page_title: Correctional nursing
hierarchical_section_title: Correctional nursing
caption_attribution_description: English: A correctional nurse providing care in a federal prison in the US
context_page_description: Correctional nursing, sometimes called forensic nursing, is a specialized field of nursing that involves caring for the medical and mental health needs of detainees and inmates. These nurses work in a variety of settings such as jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers. In these correctional settings, nurses are the primary healthcare providers.
context_section_description: Correctional nursing, sometimes called forensic nursing, is a specialized field of nursing that involves caring for the medical and mental health needs of detainees and inmates. These nurses work in a variety of settings such as jails, prisons, and juvenile detention centers. In these correctional settings, nurses are the primary healthcare providers.
caption: A correctional nurse working in an American prison
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