These comments are based upon those included in our April Monthly Newsletter – The Correctional Nurse – that is sent out to all subscribers of CorrectionalNurse.Net, The Correctional Nurse Educator and Nursing Behind the Wall. Subscriptions are free. It is notable that even in a few weeks since our newsletter was written, deaths have wildly increased in the United States…
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If you use informational handouts as a primary education method for your chronic care clinics or nurse sick calls, you may be assuming that your patients understand when they do not. Misinformation or lack of information can sabotage your efforts to improve the health of the patients you serve. Are Your Education Materials Patient-Friendly? Health literacy, the ability to understand medical…
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Grievances are a standard mechanism for patients in a correctional facility to request changes and express discontent with a variety of conditions of confinement such as housing, officer treatment, and inadequate healthcare. Although many in correctional health care see the grievance process as a tedious necessity, medical grievances can be a rich source of information for uncovering system flaws. This…
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