Medication administration is a common and frequent nursing task in most settings. There are plenty of opportunities to get things wrong….even when surrounded by fantastic resources like an onsite pharmacy and electronic information sources. Correctional nurses don’t often have these advantages, ... Read More about A Pre-Flight Checklist Before Rolling Out of the Med Room
The Correctional Nurse
July 2015 Correctional Health Care News Round Up (Podcast Episode 103)
Gail Normandin-Carpio and Denise Rahaman join Lorry to talk about top correctional health care news items for July, 2015. Callous and Cruel: Use of Force against Inmates with Mental Disabilities in US Jails and Prisons Our first story is a report out of Human Rights Watch about the use of ... Read More about July 2015 Correctional Health Care News Round Up (Podcast Episode 103)
Helping Pregnant Inmates: The Minnesota Prison Doula Project (Podcast Episode 102)
Erica Gerrity, Director and Founder of the Minnesota Prison Doula Project and Raelene Baker, a Certified Birth Doula and their Project Coordinator join Lorry to talk about the Minnesota Prison Doula Project, a prison‐based pregnancy, birth, and parenting program. They currently have 8 doulas in 3 ... Read More about Helping Pregnant Inmates: The Minnesota Prison Doula Project (Podcast Episode 102)
June 2015 Correctional Health Care News Round Up (Podcast Episode 101)
Lorry is joined by Mari Knight and Catherine Knox to discuss the latest correctional health care news items. New study examines health factors influence on ex-prisoners’ chances of returning to jail The first news item is a study out of Australia that links health factors to recidivism. In this ... Read More about June 2015 Correctional Health Care News Round Up (Podcast Episode 101)
Could You Be the Next Joyce Mitchell? 4 Prevention Tips
Many of us have been closely watching the unfolding events surrounding the NY Prison Break over the last month. Here is a timeline of events, concluding with the death of convicted killer Matt and the shooting and capture of convicted killer Sweat in upstate New York. Early in the story Joyce ... Read More about Could You Be the Next Joyce Mitchell? 4 Prevention Tips