Mary Muse, MS, RN, CCHP-RN, CCHP-A, is Nursing Director, Bureau of Health Services, Wisconsin Department of Corrections. This podcast is based on the Preconference Seminar “Nurses’ Scope of Practice and Delegation Authority” that occurred at the 2015 NCCHC Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care in New Orleans, April 11-14, 2015. The National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) recently published…
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Gayle Burrow and Denise Rahaman return to talk about this month’s correctional health care news items*. Medical Problems Of State And Federal Prisoners And Jail Inmates, 2011-12 Our first news item is the publication of a US Department of Justice special report on the Medical Problems of State and Federal Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2011-12. This is a long awaited…
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Kelly Ranson, MSN, PHN, CCHP, Chief Nurse Executive at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano, CA joins Lorry to discuss implementing diabetic self-care at her facility. Kelly recently graduated from the California State University MSN program. This project was part of her graduate studies. Tips for Making Change Happen It is not easy to change practice in traditional clinical settings…
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