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
The Correctional Nurse
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
Featured Video: Correctional Nursing
This is a nice video presentation of the many aspects of correctional nursing from the Florida Department of Corrections. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moPK93k2U7Y&feature=player_embedded] ... Read More about Featured Video: Correctional Nursing
Critical Thinking for Correctional Nurses
I attended an intriguing session about critical thinking at the recent Updates in Correctional Healthcare program. Is critical thinking more challenging in corrections? I’m not sure, but let’s consider it. Albert Einstein described insanity as ‘doing the same thing over and over again while ... Read More about Critical Thinking for Correctional Nurses