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 […]
Responding to Crazy Sick Call Requests
Correctional patients are often confused and uninformed about their health and healthcare needs. High levels of mental health issues can cloud judgment or contribute to this confusion. Some inmates take advantage of health services for secondary gains such as obtaining psychoactive medications, special treatment, or medical contraband items. Still, others seem to ‘get their kicks’ […]
Sleeplessness: A Major Inmate Health Issue
Julia Worrall, RN, CCRN, is the Executive Director of the Foundation for Airway and Craniofacial Excellence in La Jolla, CA. This post is based on her session “Sleep Quality: An Important Health Issue for Staff and Inmates” taking place at the 2018 Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care in Minneapolis, MN April 21-24, 2018. Learn […]
Cultivating Moral Resilience in Correctional Nurses (Podcast 143)
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this episode, I talk with Sue Smith, MSN RN CCHP-RN and Mary Muse, MS, RN, CCHP-A, CCHP-RN. Sue is a correctional nurse educator with extensive past experience in a variety of roles in the Ohio Prison System. Mary is Chief Nursing Officer for the Wisconsin Department of […]
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