It takes a special person to work as a nurse. I particularly ponder this thought each year around this time. Nursing care in many settings requires 24/7 coverage 365 days a year. Whether in acute care, emergency, long term care, or a correctional facility, nurses are needed, even during weekends and ... Read More about When You Work the Holiday in the Criminal Justice System
The Correctional Nurse
Monthly News Round Up (Podcast Episode 130)
Lorry discusses current correctional health care news with correctional nurse experts Gayle Burrow, Johnnie Lambert, and Denise Rahaman. News stories this month hit all the major issues in correctional health care practice – an aging population, high rates of mental illness, and addiction. Kentucky ... Read More about Monthly News Round Up (Podcast Episode 130)
Correctional Nursing on a Remote Island (Podcast Episode 129)
Lorry talks with Ian Rummery the Prison and Offender Management Nurse for HMP (Her Majesty's Prison) Jamestown on the remote island of St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Ian is a transplant to the island from Australia and also works as a Community Psychiatric Nurse with the population there. It ... Read More about Correctional Nursing on a Remote Island (Podcast Episode 129)
The Challenges of Medication Verification
Lawrence Mendel, DO, CCHP, Leavenworth Detention Center and Nicholas Jellots, PharmD, Diamond Pharmacy Services presented the session “Medication Verification: Perils, Pitfalls and Best Practices” at the 2016 National Conference on Correctional Health Care in Las Vegas, October 22-26, 2016. This ... Read More about The Challenges of Medication Verification
October 2016 Correctional News Round Up (Podcast Episode 128)
Correctional nurses Margaret Collatt, C. J. Young, and Mari Knight join Lorry to talk about the latest Correctional Health Care News. Pricey Hepatitis C Drugs Can Have Deadly Side-Effect for Some: FDA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added a Black Box Warning to new Hepatitis C ... Read More about October 2016 Correctional News Round Up (Podcast Episode 128)