This post is part of a continuing series on legal issues important to correctional nurses. Find other topics in the series here. From my case files: A nurse hears a man down code called overhead while returning from providing sick call in one of the housing units. When she arrives at the scene ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Understanding Professional Liability
The Correctional Nurse
Caring Within The Culture of Incarceration (podcast)
Dr. Stacy Christensen, a nursing professor at the Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, CT, talks about her work with incarcerated women in the Connecticut State Prison System and her article about the application of Leininger’s theory of Culture Care in the correctional setting. ... Read More about Caring Within The Culture of Incarceration (podcast)
October 2014 News Round Up (podcast)
Correctional nurse experts Mari Knight, Johnnie Lambert, Denise Rahaman, and Sue Smith join Lorry to discuss the hot topics in correctional healthcare news in this monthly round-up. Ohio prisons credit $10M savings to Medicaid changes Our first story comes from the Ohio prison system where they are ... Read More about October 2014 News Round Up (podcast)
Correctional Nursing Peer Review (podcast)
Peer Review for Nurses? Many correctional health care settings are gearing up for correctional nursing peer review as NCCHC implements new accreditation standards this month. In this episode correctional nurse experts Catherine Knox, Kathy Page, Becky Pinney, and Pat Voermans join Lorry to discuss ... Read More about Correctional Nursing Peer Review (podcast)
What is Your Correctional Nurse Work Style?
A major challenge for many in correctional nursing is adjusting to the work environment. A correctional facility is not run like a hospital and health care is not the primary mission. Correctional officers often have different goals and worldviews than healthcare staff. Nurses can have difficulty ... Read More about What is Your Correctional Nurse Work Style?