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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The past life experiences of many incarcerated patients lead to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). According to the National Institutes of Mental Health, PTSD develops after a terrifying event or when a person is regularly put in danger or in a deadly situation. Inmate patient histories frequently include physical or sexual abuse and many have been involved in violent crime….
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This guest post by Mary Loos, BSN, MPH, shares her story of correctional nursing. Mary spent her correctional nursing career in the Multnomah County Health Department, providing care in the Multnomah County Jail System. Every person who discovers Corrections Health as a career has their own story to tell about how they got there. Mine? It started with a right turn…
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