Their socio-economic and health profile make caring for women in prison more resource intensive than caring for men. In addition to their background, women also have gender-specific health conditions that require additional attention. One such category of medical need is reproductive cancers. ... Read More about Care for Women in Prison: Reproductive Cancers
The Correctional Nurse
Call a C-O-D-E to Find Moral Courage
Tanya was working in a state prison in the nursing pool to make extra money for her college tuition. She was studying to be a nurse practitioner and thought it would be a good experience for her. Although she was learning much from her shifts there, she was also distressed by the treatment of a ... Read More about Call a C-O-D-E to Find Moral Courage
The Final Episode (Podcast 150)
Even good things have an ending. After nine years in operation, the Correctional Nursing Today podcast is closing. This episode – 150 - is the last for the show. On January 21, 2010, I had my first ever podcast using a platform called “Blogtalk Radio”. I recently loaded up that first ... Read More about The Final Episode (Podcast 150)
Caring for Women in Prison: Reproductive Health
Twenty-five-year-old Joanie found out she was pregnant during routine screening on intake to the city jail. She had been picked up during a street sweep over the New Year’s holiday. A series of poor decisions and an addiction to cocaine that she couldn’t shake had landed her on the street, sleeping ... Read More about Caring for Women in Prison: Reproductive Health
Reducing Hospital Readmissions Among Incarcerated Patients (Podcast Episode 149)
Clarence Cryer, Jr, MPH, CCHP-A, Chief Executive Officer for the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran, CA, talks with Lorry about reducing hospital readmission rates. He published the article Reducing Hospital Readmissions Among Incarcerated Patients in the ... Read More about Reducing Hospital Readmissions Among Incarcerated Patients (Podcast Episode 149)