Originally aired August 31, 2010: Susan Loeb, PhD, RN, discusses the National Institute of Nursing Research Grant funded project to include End-of-Life Care in corrections. Dr. Loeb is Associate Professor of Nursing at the Pennsylvania State University and Faculty Affiliate in the Gerontology Cneter and Bioethics Program. She is Principle Investigator for the NINR research.
Failure to Rescue
Originally aired August 19, 2010: Sue Smith, RN, MSN, CCHP-RN, joins Lorry to discuss the issue of failure to rescue. First recognized in acute care facilities, failure to rescue has come to be associated with understaffing, lack of communication, healthcare staff who become overly task oriented and to lack of vigilance. In the correctional setting, inmate-patients can have mixed motivations…
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Inmate Health Perspective with Author Piper Kerman
Originally Aired July 14, 2010: Piper Kerman, author of the memoir “Orange is the New Black” discusses her book and experiences in a federal prison, focusing on the healthcare perspective.