Capt. Nicholas Makrides, DMD, MA, MPH, Chief Dentist at the Federal Bureau of Prisons/ US Public Health Service answers questions correctional nurses have about dental issues. What should nurses look for in a dental screening? A screening examination is to be brief. What you want to know is: Is ... Read More about Dental Issues for Correctional Nurses (podcast)
The Correctional Nurse
June 2013 News Round Up (podcast)
Here we are again at our monthly news round-up. This month, long-time correctional nurse experts Gail Normandin-Carpio, Margaret Collatt, and Jackie Moore share their views on correctional healthcare stories making the news in June. Story #1: Mental illness is a disease, not a crime, according to ... Read More about June 2013 News Round Up (podcast)
Body Piercing Issues in Corrections (podcast)
Scott DeBoer RN, MSN, CEN, CCRN, is an international seminar leader and legal nurse consultant with over twenty years of nursing experience. Scott is a medical consultant for body piercers around the world which allows him to provide unique insights as to what really happens when body modifications ... Read More about Body Piercing Issues in Corrections (podcast)
May 2013 News Round Up (podcast)
Panelists Catherine Knox and Johnnie Lambert join Lorry Schoenly in discussion this month’s correctional news. Catherine is a correctional nurse consultant from Portland Oregon with extensive background in correctional nursing and management in the Oregon, Washington and California Prison Systems. ... Read More about May 2013 News Round Up (podcast)
Do You Know Where to START in a Disaster?
Correctional Nurse, Benjamin S Kanten, MBA, MSN, RN, CCHP-RN, shared the START process during a session at the 2013 NCCHC Spring Conference. Here are my notes from the session. Are you prepared to handle a mass casualty at your facility? Do you even know what would be considered a mass casualty ... Read More about Do You Know Where to START in a Disaster?