Correctional Nursing Today on BlogTalkRadio Lorry chats with Jackie Moore, PhD, RN, CCHP-A, CCHP-RN about the beginnings of organized correctional healthcare – she was there at the start! Dr. Moore has over 3 decades of nursing experience primarily in corrections and started the first correctional healthcare company providing services to facilities in the northeast. She writes, speaks and consults regularly…
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Transgender Inmates: He Said, She Said
Transgender inmates are over-represented in the correctional settings. If you work in corrections, you are likely to come face-to-face with your attitudes and emotions about these individuals. Nursing ethical principles require those of us in the profession to provide nursing care with concern and respect for human dignity, no matter the life choices the individual has made. THE SITUATION: You’re…
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Double Down on TB in Jails and Prisons
Correctional Nursing Today on BlogTalkRadio Janice B Hill, RN, MPH, is a correctional nurse leader with nearly 3 decades of experience with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office in Largo, FL. She is an active nurse educator frequently presenting on juvenile standards for the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. She was instrumental in the development of Florida’s Model Jail Standards…
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