Hazel is a diminutive 56-year-old state prisoner serving a life sentence for murder. She has been incarcerated for 18 years now and recently fell on the icy path while heading from her housing unit to breakfast early one morning. She sustained Colles fractures of both wrists. While being treated for ... Read More about Older Women in Prison: Menopause and Osteoporosis Concerns
The Correctional Nurse
Factors that Promote and Hinder Medication Adherence in a Correctional Setting (Podcast 147)
In this podcast episode, Lorry talks with Keith Courtney, DO, CCHP, Alberta Health Services Facilities - Medical Director for Correctional Health Services, in Alberta, Canada. He and his colleagues (Dr. Lauren Cuthbertson, Dr. Karolina Koalewski, and Dr. Jennifer Edge) have published the ... Read More about Factors that Promote and Hinder Medication Adherence in a Correctional Setting (Podcast 147)
Caring for the Second Victim – It Could Be You!
Emma was having a busy evening shift at the minimum security prison she has worked at for the last couple years when officers called on her to evaluate an inmate having trouble breathing. While he was transported to the medical unit, Emma pulled his medical record and was reminded that she had seen ... Read More about Caring for the Second Victim – It Could Be You!
Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Consent Decrees
After working for 6 weeks in a large urban jail, Marta, a night shift registered nurse, is told that court monitors will be arriving next week to evaluate health care related to a consent decree. They will be reviewing her documentation on early morning withdrawal rounds. As the days go by, tension ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Consent Decrees
Stimulant Withdrawal: All Wound Up!
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!