Years ago, when I was young with a school-aged son and in graduate school, I worked night shift in the critical care unit of our local hospital. I would work two 12 hours shifts over the weekend back-to-back. This is still very common in many clinical settings. In fact, nurses frequently work up to ... Read More about Too Tired to Think Straight: Fatigue and the Correctional Nurse
The Correctional Nurse
Excellence in Correctional Nursing: An Interview with Ava Chavez, RN (podcast)
My guest on this episode is Ava Chavez, RN, Senior Nurse with Correctional Health Services (CHS) in Orange County, CA, where she oversees the daily nursing operations in the various clinical units located within the Orange County Jail system. She created a wound care team and manages the wound care ... Read More about Excellence in Correctional Nursing: An Interview with Ava Chavez, RN (podcast)
Checklists in Corrections
My husband was, for many years, a private pilot. Although I could never get comfortable flying in such small compartments, I did travel with him many times and every time he went through a page of equipment checks before take off. Occasionally on business travel I have peeked into the open door of ... Read More about Checklists in Corrections
September 2013 News Round Up (podcast)
This monthly news round-up includes comments from Pat Voermans, advanced practice nurse recently retired from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, and Mari Knight, Mid-Atlantic Transition, Training and HSA Support Nurse for Conmed Healthcare Management. Story #1: Indiana Inmates Provide ... Read More about September 2013 News Round Up (podcast)
Struggling Against Instant Disbelief
I’m at the Custody and Caring Conference in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada this week networking with correctional nurses from various Canadian settings along with correctional nurse leaders from the UK, US, Australia, Sweden, and Germany. Keynote speaker, Dawn Freshwater, shared her developing ... Read More about Struggling Against Instant Disbelief