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Correctional Nurses Keep Infection Under Control

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August 26, 2009

Recent news that there are big issues with MRSA(methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) in some Illinois Prisons got me thinking about how observant correctional nurses can have a great impact on reducing the incidence and spread of this deadly infection in inmate community, thereby protecting custody staff, as well. I am not familiar with the healthcare staffing [...]

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Correctional Nursing Today Podcasts

Deaths in Custody and Correctional Health Care

This episode's guest is Margaret Noonan, Statistician with the US Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics in Washington DC. She’s the program manager for the Deaths in Custody Reporting Program at BJS. The program began in 2000 with the passage of the Deaths in Custody Reporting Act, which tasked BJS with collecting deaths occurring in jails […]

Correctional Health Care News Round-Up for February, 2012: Mental Health Focus

The February 2012 News Round Up focuses on Mental Health treatment in the correctional setting. Lorry is joined by regular panelist Sue Smith and guest Rosanne Harmon, a Psychiatric Mental Helath Nurse Practitioner with the Oregon Department of Corrections. In early February, MSNBC online reported on a huge jury award - $22 million - to a man held 22 months […]

Can We Talk? Communication and the Correctional Nurse

Communication is a key component of delivering correctional healthcare. Correctional nurses must overcome many communication barriers in order to manage patient care in a jail or prison. Various communication networks are necessary. Nurses must communicate well with other nurses, among the healthcare disciplines and with custody officers to accomplish paiten […]

2011 Correctional Health Care News Round-Up

The correctional health care news from 2011 is discussed by Lorry Schoenly and regular panelists Catherine Knox and Sue Smith, correctional nurses with clinical, education and management experience. Key themes from the previous year were healthcare legal claims, medical cost shifting, medicaid funding potential and transgender treatment. […]

I Cant Eat That! Food Allergies in Corrections

Originally aired December 22, 2011: Jeffrey Keller, MD, FACEP, discusses the thorny issue of self-reported food allergies in the correctional setting. There are many misconceptions about what consitutes a food allergy. In addition, food preferences can be inappropriately identified as an allergy. How should correcitonal nurses sort out food allergies? Dr. Ke […]

Are Correctional Nurses Outcasts?

Originally aired October 4, 2011: Lorry chats with Kevin Connor, BSN, RN, CCHP, President of the California-Nevada Chapter of the American Correctional Health Services Association about the image of correctional nursing. Kevin is Communicable Diseases Coordinator for the San Bernadino Sheriff's Department and works out of the West Valley Detention Cente […]

Aging Stressors and Inmate Health

Originally aired September 17. 2011: Lorry talks with Dr. Tina Maschi, assistant professor at the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service in New York City about her work on behalf of prisoners. She is a 2010 recipient of the competitive Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholars Program Award, which is funded by the Harford Foundation and t […]

Correctional Nursing in the UK

Originally aired August 28, 3011: A chat with Ann Norman, SEN, RGN, a long time prison nurse now advising the Royal College of Nursing where she assists in the development of policy support for members locally and nationally across the 4 UK countries. In her role she actively support the interests of prisoners and detainee, prison and police custody nursing […]

Tales from the Jail: Inside Jail Nursing

Originally aired June 29, 2011: Paul "Trey" Flores, BSN, RN, CCHP shares an insider look at nursing in county jails and detention facilities. He should know, having worked a variety of these settings from small 400 inmate sites to those with over 3,700 average daily population. […]

Critical Thinking in Correctional Nursing

Originally aired May 26, 2011: Lorry interviews Tre' O'Brien, BSN, RN, CCHP-RN about her work in developing critical thinking skills for correctional nurses. Tre' has been a registered nurse for over 23 years with experience in nursing including acute care, outpatient services and management. She has worked in correctional nursing for the past […]

Understanding Inmate Seizure DIsorders: Considering Psychogenic Causes

Originally Aired April 7, 2011: Guest Gregory Famiglio, MD discusses his experiences with seizure management in the inmate population, especially the challenges of psychogenic seizures and the female population. Dr. Famiglio practices in a female prison in the Pennsylvania Prison System. […]

Healthy Inmate 2020

Originally Aired March 25, 2011: In this episode Lorry talks with Susan Tiona, MD, who is heading up a project which applies the Health People 2020 effort to the US inmate population. Dr. Tiona is a familiy practice physician currently practicing in a medium security prison in Colorado. More Health Inmate 2020 info can be found at thier wesite: http://www.he […]

Psychiatric Emergency Response: Just In Time Intervention

Originally Aired February 17, 2011: Kat Major is an RN working a mobile unit that intervenes in psychiatric emergency situations in California. Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT) members ride with law enforcement during off-hours to respond to calls concerning mental health clients. Learn more about this unique service and the corrections connection. […]

HIV Treatment in Jails and Prisons

Originally Aired January 13, 2011: Josiah Rich, MD, MPH, of Miriam Hospital and Borwn University talks about his research in preventing and treating HIV in the inmate population. Dr. Rich is the director and co-founder of the Center for Prison Health and Human Rights at the Miriam Hospital Immunology Center and is recent recipiant of one of 12 NIH grants to […]

Improving Clinical Communication in Corrections

Originally Aired December 16, 2010: Effective communication improves patient safety and assures quality care, yet is a great challenge in the sometimes fragmented correctional healthcare system. Idaho Prison System nurse leaders share their tips for improving clinical communication including using the SBAR model for nurse-physician interactions. […]

Reducing Legal Risk for Correctional Nurses

Originally aired November 20, 2010: Valerie Lane, RN, CLNC, discusses legal risk for correctional nurses. Valerie is a certified legal nurse consultant specializing in correctional cases and has worked many years in the California Corrections System. […]

Cancer Care Behind Bars

Originally aired October 27, 2010: A chat with Gail Kwarciany, RN, MSN, about her work with inmate cancer patients at UTMB, Galveston. Discussion includes the challenges of cancer care behind bars and the special needs of inmates with cancer. […]

Infusing End of Life Care

Originally aired August 31, 2010: Susan Loeb, PhD, RN, discusses the National Institute of Nursing Research Grant funded project to include End-of-Life Care in corrections. Dr. Loeb is Associate Professor of Nursing at the Pennsylvania State University and Faculty Affiliate in the Gerontology Cneter and Bioethics Program. She is Principle Investigator for th […]

Failure to Rescue

Originally aired August 19, 2010: Sue Smith, RN, MSN, CCHP-RN, joins Lorry to discuss the issue of failure to rescue. First recognized in acute care facilities, failure to rescue has come to be associated with understaffing, lack of communication, healthcare staff who become overly task oriented and to lack of vigilance. In the correctional setting, inmate-p […]

Inmate Health Perspective with Author Piper Kerman

Originally Aired July 14, 2010: Piper Kerman, author of the memoir "Orange is the New Black" discusses her book and experiences in a federal prison, focusing on the healthcare perspective. […]

Corrections One

Contraband: Toothbrush shank

A CorrectionsOne member in Wis. submitted this photo and wrote, “It was brought to my attention by a Sgt that inmates are able to make a quick and efficient weapon by taking a Colgate toothbrush and sharpening the end with a pencil sharpener. I took a toothbrush and a pencil sharpener and made this weapon in about two minutes. Obviously if I gave myself more […]

Why we incarcerate: Punishment

By Dr. Bruce Bayley Introduction In the first segment of this three part series, this article examines some of the research surrounding the primary reason we incarcerate those who violate our laws – punishment. Please keep in mind that these reviews are not position pieces, but simply an overview of the current research that addresses each topic. We are not […]

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An inmate is sent to medical with head lacerations from repetitive head banging against a cell wall. Another is found opening an abdominal wound stitched up after the trauma of a car-chase crash. Still another is admitted to the infirmary having sliced arms and chest with a razor in the shower. Self-injury behavior (SIB) is a misunderstood phenomenon that is […]

Public corrections: Dynamo or dinosaur?

In part two of this series, we heard from the private corrections providers. Their story was a simple one: We manage facilities more cost effectively because we operate like a business. For this segment, I had hoped to have the uniformed corrections staff unions weigh in on the subject. After all, when the debate turns to the privatization of a correctional […]

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MagShoe: Helping to reduce contraband in corrections

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The reality of layoffs in the Calif. DOC

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2 types of vending machine contraband

A resolution is a promise to initiate a good habit or to quit a bad habit. Unfortunately, the season for resolutions seems to last for a month and half. It starts in mid-December and ends around February first of the following year.Starting and maintaining good habits is important for the safety of all in the corrections profession. Yet, sometimes, what we t […]

Top 3 challenges for women in corrections in 2012

I have worked in male dominated professions my entire life. I started in a county jail in the 80s where the only women were me, the nursing staff and a former Jail Matron who had managed to work her way up to Assistant Superintendent. When I got there in the 80's, I had little trouble adapting to jail life. The inmates seemed receptive but I faced chall […]

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