In this episode of Correctional Nursing Today Karen Marchand-Singleton discusses her research involving nurse perceptions of correctional health care. Karen performed this research as part of her master’s degree program and hopes to expand her sample in future research. Karen’s entry into correctional practice started when her son, who has hemophilia, was detained at a […]

In this first news round-up of 2014, Catherine Knox, Susan Laffan, and Pat Voermans discuss the latest correctional healthcare news. Story #1 Oregon Enrolling inmates in ACA  – Jails and Prisons Jails and prisons in Oregon are making the news as journalists pursue the story of inmates being signed up for Medicaid services through application […]

Regular panelists Johnnie Lambert, Mari Knight, and Margaret Collatt help us close out the year with discussion of December 2013 correctional healthcare news. Let’s roll…… Story #1: Eye Care Rare Among Low Income Diabetics – Implications for Correctional Nursing? Our first story, while not specifically about correctional healthcare has a very real connection for our […]

Have you ever felt traumatized at the end of your work day? Maybe you have gone through periods of feeling very burned out in your nursing practice. In this episode I talk with Tanya Munger about her research into vicarious traumatization in correctional nursing. She surveyed correctional nurses from around the country about their experiences […]

Our panel of nurse experts drills deep into the recently published Pew Report on Prison Healthcare Spending to discuss implications and compare their experiences with the report’s recommendations. Panelists include Johnnie Lambert, correctional nurse and Vice-President, Clinical Operations, Policy and Accreditation with Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc. ; Mari Knight, Mid-Atlantic Transition, Training and HSA […]

Cindy Peternelj-Taylor talks about professional boundary violations in this episode of Correctional Nursing Today. Cindy is Professor, College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada and Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Forensic Nursing. She has done extensive research into professional boundaries in the nurse-patient relationship and shares some of her findings in this […]

My guest on this episode is Ava Chavez, RN, Senior Nurse with Correctional Health Services (CHS) in Orange County, CA, where she oversees the daily nursing operations in the various clinical units located within the Orange County Jail system. She created a wound care team and manages the wound care program, in addition to her […]

This monthly news round-up includes comments from Pat Voermans, advanced practice nurse recently retired from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, and Mari Knight, Mid-Atlantic Transition, Training and HSA Support Nurse for Conmed Healthcare Management. Story #1: Indiana Inmates Provide End-of-Life Care Our first story comes from the Indiana Prison System where they are providing hospice […]

The effects of isolation on the mentally ill is a topic of much discussion in the correctional community. Legal action is being taken in many settings to reduce this practice. Just a few examples include these news items from Colorado, New York, and California. In the case of California, concerns are raised regarding solitary confinement […]

Guest Jayne Russell, MEd., CCHP-A, talks about how correctional nurses can respond to sexual assault and the new Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards. According to reports from a recent Bureau of Justice Statistics survey of inmates in adult and juvenile facilities, 4% of state and federal prisoners and 3.2% of jail inmates reported one […]