In this first news round-up of 2014, Catherine Knox, Susan Laffan, and Pat Voermans discuss the latest correctional healthcare news. Story #1 Oregon Enrolling inmates in ACA – Jails and Prisons Jails and prisons in Oregon are making the news as journalists pursue the story of inmates being signed up for Medicaid services through application of the Affordable Care Act….
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Regular panelists Johnnie Lambert, Mari Knight, and Margaret Collatt help us close out the year with discussion of December 2013 correctional healthcare news. Let’s roll…… Story #1: Eye Care Rare Among Low Income Diabetics – Implications for Correctional Nursing? Our first story, while not specifically about correctional healthcare has a very real connection for our consideration. A Reuter’s news story…
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Have you ever felt traumatized at the end of your work day? Maybe you have gone through periods of feeling very burned out in your nursing practice. In this episode I talk with Tanya Munger about her research into vicarious traumatization in correctional nursing. She surveyed correctional nurses from around the country about their experiences with this phenomenon. Tanya Munger,…
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