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Even good things have an ending. After nine years in operation, the Correctional Nursing Today podcast is closing. This episode – 150 –  is the last for the show. On January 21, 2010, I had my first ever podcast using a platform called “Blogtalk Radio”. I recently loaded up that first episode and cringed at […] The post The Final Episode (Podcast 150) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

Clarence Cryer, Jr, MPH, CCHP-A, Chief Executive Officer for the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran, CA, talks with Lorry about reducing hospital readmission rates. He published the article Reducing Hospital Readmissions Among Incarcerated Patients in the January 2018 issue of the Journal of Correctional Health Care.   Hospital readmission within 30 […] The post Reducing Hospital Readmissions Among Incarcerated Patients (Podcast Episode 149) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

Lorry’s guest for this episode is Alexandra Wimberly, PhD, Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work in Baltimore. She and her colleague, Dr. Malitta Engstrom, published the article Stress, Substance Use, and Yoga in the Context of Community Reentry Following Incarceration in the January 2018 issue of the Journal of Correctional […] The post Stress Reduction Through Yoga During Reentry (Podcast 148) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

In this podcast episode, Lorry talks with Keith Courtney, DO, CCHP, Alberta Health Services Facilities – Medical Director for Correctional Health Services, in Alberta, Canada. He and his colleagues (Dr. Lauren Cuthbertson, Dr. Karolina Koalewski, and Dr. Jennifer Edge)have published the article Factors that Promote and Hinder Medication Adherence from the Perspective of Inmates in a […] The post Factors that Promote and Hinder Medication Adherence in a Correctional Setting (Podcast 147) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

Evelyn Bush, Correctional Program Specialist at the National Institute of Corrections in Washington, DC joins Lorry to talk about sex trafficking of female inmates. Some of her current work involves sex trafficking and the impact on the lives of women who come in contact with the correctional system. To more adequately educate medical and mental […] The post Victims Behind Bars: Sex Trafficking of Women Offenders (Podcast 146) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

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 Minneapolis April 21-24, 2018. A drug of abuse is one that is taken for non-medical reasons […] The post Drugs of Abuse: Not Always the Usual Suspects (Podcast 145) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

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. Noggle is Mental Health Director, Dr. Phillips is Medical Director and Rebecca Quince is Business Integration and Technology […] The post The Elephant in the Jail: Tackling the Challenge of Substance Misuse (Podcast 144) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

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 Wisconsin Department of Corrections and member of the NCCHC Board […] The post Cultivating Moral Resilience in Correctional Nurses (Podcast 143) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

Lorry talks with Kathleen S. Ashton, PhD, RN, CNE, Assistant Professor at Duke University School of Nursing in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Ashton penned an article published in the Journal of Nursing Education titled “Teaching Nursing Students to Care for Patients Who are Inmates.” She became interested in the subject as she visited clinical settings […] The post Teaching Nursing Students to Care for Patients Who are Inmates (Podcast 142) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

Lorry’s guest on this podcast episode is Donna Jackson-Kohlin, MSN, CNM, CCHP, a Certified Nurse Midwife providing obstetric and gynecology care at the Western MA Regional Women’s Correctional Center. She is presenting a session called Benefits to Pumping Breast Milk Behind Bars at the 2017 NCCHC National Conference on Correctional Health Care. It is estimated […] The post Benefits of Pumping Breast Milk Behind Bars (Podcast Episode 141) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

“The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.” – Albert Einstein Lorry’s guest on this podcast episode is Kenneth Faiver, MPH, CCHP, a correctional health care consultant and expert witness from Lansing, MI. He has been […] The post Ethics in the Practice of Correctional Health Care (Podcast Episode 140) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

Melissa Caldwell, PhD, CCHP, a clinical psychologist and Director of Mental Health Services for Advanced Correctional Healthcare in Peoria, Illinois, joins Lorry to talk about this important correctional health care concern.  She is presenting a session called Tell Me How You Really Feel: A Guide to Deciphering the Malingering of Psychosis at the 2017 NCCHC […] The post Deciphering the Malingering of Psychosis (Podcast Episode 139) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

Brianna Kramer, a recruiter with Premier Medical Staffing Services in Milwaukee, WI, shares her list of common myths about correctional nursing practice. Brianna and her team often recruit healthcare staff for positions in correctional settings. That means she gets to answer plenty of questions about working behind bars. How does her list of common myths […] The post Dispelling Myths About Correctional Nursing (Podcast Episode 138) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

Masonda Wheatly, RN, CCHP, is the SANE Nurse Coordinator for Corizon Health in its Missouri Regional Office, serving the Missouri Department of Corrections (MODOC). She is also the CQI Coordinator and Clinical Educator for the Region. In this episode, Masonda joins Lorry to talk about implementing a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program in a […] The post SANE Nursing in a Prison System (Podcast Episode 137) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

Jeffery Keller, MD, FACCP, CCHP-P, joins Lorry to talk about medication diversion in correctional facilities. Dr. Keller is Chief Medical Officer of Centurion as well as the Medical Director of Badger Medical, which provides medical services to several jails and juvenile facilities in Idaho. Incarcerated patients require medications to treat a variety of chronic conditions […] The post Medication Diversion in Jails and Prisons (Podcast Episode 136) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

Marci Mackenzie, PhD, LCSW, and Marina Moshkovich, MD, join Lorry to talk about working with ADHD patients in prison. Dr. Mackenzie is a Clinician Administrator and Dr. Moshkovich is a psychiatrist with University Correctional HealthCare, Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care Division, working in the New Jersey Prison System. They are presenting a session on ADHD […] The post Working with Patients with ADHD (Podcast Episode 135) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

Jim Martin, MPSA, CCHP, Accreditation Specialist with the National Commission Correctional Health Care (NCCHC), joins Lorry to talk about communication with incarcerated patients. He is presenting a session on Strategic Bedside Manner: How to Tactically Speak with Inmates at the NCCHC Spring Conference on Correctional Health Care in Atlanta, April 29-May 2, 2017. Words have […] The post How to Tactically Speak with Inmates (Podcast Episode 134) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

Elmer Dickens, JD, General Counsel for the Washington County Oregon Sheriff’s office and the Oregon State Sheriff’s Association joins Lorry to discuss the effect of power on staff-patient relationships in corrections.  He is presenting a session on Staff Misconduct and PREA: How Power Affects Employee Behavior at the 2017 NCCHC Spring Conference on Correctional Health […] The post Staff Misconduct and PREA: How Power Affects Employee Behavior (Podcast Episode 133) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

Caterina G. Spinaris, PhD., Founding Director of Desert Waters Correctional Outreach in Florence, CO joins Lorry to talk about the health effects of working in a correctional setting. Dr. Spinaris is a licensed professional counselor with nearly three decades of clinical experience, including offering psychotherapy services to correctional staff and their families. Currently, as Executive […] The post Health Effects of Working in Corrections (Podcast Episode 132) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.

Aleksander Shalshin, MD, CCHP, former Medical Director for the New York City Department of Health for Correctional Health, joins Lorry for a conversation about the ethical challenges of correctional health care practice. Dr. Shalshin discovered correctional practice during his medical education when he completed a fellowship on Riker’s Island, the main facility of the New […] The post Ethical Dilemmas in Correctional Health Care (Podcast Episode 131) appeared first on Correctional Nurse . Net.