Attending the Association of Health Care Journalists Conference this week has given many opportunities to consider the application of current health issues and trends to the correctional setting. A discussion of the Affordable Care Act by CMS Director Donald Berwick, MD, in a Newsmaker Briefing does ... Read More about Improve Health Care to Save Money? Who Knew?
The Correctional Nurse
What’s It Like to Be a Correctional Nurse?
Gina over at the CodeBlog recently interviewed me about correctional nurse life. She asked some interesting questions about what we do in corrections and how care is organized. Check out the post for the full interview. She is interviewing nurses working in unusual specialties for an ongoing ... Read More about What’s It Like to Be a Correctional Nurse?
Sex Offender Rehabilitation
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM8SoCBiNu4] This video describes the sex offender treatment program in Washington State. 95% of sex offenders are eventually released back into the community. There are several current treatment models in use as described by this Canadian source. Treatment ... Read More about Sex Offender Rehabilitation
Prison Intake Nursing
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu7hxf9h5Xk] This video is a realistic presentation of nursing practice in a prison setting. Correctional health care is a nurse-run system. Much of the medical interventions and prescribing are done by nurse practitioners. Individuals in the corrections ... Read More about Prison Intake Nursing
Improving Medical Care – Chino Experience
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BiWg-0-5Lg] This brief video news clip of Health Care at Chino Prison Facility in California underscores some of the challenges of delivering health care behind bars. Note the medical records issues. Many jails and prisons still rely on paper charts but do ... Read More about Improving Medical Care – Chino Experience