Barbara Curtis, MSN, RN, Director of Nursing Service, Washington State Department of Corrections talks about the high prevalence of traumatic brain injury in the correctional patient population and responses to the condition. Barbara has been an RN for over 30 years with 20 of those in emergency services both as administrator and clinician. She has been with correctional nursing for 11…
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March 2012 News Round-Up – Dealing with Aging Inmates
In this month’s correctional healthcare news round-up, I talk with regular panelists, Catherine Knox and Sue Smith about aging and disability issues in correctional healthcare. Catherine is an independent consultant with nursing and leadership experience in the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Washington Department of Corrections, and California Prison Health Care Services. Sue Smith also has a long history in…
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Correctional Health Care News Round-Up for March 2012
In this month’s correctional healthcare news round-up Lorry Schoenly talks with regular panelists, Catherine Knox and Sue Smith, about aging and disability issues in correctional healthcare. Catherine is an independent consultant with nursing and leadership experience in the Oregon Department of Corrections, the Washington Department of Corrections, and California Prison Health Care Services. Sue Smith also has a long history…
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