If you are thinking about jumping into the interesting world of correctional nursing you may be looking for employers in all the wrong places. Who employs correctional nurses?Unlike a traditional healthcare setting, correctional health care units may not be managed in-house, although many are. Below ... Read More about Who Employs Correctional Nurses?
The Correctional Nurse
Tips for Dealing with Traumatic Brain Injury
Barbara Curtis, MSN, RN, Director of Nursing Service, Washington State Department of Corrections talks about the high prevalence of traumatic brain injury in the correctional patient population and responses to the condition. Barbara has been an RN for over 30 years with 20 of those in emergency ... Read More about Tips for Dealing with Traumatic Brain Injury
March 2012 News Round-Up – Dealing with Aging Inmates
In this month’s correctional healthcare news round-up, I talk with regular panelists, Catherine Knox and Sue Smith about aging and disability issues in correctional healthcare. Catherine is an independent consultant with nursing and leadership experience in the Oregon Department of Corrections, the ... Read More about March 2012 News Round-Up – Dealing with Aging Inmates
Correctional Health Care News Round-Up for March 2012
In this month’s correctional healthcare news round-up Lorry Schoenly talks with regular panelists, Catherine Knox and Sue Smith, about aging and disability issues in correctional healthcare. Catherine is an independent consultant with nursing and leadership experience in the Oregon Department of ... Read More about Correctional Health Care News Round-Up for March 2012
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month
The CDC has declared March “Brain Injury Awareness Month”. Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and its effects are common in the inmate population. Although an estimated 2% of the general population has sustained a TBI with continuing disability, a meta-analysis of studies in the inmate population ... Read More about March is Brain Injury Awareness Month