Anita G. Hufft, PhD, RN, Dean of the College of Nursing at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, GA talks about her research into manipulation stressors for correctional nurses. Dr. Hufft is a nurse researcher and consultant in forensic psychiatric nursing as well as a forensic nurse educator. She became interested in this concept while consulting on forensic nursing at several…
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Joe is back in the medical unit getting cleaned up and stitched up after another brawl in the housing unit. Even though he has been relocated several times, he is not adjusting well to his cell assignment. This time several young men in his pod ganged up on him after he, once again, wandered into another cell and started rooting…
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Panelists Gayle F. Burrow BSN, MPH, CCHP-RN and Gene Lincoln, BSN, MS, CCHP, join Lorry to discuss correctional health care news items. The first item is from the National Institute of Corrections (NIC). This is a great resource repository of all things correctional and many things correctional healthcare. In mid-June they posted a resource page called: Veterans in the Criminal…
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