Lorry Schoenly, PhD, RN, CCHP

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• The 2015 correctional health care forecast is mentally challenging

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  Greatest news concerns are rising needs of incarcerated mentally ill and relationship of mental illness and isolation practices

• What to do until medical arrives: Allergic reactions

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  An inmate is having an allergic reaction to a insect sting. Do you know how to respond?

• 4 tips for handling mentally ill inmates

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  Like it or not, correctional settings have become the defacto psychiatric hospitals of our day; use these tips to keep yourself safe

• Use restraint when using restraint chairs

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  Use of restraint chairs to manage unruly inmates has been the focus of recent lawsuits

• Noteworthy correctional healthcare news in 2013

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  December is here and time to reflect on noteworthy correctional healthcare news of the year past

• Correctional nurse gratitude for correctional officers on Thanksgiving

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  Columnist Lorry Schoenly offers thanks to those who will likely be working on this holiday

• Brewing up trouble with prison hooch

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  Illegal drugs may never be welcomed in the American prison system, but how about alcohol or prescription drugs?

• Holy cow! Handling body jewelry and piercings

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  One report found that 60 percent of inmates have some kind of body piercing; how do you deal with it?

• Sleep tight: An unusual safety procedure

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  Encouraging sleep in inmates creates a safer working environment

• Inmate weightlifting: Healthy or hazardous?

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  Rethinking the ‘gym’ concept of healthy exercise can open up avenues for low-risk and low-expense options

• Debugging the system: Exterminating myths about lice

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  Jails and prisons, like schools and homeless shelters, need a solid plan for screening for and treating these tiny vampires

• 2012 year in review: Correctional healthcare change makers

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  More than 50 correctional nurse leaders present their top picks for news stories of the past year

• Spotting alcohol withdrawal in jail inmates

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  Officers need to be on the lookout for symptoms of withdrawal that indicate a need for medical intervention

• Special delivery: Birthing babies behind bars

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  Err on the side of caution when dealing with a pregnant inmate potentially in labor

• Why creative uses of antibiotic ointments can be dangerous

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  A recent study raises concern over the inappropriate use of antibiotic ointments by a growing number of prisoners

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