It takes a special person to work as a nurse. I particularly ponder this thought each year around this time. Nursing care in many settings requires 24/7 coverage 365 days a year. Whether in acute care, emergency, long term care, or a correctional facility, nurses are needed, even during weekends and holidays. I am reminded of my naivete more than…
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Lorry discusses current correctional health care news with correctional nurse experts Gayle Burrow, Johnnie Lambert, and Denise Rahaman. News stories this month hit all the major issues in correctional health care practice – an aging population, high rates of mental illness, and addiction. Kentucky jail using new drug treatment for inmates addicted to opioids CBS news posted a story about…
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Lorry talks with Ian Rummery the Prison and Offender Management Nurse for HMP (Her Majesty’s Prison) Jamestown on the remote island of St Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean. Ian is a transplant to the island from Australia and also works as a Community Psychiatric Nurse with the population there. It was his mental health work that brought him into…
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