Dental Concepts for the Correctional Nurse 2.0 Continuing Education Hours Managing dental conditions is not a part of most nursing positions and little dental training is provided in nursing school. However, correctional nurses are most often the first care provider to evaluate a dental complaint and make determinations regarding referrals for treatment and urgency of…

Medication Administration for the Correctional Nurse 2.0 Continuing Education Hours Traditional medication administration processes require alteration when applied in the correctional setting to accommodate the needs of security and the dispersed nature of health care delivery. Correctional nurses must accommodate security requirements while maintaining all standard administration principles. This class describes the various ways medications may…

Pain Management for the Correctional Nurse 2.0 Continuing Education Hours Costing more than $600 billion dollars annually, chronic pain is a major concern in the community.  There is disparity in the amount and type of pain treatment provided in the community and in the correctional environment. The nature of incarceration makes some non-pharmacologic therapies that…

A Hypertension Primer for the Correctional Nurse 2.0 Continuing Education Hours In 2015, the Department of Justice Bureau of Statistics published the latest Special Report of Medical Problems of State and Federal Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2011-2012.  In it, the prevalence of heart-related problems in state and federal prisoners was 9.8%, whereas the prevalence of heart-related problems in…

A Cardiac Primer for the Correctional Nurse:  Heart Sounds and Murmurs 3.0 Continuing Education Hours In 2015, the Department of Justice Bureau of Statistics published the latest Special Report of Medical problems of State and Federal Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2011-2012.  In it, the prevalence of heart-related problems in state and federal prisoners was 9.8%,…

A Cardiac Primer for the Correctional Nurse:  Arrhythmias and the ECG 3.0 Continuing Education Hours In 2015, the Department of Justice Bureau of Statistics published the latest Special Report of Medical problems of State and Federal Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2011-2012.  In it, the prevalence of heart-related problems in state and federal prisoners was 9.8%,…

Diabetes for the Correctional Nurse 2.0 Continuing Education Hours In the US Department of Justice’s Special Report on the Medical Problems of State and Federal Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2011-12 that was published in early 2015, a 200% increase in the number of incarcerated individuals with diabetes was documented from 2004 to this report.  Nine percent of State…

Chronic Care Patient Education:  Hypertension in Corrections 1.5 Continuing Education Hours As healthcare professionals, we are constantly providing patient education as we go about our assessments and treatments.  In corrections, our practice is an extension of Community Health. We assess and treat many of the same illnesses that are prevalent in our community; often, however, their…

Chronic Care Patient Education:  Diabetes in Corrections 1.5 Continuing Education Hours In correctional settings, keeping Diabetes in control may be an even greater challenge than in the free world, since people who have the ability to choose the timing of their blood glucose checks, medication administration,  exercise regimen and the foods that they eat still…

Excited Delirium in Corrections 1.5 Continuing Education Hours It is 5:00 pm on a Saturday night, and Mr. Joel arrives at Booking in the County Jail in the custody of four Deputies.  The Deputies tell you that he was picked up at the train station because he was “acting crazy”, pulling his clothes off and screaming…