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)
The Correctional Nurse
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
Personal Safety During Medication Administration
Jennifer didn’t expect to be the patient in the clinic room this morning getting her ankle evaluated. Just a short time ago, she was administering medications from a cart on one of the housing pods at a county jail as she did most weekday mornings for the last 14 months. This pod was for protective ... Read More about Personal Safety During Medication Administration
Correctional Officers are from Mars; Nurses are from Venus –Communication in Corrections (podcast)
Do you feel like you are working in another world when you enter your correctional facility? Then this episode is for you. Art Beeler, former Warden of the Federal Medical Center in Butner, NC, shares his unique perspective on good communication in corrections between officers and nurses. Art has ... Read More about Correctional Officers are from Mars; Nurses are from Venus –Communication in Corrections (podcast)
Summer Fun: Top 5 Reasons You Know You Are A Correctional Nurse
Hope you are including some fun in your summer. Correctional nursing is stressful. Relaxation, humor, and entertainment go a long way to keeping us sane in our crazy world. Nurses have a wild sense of humor, probably generated from a need to break the intensity of our work helping those who are ... Read More about Summer Fun: Top 5 Reasons You Know You Are A Correctional Nurse