In this podcast, recorded in 2010, Lorry talks with correctional health care leader, Becky Pinney, MSN, RN, CCHP-RN. At that time she was President, Metropolitan Corrections Systems, for Prison Health Services with multi-facility responsibilities for PHS sites and regions. She, like so many of us, became a correctional nurse by ‘mistake’ when asked by a relative to work in a…
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Is Prison Nursing for Me?
Correctional Nursing Today on Blog Talk Radio Margaret M. Collatt, BSN, RN, CCHP-A/RN, joins Lorry to talk about correctional nursing in the prison setting – What it takes to be a Correctional Nurse. Margaret has over 26 years of correctional healthcare experience and was the Health Services Manager at the Oregon State Penitentiary for 8 1/2 years. She has developed and…
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Dealing with Medical Emergencies
Correctional Nursing Today on Blog Talk Radio Lorry interviews Susan Laffan RN, CCHP-RN/A about how to handle emergency medical issues in a correctional facility. Susan has been a registered nurse for 28 years. She has worked in the ED for 28 years and correctional nursing for 18 years. Susan is currently the chairperson of the Academy of Correctional Health Professionals. She…
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