Lorry Schoenly, PhD, RN, CCHP

Correctional Healthcare

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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Water intoxication and inmates: Signs to watch out for
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Inmates with chronic mental illnesses, especially schizophrenia, are particularly prone to water intoxication
Dealing with the dementia dilemma
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The corrections community is coming to terms with the need to address growing numbers of inmates with dementia
4 correctional healthcare game changers from 2011
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Healthcare is now the most common legal issue raised by inmates
4 myths about hangings in corrections
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The actions taken in the first few minutes after a discovered hanging can be the difference between a hospital transfer and an in-custody death
Why undetected disabilities can be dangerous in a facility
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Inmates can have functional disability that makes them vulnerable to perdition and injury
Summer safety tips for corrections officers
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Now is a good time to be reminded about the dangers of heat for you and the inmate population you manage
Help control inmates through better understanding
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Can an understanding of your inmate's traumatic past help with current management issues? You bet! According to Stephanie S. Covington, Ph.D., L.C.S.W, you can help to keep the situation under cont...
Unhealthy inmate relationships: 5 danger signs
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By Lorry Schoenly Prison and jail medical units are over-represented by female staff, creating a number of challenges to avoiding inappropriate inmate relationships. It is a common saying that the ...
Top correctional health care news from 2010
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Editor’s note: This article is part of the 2010 Corrections1 End of the Year Report. Please visit the main page for the end of the year report here. By Lorry SchoenlySeveral correctional health car...
Rapid blood testing speeds onsite treatment
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Editor’s Note: The author, Lorry Schoenly, has not tested or evaluated the brands identified in this column. They are only used as examples of available products. By Lorry Schoenly If I could put s...
Prison tattoos: Body art bad for the body
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Reining in underground tattooing can reduce the spread of Hepatitis and HIV
When a hunger strike strikes
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What should you do when one or more of the inmates in your facility call a hunger strike?
Staying healthy during emergencies
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4 keys to staying strong in a crisis
How prisoner weightlifting can turn deadly
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Watch for rhabdo in the exercise yard and beyond
Perfect storm looming: Inmate dementia is on the horizon
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Why a wave of inmate dementia is coming to corrections and how we can control it
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