Recently I noticed that Amazon is pairing our book, Essentials of Correctional Nursing, with the book EMS for Secure Facilities by Joseph Grafft and Ricard Sarff. I decided it would be a good idea to check the book out and here is my review. EMS for Secure Facilities is a 188 page softcover ... Read More about Book Review: EMS for Secure Facilities
The Correctional Nurse
Correctional Health Care News Round-Up: September, 2012
The September 2012 news round up with panelists Sue Smith and Denise Rahaman discusses correctional news involving professional nursing practice issues. Nursing Competency Our first story is about correctional nursing competency development and comes to us from Connecticut. The prison system has ... Read More about Correctional Health Care News Round-Up: September, 2012
Soothing the Savage Beast: Music and Inmate Mood
I was driving home one hot summer day after a long shift where nothing went right. I was tired, irritated and frustrated with traffic. I switched on the radio and Seals & Croft sang out about a Summer Breeze rolling through the jasmine and suddenly memories of a wonderful summer day of long ago ... Read More about Soothing the Savage Beast: Music and Inmate Mood
Multicultural Awareness for Correctional Nurses (podcast)
Mark Fleming, PhD, Licensed Psychologist and Director of Reentry Services for the Missouri Prison System, talks about the need for multicultural awareness in correctional healthcare practice. Multicultural awareness involves a greater understanding, sensitivity and appreciation of the history, ... Read More about Multicultural Awareness for Correctional Nurses (podcast)
Butterfly McQueen Would Not Make It as a Correctional Nurse
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