treat patients with unknown medical histories
Your job characteristics:
- Multifaceted
- Patient-facing
- Independent
How You'll Get There
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Get YourLicensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Certification
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Pass YourNational Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)
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Work as a Registered Nurse for a year in a correctional facility.
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Pass YourCorrectional Health Professional certification exam
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Become aCertified Correctional Health Professional (CCHP)
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What Else You
Can Expect- You’ll have the opportunity to make a difference in the life of an inmate, helping someone who might not have ever received proper healthcare in their life.
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