title: Prison health care: what is it that makes prison nursing unique?
abstract: Nursing in the prison service is an emerging area of practice and is becoming increasingly recognized for the benefits nurses provide to patient/prisoner care. This article, the second in a series of articles on prison nursing, highlights some of the current issues that face prison nurses. Also one person's experience of shadowing a prison nurse is described.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Norman
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D011330:Prisons; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*