Thank you for being a part of CorrectionalNurse.Net this past year! Your comments and suggestions make this blog a helpful resource for nurses new to the specialty and those interested in keeping abreast of the latest news and information important to working in jails and prisons. In fact, my goal ... Read More about Top 5 Posts of 2014
The Correctional Nurse
December 2014 News Round Up (podcast)
[AUDIO not available] Correctional nurse experts Gayle Burrow and Catherine Knox take a break from their busy holiday schedules to talk with Lorry about the latest correctional health care news. News Items WHO Preventing overdose deaths in the criminal-justice system - 2014 Update The World ... Read More about December 2014 News Round Up (podcast)
Thinking About Our Patient’s Families This Christmas
I had some opportunity to think about inmate families over this last year and my heart goes out to them this Christmas season. So much of the holiday is about family and relationship. Yet, with around 2.4 million Americans spending Christmas behind bars, there are plenty of empty seats at Christmas ... Read More about Thinking About Our Patient’s Families This Christmas
De-Escalating Critical Incidents (#87 Podcast)
Melissa Caldwell, PhD, a clinical psychologist and Director of Mental Health Services for Advanced Correctional Healthcare in Peoria, IL, shares tips for dealing with escalating patient anger or frustration. Do you practice Mental Health Standard Precautions at work? Dr. Caldwell relates this ... Read More about De-Escalating Critical Incidents (#87 Podcast)
I Found Correctional Nursing and I Love it!
This guest post is written by Sarah Medved, a senior nursing student at Grand Canyon University. She shares her story of finding correctional nursing as a specialty. Nearing graduation, I get a lot of congratulations and questions about where I want to work. I usually get raised eyebrows when I ... Read More about I Found Correctional Nursing and I Love it!