This week I diverge from my usual posting of correctional nurse-specific information to ponder the recent Nurse’s Week theme of “Nurses Leading the Way” in light of my husband’s hip replacement surgery experience. If you follow me on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn, then you already know that my husband had an arthritic hip replaced on Tuesday. This was our first…
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Did you know that the American Nurses Association convened a panel of experts to review and revise the ethical code that guides our profession? They have completed the draft of an all-new Code of Ethics. Public comment opened on May 6 and will stay active through June 6, 2014. This is a major milestone for our profession as the Code…
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In this monthly round-up of correctional healthcare news Lorry is joined by Sue Smith and Denise Rahaman. Story #1 Hepatitis C Prevalence and Treatment Communicable disease makes the news this month with research out of Emory University under the direction of Dr. Ann Spaulding; well–known in correctional circles. Her group found that 17.4% of prisoners are infected with HCV –…
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