Subpoenas have been issued at your jail for an inmate claim that his continuing headaches were ignored and he was denied necessary treatment of his ‘serious medical need’. Your risk manager and legal counsel will be meeting with staff members involved in the case, including nurses involved in ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Section 1983
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Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Understanding Serious Medical Needs
In September, 2012, the MA Department of Corrections was ordered by a federal judge to provide sex-reassignment surgery for a transsexual prison inmate to meet 8th amendment rights to treatment to meet serious medical need. The inmate had been diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder (GID) and had ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Understanding Serious Medical Needs
Review of Correctional Health Care News of 2012 (Podcast)
A lot has been going on in correctional health care these last 12 months and we have selected our top picks for review moving into the New Year. Regular panelists Catherine Knox and Sue Smith provide insight into these past events. Affordable Care Act Numero Uno on our list has to be the Affordable ... Read More about Review of Correctional Health Care News of 2012 (Podcast)
Forget Me Not: Dementia in Prison (Podcast)
Tina Maschi, PhD, LCSW, ACSW, Associate Professor at Fordham University and President of the National Organization of Forensic Social Work talks about dementia in the prison population in this episode of Correctional Nursing Today. She recently published, along with several colleagues, an ... Read More about Forget Me Not: Dementia in Prison (Podcast)
November News Round-Up (Podcast)
The November monthly news round up features correctional nurse experts talking about the correctional nursing implications of news stories from the last month. Returning panelist, Sue Lane, RN, CCHP is Infection Control Coordinator with Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc. at the Broward County ... Read More about November News Round-Up (Podcast)