David Turner, RN, works in a maximum security receiving facility with an average daily population of 1600 male inmates. Here is his Correctional Nurse Tales from Jails and Prisons: Nurse Radar Correctional Nurse Tales from Jails and Prisons: Nurse Radar The Background I spent the first 20+ years of my nursing career in the Emergency Department (ED) – a role…
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Correctional nurses Gayle Burrow and Sue Smith join Lorry to discuss the latest correctional health care news. News Items: Disabilities Among Prison And Jail Inmates, 2011–12 The Bureau of Justice has published a special report on disabilities among prison and jail inmates. Using data from the 2011-2012 National Inmate Survey, this report quantifies self-reported prevalence of disabilities such as hearing,…
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In most settings where nurses practice, the interdisciplinary team includes other health care professionals such as physicians, diagnostic technicians, and pharmacists. Sure, there may be unlicensed ancillary staff in the mix such as admissions clerks and supply personnel, but everyone is generally focused on the goal of providing health care. Not so in a correctional facility. Here, in addition to…
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