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)
The Correctional Nurse
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
Manipulation: A Significant Stressor for Correctional Nurses (podcast)
Anita G. Hufft, PhD, RN, Dean of the College of Nursing at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, GA talks about her research into manipulation stressors for correctional nurses. Dr. Hufft is a nurse researcher and consultant in forensic psychiatric nursing as well as a forensic nurse educator. She ... Read More about Manipulation: A Significant Stressor for Correctional Nurses (podcast)