jmallenwood

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1. Nurse practitioners in correction system

   jmallenwood replied to Tashka's topic in Correctional

   Well, good for you! I certainly applaud your enthusiasm. And I mean enthusiasm in the real meaning of the word! Certainly, the scriptural admonition is very clear! I think NPs may be the very best providers for this group of people - inmates are, to ...

2. Nurse practitioners in correction system

   jmallenwood replied to Tashka's topic in Correctional

   Ah, psychiatry! We haven't had a psychiatrist in the 6 mos I've been working. Prescribing for the seriously mentally ill is way out of my scope, of course, and the family doc who is medical director feels the same...we think it's because our for prof...

3. Nurse practitioners in correction system

   jmallenwood replied to Tashka's topic in Correctional

   Prisons and jails are different in a lot of ways, I imagine. A small proportion of our inmates are on work release that pays so that they could pay for visits- which sounds like a good way to encourage inmates to value healthcare and in fact invest i...

4. Protocols on Medication Administration

   jmallenwood replied to EASTCOASTRN's topic in Correctional

   The policy at our jail is that controlled substances are not given before court because there maybe a perception on the judge's part of altered consciousness and therefore impaired understanding/judgement/decision making that would put the I/M at a d...

5. Nurse practitioners in correction system

   jmallenwood replied to Tashka's topic in Correctional

   Orca, What general statements would you make about health care in prison?

6. ?'s from non medical people about this type of nursing?

   jmallenwood replied to Happy2bRN's topic in Correctional

   Prisoners are our brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers...some very famous and "nice" people have been in jail - from Jesus (just overnight) and Saint Paul (a regular jailbird) to Dreyfuss and the Scotsboro boys...The Quakers have a saying, "Ther...

7. Nurse practitioners in correction system

   jmallenwood replied to Tashka's topic in Correctional

   I'm a family NP and have been working in 2 local jails for the past 6 months...here in NH it makes sense to use NPs because we have a a progressive Nurse Practice Act that bestows a great deal of independence...and , of course, we are cheaper than p...