Michelle E. Dunwoody, BSN, MS, WHNP-C, Captain, United States Public Health Service and Chief Nurse for the Federal Bureau of Prisons talks about correctional nursing in the federal system in this episode. She is a Board Certified Women’s Health/OB-GYN Nurse Practitioner with over 23 years of nursing experience in a variety of roles. She served seven years as an Army…
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In a prior post I have described the practice impact of the Supreme Court decision on Estelle v Gamble in 1976; in particular, deliberate indifference and serious medical need. In this post, I want to dig deeper into the basic rights that were established by this precedent-setting decision. Many court cases over the ensuing 40 years have unpacked these rights…
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According to the experts, one in five of your inmate patients has Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Do you know how to spot them and how to help them? This condition affects both the security and health care aspects of your patient population. Although ADHD is a widely recognized chronic neurobehavioral disorder, many of us working in the correctional setting…
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