Sue Lane, RN, CCHP and Sue Smith, MSN, RN, CCHP-RN join Lorry to talk about “Disaster Planning for Infectious Disease Outbreaks”. They presented this topic at the 2015 NCCHC Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care in New Orleans, April 11-14. Correctional facilities are prone to the rapid spread of infectious disease. The incarcerated patient population has a greater likelihood of being…
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Scott Eliason, MD, CCHP-MH, Regional Psychiatric Director for Idaho through Corizon Correctional Health Care talks about polydipsia, its various manifestations, and management in the correctional setting. He presented this topic along with Mark Fleming, PhD, CCHP-MH at the 2015 NCCHC Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care in New Orleans, April 11-14. Psychogenic polydipsia, excessive fluid-seeking, is a life-threatening condition that is more common…
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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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