Correctional nurses Gayle Burrow and Sue Smith join Lorry to discuss the latest correctional health care news. News Items: Disabilities Among Prison And Jail Inmates, 2011–12 The Bureau of Justice has published a special report on disabilities among prison and jail inmates. Using data from the 2011-2012 National Inmate Survey, this report quantifies self-reported prevalence of disabilities such as hearing,…
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Patricia Blair, JD, MSN, CCHP, a nurse attorney from Houston, TX, talks about nursing licensure issues and the appropriate response to a Board of Nursing inquiry on this episode of Correctional Nursing Today. Dr. Blair’s law firm specializes in health law, including nursing, and guardianship law. She also serves on the National Commission on Correctional Health Care board of directors…
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Catherine Knox, Sue Lane, and Kim Pearson join Lorry for this last news roundup of 2015. News Items Hepatitis C Screening of Prison Inmates Would Benefit Wider Community, Be Cost-Effective Our first story is about Hepatitis C Screening of inmates. There is much in the news about treating Hepatitis C now that some effective agents have hit the market. This…
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