Primary concerns in substance withdrawal are alcohol and opiates, and rightly so. Withdrawal of these two drugs of abuse can cause serious health concern. Stimulants such as cocaine, methamphetamine, crack, and amphetamines are also popular among the inmate patient population and can cause ... Read More about Stimulant Withdrawal: All Wound Up!
The Correctional Nurse
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 as stable ... Read More about Responding to Microaggression in Correctional Practice
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 ... Read More about Is Patient-Centered Care Possible in Corrections?
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)