This is Paige’s first week as a correctional nurse at a small state prison. While on night shift over the weekend one of the inmates urgently asks to see the nurse about a sore tooth. Paige needs to evaluate this patient’s condition to determine if the on-call physician contacted or if he can be scheduled to see the dentist on…
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Patricia Reams, MD, MPH, CCHP-P, joins Lorry to discuss the health consequences of solitary confinement and key concepts from a new NCCHC position statement that provides guidance for correctional health professionals about the practice. The full position statement can be found HERE. Dr. Reams is a pediatrician from Richmond, VA, and immediate past chair of the National Commission on Correctional…
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The correctional nurse is not only dealing with the common health problems of patients, but it has a special world. How is the life inside world prisoner? “You know my name, not my story. You’ve heard what I’ve done, but not what I’ve been through.” ― Jonathan Anthony Burkett Prisoners have got to be the most misunderstood people-group in the…
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