Peggy Minyard, BSN, MCHCA, CCHP-RN, the Regional Director of Nursing for the Alabama Prison System through Corizon Health, Inc, talks about successfully managing major wounds in the correctional setting. Wound management can be a challenge in any setting but the unique nature of corrections adds additional concerns. Although major wounds can be seen in both jails and prisons, the long-term…
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A lot has been going on in correctional health care these last 12 months and we have selected our top picks for review moving into the New Year. Regular panelists Catherine Knox and Sue Smith provide insight into these past events. Affordable Care Act Numero Uno on our list has to be the Affordable Care Act. With passage in 2010…
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Tina Maschi, PhD, LCSW, ACSW, Associate Professor at Fordham University and President of the National Organization of Forensic Social Work talks about dementia in the prison population in this episode of Correctional Nursing Today. She recently published, along with several colleagues, an article in The Gerontologist entitled Forget me Not: Dementia in Prison. Dementia is a significant concern for…
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