Correctional nurse experts, Mari Knight and Kathy Wild, join Lorry to discuss the latest news in our specialty. Prison EHRs Improve Coordination of Care A study was published in the Health and Human Rights Journal about the implementation of electronic health records (EHR) across 12 jails in New ... Read More about August 2014 Correctional Health Care News Round-Up (podcast)
The Correctional Nurse
Avoiding Patient Manipulation (podcast)
Corrections expert and author, Gary Cornelius, joins Lorry to talk about the best ways to deal with manipulative patients. He shares highlights from his excellent book Art of the Con which was instrumental in developing the chapter on staff safety in the Essentials of Correctional Nursing book. He ... Read More about Avoiding Patient Manipulation (podcast)
Multi-Dose Vials: Risk and Reality in Corrections
Cheri was delighted to land her first nursing job in the county detention center close to home. She was an LPN and the only nurse on night shift for an average population of 300 mostly-male inmates. The night shift nurse gives the morning insulin for any diabetic inmates at 5am just prior to ... Read More about Multi-Dose Vials: Risk and Reality in Corrections
Summer Correctional News Round-Up (podcast)
Regular panelists Johnnie Lambert and Gayle Burrow join Lorry to talk about the latest correctional healthcare news stories. Even amidst some busy summer plans, they pause to share their thoughts on unfolding events. Ohio Stops Putting Kids in Isolation Mental health management is a key issue in ... Read More about Summer Correctional News Round-Up (podcast)
Correctional Nurses: Always on Guard
Personal safety is a growing concern in all nursing specialties. Patient violence can take place in the emergency room, on inpatient psychiatric units, and dementia wards. Correctional nurses are no strangers to the need for personal safety. We have visible proof all around us that our patients may ... Read More about Correctional Nurses: Always on Guard