This episode was recording during the spring Updates conference of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC), a multidisciplinary educational conference for those working in our specialty area. Host Lorry Schoenly and regular panelists Catherine Knox and Sue Smith are joined by Patricia Blair, PhD, LLM, JD, MSN, CCHP, Counselor & Attorney-at-Law from Tyler, TX. Patricia is nurse lawyer…
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Guest for this episode is Gordon R. Bouchard, RN, BSN, CCHP, Director of Nursing Services, RI Department of Corrections. Gordon has been a correctional nurse for over 18 years and has been Director of Nursing Services at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections since 2008. Maintaining perspective when dealing with inmate patients is a challenge; especially for nurses who have…
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This episode was recorded live from the national conference of the American Correctional Health Services Association (ACHSA) in San Antonio, TX. The episode includes commentary from regular panelist, Catherine Knox, MN, RN, CCHP-RN, an independent consultant with nursing and leadership experience in the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Washington Department of Corrections, and California Prison Health Care Services. Also commenting…
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