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 ... Read More about Book Review – Game Over! Strategies for Redirecting Inmate Deception
The Correctional Nurse
Victims Behind Bars: Sex Trafficking of Women Offenders
(Podcast 146) 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 ... Read More about Victims Behind Bars: Sex Trafficking of Women Offenders
Drugs of Abuse: Not Always the Usual Suspects (Podcast 145)
In this episode, Lorry talks with Chris Cicuto, PharmD, Clinical Staff Pharmacist with Diamond Pharmacy. He presented a session on Drugs of Abuse: Not Always the Usual Suspects at the NCCHC Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care in Minneapolis on April 21-24, 2018. A drug of abuse is one ... Read More about Drugs of Abuse: Not Always the Usual Suspects (Podcast 145)
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 ... Read More about Understanding Your Patients: The Inmate Subculture
The Elephant in the Jail: Tackling the Challenge of Substance Misuse (Podcast 144)
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 ... Read More about The Elephant in the Jail: Tackling the Challenge of Substance Misuse (Podcast 144)