W. Sue Chafin, DNP, FNP-BC, a board certified family nurse practitioner and nurse researcher from Mountain City, TN, talks about her research published in the February 2013 issue of Journal of Correctional Health Care titled – Nurse Retention in a Correctional Facility: A Study of the Relationship ... Read More about Research Findings on Correctional Nurse Retention (podcast)
The Correctional Nurse
5 More Ways Correctional Nurses Can Land in Court
This is a continuation of a list started in an earlier post. Correctional nurse experts Kathy Wild, RN, MPA, CCHP and Royanne Schissel, RN, CCHP, offered advice to correctional nurses during the 2013 NCCHC Spring Conference. Here are five more ways you can land in court. #1- Treat your patient ... Read More about 5 More Ways Correctional Nurses Can Land in Court
April 2013 News Round-Up (podcast)
This month’s news round-up was recorded live at the National Commission on Correctional Health Care Spring Conference and is the FaceBook Friend’s edition. Correctional Suicides - Doing Time Takes Its Toll All of us in corrections are aware of the high suicide rate among our inmates, but reports of ... Read More about April 2013 News Round-Up (podcast)
5 Ways Correctional Nurses Can Land in Court
Possibly more than any other nursing specialty, correctional nursing practice is lawsuit-prone. Our patient population, already in the criminal justice system, frequently seeks legal action when they feel they have not received rightful healthcare. Correctional nurse experts Kathy Wild, RN, MPA, ... Read More about 5 Ways Correctional Nurses Can Land in Court
Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA)
Recently I was contacted by the wife of an inmate about his poor medical care. He is currently in a state prison. She wanted to interest a legal firm in taking on the case and was wondering what information she would need to gather. One of the first things I asked was about the actions her husband ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA)