Inspiring compassionate professional nursing in the criminal justice system
Brenda Fields RN, RHIA, CCHP, is a Clinical Operations Associate, with MHM / Centurion, Vienna VA. This post is based on her session “How to Perform a Psychiatric Nursing Assessment” taking place at the 2018 Spring Conference on Correctional Health … [Continue reading]
In this episode, Lorry talks with Chris Cicuto, PharmD, Clinical Staff Pharmacist with Diamond Pharmacy. He is presenting a session on Drugs of Abuse: Not Always the Usual Suspects at the NCCHC Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care in … [Continue reading]
Tracey Titus, RN, CCHP-RN, is Vice President, Accreditation, for the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. This post is based on her session “Let’s Get Organized Using the New NCCHC Standards” taking place at the 2018 Spring Conference on … [Continue reading]
Understanding your patient’s life situation and cultural influences can help you be an effective nurse whatever patient population you care for. Recognizing the social and economic framework in which incarcerated patients live each day can help you … [Continue reading]
In this episode, Lorry talks with Dawn Noggle, PhD, CCHP, Grant Phillips, MD, CCHP, and Rebecca Quince, MBA, CCHP, from Maricopa County Correctional Health Services about their work in reducing substance misuse among their patient population. Dr. … [Continue reading]
Correctional patients are often confused and uninformed about their health and healthcare needs. High levels of mental health issues can cloud judgment or contribute to this confusion. Some inmates take advantage of health services for secondary … [Continue reading]
Julia Worrall, RN, CCRN, is the Executive Director of the Foundation for Airway and Craniofacial Excellence in La Jolla, CA. This post is based on her session “Sleep Quality: An Important Health Issue for Staff and Inmates” taking place at the 2018 … [Continue reading]
In this episode, I talk with Sue Smith, MSN RN CCHP-RN and Mary Muse, MS, RN, CCHP-A, CCHP-RN. Sue is a correctional nurse educator with extensive past experience in a variety of roles in the Ohio Prison System. Mary is Chief Nursing Officer for the … [Continue reading]
Understanding your patient’s life perspective can help you be an effective nurse whatever patient population you care for. Recognizing the mental framework of correctional patients is vital to both effectiveness and safety. One way to better … [Continue reading]
It is not uncommon for incompetent healthcare professionals to seek employment in the correctional system on the mistaken belief that standards are lower when dealing with inmate patients than the general public. Safeguards must be in place to … [Continue reading]
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