Butterfly McQueen made her acting debut as ‘Prissy’ the flighty maid of Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind. Her most memorable line was "I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' babies!" Butterfly would not make it as a correctional nurse where 6-10% of female inmates arrive pregnant and labor and ... Read More about Butterfly McQueen Would Not Make It as a Correctional Nurse
The Correctional Nurse
Correctional Health Care News Round-Up August, 2012 (podcast)
Sue Smith and Jane Grametbaur join Lorry to talk about news items involving pregnancy care in a correctional setting. The first news headline reads: Premature Birth in TX Jail. Dawson State Jail is a 2000 inmate facility in Dallas Texas. Most of the inmates are female. A premature birth took place ... Read More about Correctional Health Care News Round-Up August, 2012 (podcast)
Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Understanding Deliberate Indifference
Inmate Barto is suing the medical director and nurses at your jail facility for not treating his leg ulcer that later developed osteomyelitis after release. He is charging deliberate indifference to his condition. While being confined to the jail for 10 days he did not mention the leg ulcer to any ... Read More about Correctional Nurse Legal Briefs: Understanding Deliberate Indifference
QuickStart Guide: Correctional Nurse Lingo
Every culture and clinical setting has a unique language. Correctional nursing is no exception. Drop into a jail medical unit on a new assignment and you may not be able to follow what is going on. The custody environment and unique medical processes make up the majority of challenges. Many of these ... Read More about QuickStart Guide: Correctional Nurse Lingo
Hand Hygiene Challenges for Correctional Nurses
What exciting thing can be said about washing your hands? Even before becoming nurses, we heard this admonishment as youngsters in households across the fruited plain. Our Infection Control 101 lecture started with: Hand washing is the single most important infection control principle we have. Let's ... Read More about Hand Hygiene Challenges for Correctional Nurses