Brianna Kramer, a recruiter with Premier Medical Staffing Services in Milwaukee, WI, shares her list of common myths about correctional nursing practice. Brianna and her team often recruit healthcare staff for positions in correctional settings. That means she gets to answer plenty of questions ... Read More about Dispelling Myths About Correctional Nursing (Podcast Episode 138)
The Correctional Nurse
Life Lessons from a Jigsaw Puzzle
I recently spent a week with my Mom. When I visit we always pull out a jigsaw puzzle to set while we reminisce and chat about our extended family. As we moved through our usual ritual of sorting a pile of 500+ colorful oddly-shaped pieces of cardboard, I pondered how the many dilemmas of ... Read More about Life Lessons from a Jigsaw Puzzle
Book Review – Correctional Health Care: Practice, Administration, and Law
Another helpful correctional health care book was published this year. While definitely not beach reading, I have been digging into the various chapters over the last month and wanted to share my findings. Correctional Health Care: Practice, Administration, and Law was edited by Fred Cohen, a ... Read More about Book Review – Correctional Health Care: Practice, Administration, and Law
The Three Golden Principles for Dealing with Inmates
I am trying to remember the first time I came across the advice to be firm, fair, and consistent with inmate patients. It may have been during my orientation for my first position in corrections. While the terms are used in correctional officer, manager, and education literature, I have not seen ... Read More about The Three Golden Principles for Dealing with Inmates
Complacency: The Lurking Enemy
The day shift nurse leaves the medication room door unlocked so she can get to the staff break room or the nurse's station quickly. The evening shift nurse pre-pours all her medications for segregation rounds, even narcotics, although she takes the medication cart with her. The sick call nurse ... Read More about Complacency: The Lurking Enemy