Hayley’s heart sank as she looked at the shift post assignments. She was listed next to Ad Seg rounds. Two days ago, when last she did these rounds, she had to endure a barrage of explicit language while moving down the catwalk with the office making ordered assessments and providing prescription medications. One patient in particular has her rattled. The…
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In this episode Edgar Barens, an independent film producer from Chicago, talks about prison hospice from the context of his Oscar-nominated documentary “Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall” that debuted on HBO March 31, 2014. Find out where the film is currently showing by visiting his website: prisonterminal.com. Edgar talks about: How long it took to film…
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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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