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
The Correctional Nurse
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?
August 2014 Correctional Health Care News Round-Up (podcast)
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)
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)