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?
The Correctional Nurse
September 2014 News Round Up (podcast)
Correctional nurses Margaret Collatt, Jeannie Chesney, and Susan Laffan, join Lorry to discuss the latest correctional health care news in this podcast. Briefing Paper: The Dangerous Use of Solitary Confinement in the US The ACLU recently published a briefing paper on the dangers of solitary ... Read More about September 2014 News Round Up (podcast)
Correctional Nurse Guide to the Code of Ethics: The Nature of Health Problems
This post is part of a continuing series applying the Code of Ethics for Nurses to correctional nursing practice. Find other posts in the series here. Kim was not happy with her assignment in the large city jail infirmary where she worked. The patient load was manageable but she didn’t want to ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Guide to the Code of Ethics: The Nature of Health Problems
Wake Up and Smell the Contraband! (podcast)
Joe Bouchard, corrections author and educator, is a librarian for the Michigan Department of Corrections. He joins Lorry to talk about contraband and what nursing staff, particularly new staff, need to know. Joe is well known in the corrections community as an expert on this topic. His ... Read More about Wake Up and Smell the Contraband! (podcast)
Patient Identification: Is the Right Patient Getting That Medication?
Recently I reviewed the medication administration practices at a small city jail. The nurse had been there many years and was able to complete the delivery of medication on 3 floors of inmate cells very quickly. In the unit common area she called out the names of the inmates. Inmates would present ... Read More about Patient Identification: Is the Right Patient Getting That Medication?