Cindy Peternelj-Taylor and Phil Woods are Professors of Nursing at the University of Saskatchewan College of Nursing in Saskatoon. This post is based on their session “Correctional Nurse Roles, Responsibilities, and Learning Needs” taking place at the 2016 Spring Conference on Correctional Health ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Roles, Responsibilities and Learning Needs (Podcast Episode 116)
The Correctional Nurse
Knowledge is Power: Inmate Hepatitis Education
Rich Feffer, MS, CCHP, is Correctional Health Programs Manager for the Hepatitis Education Project in Seattle, WA. This post is based on his session “Providing Hepatitis Education to Inmates” taking place at the 2016 Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care in Nashville, TN, April 9-12, 2016. ... Read More about Knowledge is Power: Inmate Hepatitis Education
February 2016 News Round Up (Podcast Episode 115)
Correctional nurses Mari Knight and Johnnie Lambert join Lorry to discuss the latest correctional health care news. What dying looks like in America's prisons This first story is about prison hospice care and recounts the experiences of author Ann Neumann as she visits the Walsh Regional Medical ... Read More about February 2016 News Round Up (Podcast Episode 115)
The Future of Correctional Nursing (Podcast Episode 114)
Mary Muse, Director of Nursing for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections and ANA representative on the National Commission on Correctional Health Care Board of Directors shares her thoughts on the future of correctional nursing in this Correctional Nursing Today episode. Mary has extensive ... Read More about The Future of Correctional Nursing (Podcast Episode 114)
The New Code of Ethics for Nurses: Some Things Never Change
The American Nurses Association (ANA) designated 2015 as the Year of Ethics for American Nurses. I have personally designated 2016 as the Year of Ethics for Correctional Nurses. This year I will be blogging regularly about the Code as I write a book to help correctional nurses apply the Code of ... Read More about The New Code of Ethics for Nurses: Some Things Never Change