Research published in the Journal of Correctional Health Care (JCHC) provides food for thought on our understanding of traumatic brain injury for our patient population. Here are my thoughts on the research and what it means for correctional nursing practice. The Article Yuhasz, J. E. (2013). Misconceptions about traumatic brain injury among correctional health care professionals. Journal of Correctional…
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Episode 51 of Correctional Nursing Today is our monthly news round-up for February, 2013. Panelists include Gene Lincoln, BSN, MS, CCHP, Senior Manager, Clinical Education and Training for Corizon Health, Inc. and Gail Normandin-Carpio, a correctional nurse consultant with administrative, and corporate-level experience in prison, jail and juvenile systems mainly in the north eastern states. Our first story is about…
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Maybe you don’t consider pain management a nursing issue; other than being sure ordered medications is administered in a timely manner. Actually, “Pain management is considered an essential responsibility for nurses…” according to the Institute of Medicine (IOM)’s 2011 report on Relieving Pain in America. Correctional nurses clearly have both a dependent and independent role in the management of pain….
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