A while back I traded in my clunky 2009 laptop for a new streamlined model. It wasn’t until my first journey with this new laptop that I realized just how heavy my old version was. Now I have a good idea why my shoulders ached after a long day of traversing airports for gate changes […]
Responding to Microaggression in Correctional Practice
Jennifer, an RN at a city jail. is about to go off shift but wants to check on an inmate who was still in booking awaiting a housing assignment. He had come in disheveled and wasn’t making logical connections in conversation. His BAL and FSBS were in normal range. She wanted to know if he […]
Is Patient-Centered Care Possible in Corrections?
The concept of patient-centered care was originally described in the Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on health care quality Crossing the Quality Chasm as “providing care that is respective of and responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions”. This is a difficult proposition in a […]
Book Review – Game Over! Strategies for Redirecting Inmate Deception
In many ways, dealing with incarcerated patients is like dealing with a patient in any setting. After all, diabetes, hypertension, and arthritis are conditions experienced by patients in general practice, too. However, correctional nurses must also interact with prisoners as our patients and it is the personality, motivations, and mindsets of our patient population that […]
Victims Behind Bars: Sex Trafficking of Women Offenders (Podcast 146)
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download Evelyn Bush, Correctional Program Specialist at the National Institute of Corrections in Washington, DC joins Lorry to talk about sex trafficking of female inmates. Some of her current work involves sex trafficking and the impact on the lives of women who come in contact with the correctional system. […]
How to Perform a Psychiatric Nursing Assessment
Brenda Fields RN, RHIA, CCHP, is a Clinical Operations Associate, with MHM / Centurion, Vienna VA. This post is based on her session “How to Perform a Psychiatric Nursing Assessment” taking place at the 2018 Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care in Minneapolis, MN April 21-24, 2018. Learn more about the conference and register HERE. […]
Drugs of Abuse: Not Always the Usual Suspects (Podcast 145)
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this episode, Lorry talks with Chris Cicuto, PharmD, Clinical Staff Pharmacist with Diamond Pharmacy. He is presenting a session on Drugs of Abuse: Not Always the Usual Suspects at the NCCHC Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care in Minneapolis April 21-24, 2018. A drug of abuse is […]
The New NCCHC Accreditation Standards are Here!
Tracey Titus, RN, CCHP-RN, is Vice President, Accreditation, for the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. This post is based on her session “Let’s Get Organized Using the New NCCHC Standards” taking place at the 2018 Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care in Minneapolis, MN April 21-24, 2018. Learn more about the conference and register […]
Understanding Your Patients: The Inmate Subculture
Understanding your patient’s life situation and cultural influences can help you be an effective nurse whatever patient population you care for. Recognizing the social and economic framework in which incarcerated patients live each day can help you be successful as a correctional nurse. Prisonization In another post, I discussed the criminal lifestyle. This is described […]
The Elephant in the Jail: Tackling the Challenge of Substance Misuse (Podcast 144)
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this episode, Lorry talks with Dawn Noggle, PhD, CCHP, Grant Phillips, MD, CCHP, and Rebecca Quince, MBA, CCHP, from Maricopa County Correctional Health Services about their work in reducing substance misuse among their patient population. Dr. Noggle is Mental Health Director, Dr. Phillips is Medical Director and […]
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