I have been a nurse for 8 years. I am currently working at a prison camp. I think it is natural to have biases regarding the patients that you are working with. There are some people I like better than others. Also, there are always going to be incidences that include transferance and countertransferance with patients. It is important to be aware of these feelings and biases so that nursing care can be provided as objectively as possible. In response to your question, I would like to answer no. The ethical concerns are the same for inmates as they are for patients outside the prison setting. The only differences ethically include the following: Security of the whole takes presidence over the health and care of one inmate. In other words counting inmates during count time is more important than the health care of an individual. If he is not dying at that moment, he can wait. And there may be a situation in which a nurse can carry a weapon and may have to shoot an inmate if the need requires. This is extremely rare. In the military, there are rules associated with medical staff carrying weapons. I hope this helps with your paper