This article was originally published by CorrectionsOne.com View the original here Rapid blood testing speeds onsite treatment Editor’s Note: The author, Lorry Schoenly, has not tested or evaluated the brands identified in this column. They are only used as examples of available products. By Lorry Schoenly If I could put something under the tree for your medical unit this year…
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Prison Intake Nursing
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uu7hxf9h5Xk] This video is a realistic presentation of nursing practice in a prison setting. Correctional health care is a nurse-run system. Much of the medical interventions and prescribing are done by nurse practitioners. Individuals in the corrections system have lived hard lives and can appear 10 years older than their chronologic age. Up to 40% can have Hepatitis C due…
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Improving Medical Care – Chino Experience
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BiWg-0-5Lg] This brief video news clip of Health Care at Chino Prison Facility in California underscores some of the challenges of delivering health care behind bars. Note the medical records issues. Many jails and prisons still rely on paper charts but do not have enough staff to keep up with the filing, thus jeopardizing care delivery. What other challenges do…
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