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 Corrections and member of ... Read More about Cultivating Moral Resilience in Correctional Nurses (Podcast 143)
The Correctional Nurse
Understanding Your Patients: What is the Criminal Lifestyle?
Understanding your patient’s life perspective can help you be an effective nurse whatever patient population you care for. Recognizing the mental framework of correctional patients is vital to both effectiveness and safety. One way to better comprehend prisoner patients is by grasping the concept of ... Read More about Understanding Your Patients: What is the Criminal Lifestyle?
Teaching Nursing Students to Care for Patients Who are Inmates (Podcast 142)
http://traffic.libsyn.com/cornrstdy/CNT142-Nursing_Students.mp3 Lorry talks with Kathleen S. Ashton, PhD, RN, CNE, Assistant Professor at Duke University School of Nursing in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Ashton penned an article published in the Journal of Nursing Education titled “Teaching ... Read More about Teaching Nursing Students to Care for Patients Who are Inmates (Podcast 142)
Three Minute Video: Uncovering Hidden Thinking Biases
I was raised on Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle novels and still find shows like Elementary and Sherlock captivating. In fact, it is the detective work inherent in health care assessment and diagnosis that drew me to this profession and still keeps me interested some three decades later. Oh, ... Read More about Three Minute Video: Uncovering Hidden Thinking Biases
Don’t Take Sides in an Inmate Dispute
Inmates live in a harsh reality and a scarce economy. Stripped of most personal possessions and living on an imposed schedule, they have little control over their lives. Correctional nurses see the same patients day after day, sometimes for years, and can get to know their patients well. However, ... Read More about Don’t Take Sides in an Inmate Dispute