I was challenged by this question at a session of the Summer American Correctional Association (ACA) Conference in Orlando. Joyce Conley, PhD of G4S Americas and Dana Clark, PhD of Organizational Talent Solutions presented the concept of emotional intelligence (EI) and the implications for ... Read More about Are You Emotionally Intelligent?
The Correctional Nurse
Confidentiality, HIPAA and the Correctional Nurse
An RN calls the hospital for discharge information on a patient transported back to the prison infirmary from the local hospital after his jaw was wired following an inmate brawl in the exercise yard. The emergency room nurse refused to provide any information stating it would be a violation of ... Read More about Confidentiality, HIPAA and the Correctional Nurse
Featured Video: Mental Health Jail Diversion Program
Michigan has implemented a mental health jail diversion program geared toward getting those individuals with nonviolent misdemeanor charges diverted to treatment programs rather than incarceration. They have teamed up with an unlikely partner, Easter Seals, to create the program. Not only is ... Read More about Featured Video: Mental Health Jail Diversion Program
Inmates Say the Darndest Things!
I've written before about the literacy level of our patients. This is not meant in any way to belittle or trivialize their plight. However, they DO send us some interesting messages via sick call slips with some frankly funny requests. I gleaned these gems from my friends over at the correctional ... Read More about Inmates Say the Darndest Things!
Featured Video: Correctional Nursing in Washington State
This is a short video with some examples of correctional nursing practice in a prison setting. The speaker, Dana Outtersetter, RN, is a nurse manager at this facility. She says nurses are apprehensive about working in corrections because of what is shown on TV. This is so true. The ... Read More about Featured Video: Correctional Nursing in Washington State