Originally posted 03-19-10: Lorry talks with Catherine Knox, MS, RN, CCHP-RN, about the original revision of the Scope and Standards for Correctional Nursing. Catherine shares her start to correctional nursing practice over 30 years ago. Like so many of us, she is an 'accidental' correctional nurse. ... Read More about ANA Correctional Nursing Standards
The Correctional Nurse
Is Prison Nursing for Me? (Podcast #3)
Margaret M. Collatt, BSN, RN, CCHP-RN/A, joined Lorry to talk about correctional nursing in the prison setting in this podcast from 2010. Margaret had nearly three decades of correctional healthcare experience at the time of the interview and was the Health Services Manager at the Oregon State ... Read More about Is Prison Nursing for Me? (Podcast #3)
Dealing with Emergencies
Originally Posted 02-09-2010: Lorry interviews Susan Laffan RN, CCHP-RN/A about how to handle emergency medical issues in a correctional facility. Susan has been a registered nurse for 28 years. She has worked in the ED for 28 years and correctional nursing for 18 years. She co-owns her own business ... Read More about Dealing with Emergencies
History of Correctional Nursing
Originally posted 01-21-10: Mary Muse, MS, RN, CCHP-A, joins Lorry to talk about the history of the correctional nursing specialty and its future direction. Mary has over 14 years of correctional healthcare experience and was the Chief Nursing Officer for the Cook County correctional system for a ... Read More about History of Correctional Nursing
Top 5 Correctional Nurse Posts of 2011
As the year draws to an end I’m doing a lot of looking back and looking forward. Thank you for being a part of CorrectionalNurse.Net by reading and commenting over this past year. I hope you will be even more active in the year ahead. My first blog post was 2.5 years ago when I asked the questions ... Read More about Top 5 Correctional Nurse Posts of 2011