Dr. Schoenly has been a nurse for 30 years and is currently specializing in correctional healthcare. She is an author and educator seeking to improve patient safety and professional nursing practice behind bars. Her web-presence, Correctional Nurse, provides information and support to those working in correctional health care. Her books, Essentials of Correctional Nursing and The Correctional Health Care Patient Safety Handbook are available in print and digital on Amazon.
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Excessive alcohol use can alter your ability to function at work and at home, which can be dangerous for you and your teammates
A concerted, multi-disciplinary response to self-injury behavior in the correctional setting is needed
The healthcare ethical code requires not only not doing harm, but also focusing on what is best for the medical and mental health of the patient
How do you respond appropriately to keep questionable illness from becoming a career stopper?
A number of medical emergencies can arise in a jail or prison, and it may take time for a medical staff to arrive
Whether a fight in the yard, a fall down the steps in the tiers, or a take-down that gets out of hand, blunt trauma is a common emergency situation in a correctional facility
Whether through prescription drug abuse or IV heroin, opiate addiction is at epidemic proportions
If synthetic marijuana is popular in your region, help spread the word of the dangers and misconceptions about this drug
The ability to think and act quickly in an excited delirium situation, then, could spell the difference between gaining control and a lost life
Your partner has been stabbed, and medical is still a few minutes out; do you know what to do?
Establishing a personal relationship with an inmate is inappropriate, at best; it can be dangerous and illegal as well
Do you know the best methods involved with preventing or ending an infection in your facility? Brush up with these tips
Do you know the signs and symptoms of measles so you can contact the medical unit and avert a major outbreak in your facility?
These five measles myths are prevalent in our society; check out the truth behind them and protect yourself against a potentially debilitating, deadly virus
Naloxone (Narcan) has been a standard medication in use in emergency situations for over 40 years
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