In this first news round-up of 2014, Catherine Knox, Susan Laffan, and Pat Voermans discuss the latest correctional healthcare news. Story #1 Oregon Enrolling inmates in ACA - Jails and Prisons Jails and prisons in Oregon are making the news as journalists pursue the story of inmates being signed ... Read More about January 2014 Correctional News Round-Up
The Correctional Nurse
Planning for the New Year: December 2013 Reader Survey Results
Thanks to everyone who participated in last month’s first-ever reader’s survey. The results are in and they will help us plan a fantastic 2014. Who is Reading CorrectionalNurse.Net? The majority of readers participating in this survey have been working in corrections for over 5 years and are ... Read More about Planning for the New Year: December 2013 Reader Survey Results
Top Six Posts of 2013
Thank you for being a part of CorrectionalNurse.Net this past year! Your comments and suggestions make this blog a helpful resource for nurses new to the specialty and those interested in keeping abreast of the latest news and information important to working in jails and prisons. In fact, my goal ... Read More about Top Six Posts of 2013
December 2013 News Round-Up (podcast)
Regular panelists Johnnie Lambert, Mari Knight, and Margaret Collatt help us close out the year with discussion of December 2013 correctional healthcare news. Let’s roll…… Story #1: Eye Care Rare Among Low Income Diabetics – Implications for Correctional Nursing? Our first story, while not ... Read More about December 2013 News Round-Up (podcast)
Christmas is About the Children
With my grandson nearly 3 years old, our Christmas this year is full of toys and wonder and a reminder of the Babe long ago who brought hope to the world; whose birth we are celebrating. Christmas is definitely a time for children and a reminder of how many children have parents behind bars in our ... Read More about Christmas is About the Children