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, the Correctional Nurse Manifesto, Essentials of Correctional Nursing and The Correctional Health Care Patient Safety Handbook are available in print and digital on Amazon.

LATEST ARTICLES

Corrections News

What to do until medical arrives: Difficulty breathing

A number of medical emergencies can arise in a jail or prison, and it may take time for a medical staff to arrive

February 12, 2016 04:02 PM

Lorry Schoenly, PhD, RN, CCHP

Corrections News

What to do until medical arrives: Blunt trauma

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

January 13, 2016 05:25 PM

Lorry Schoenly, PhD, RN, CCHP

Correctional Healthcare

How to recognize opiate withdrawal in inmates

Whether through prescription drug abuse or IV heroin, opiate addiction is at epidemic proportions

October 11, 2015 01:05 PM

Lorry Schoenly, PhD, RN, CCHP

Synthetic marijuana: A very real contraband hazard

If synthetic marijuana is popular in your region, help spread the word of the dangers and misconceptions about this drug

August 25, 2015 01:16 PM

Lorry Schoenly, PhD, RN, CCHP

Excited delirium: Medical emergency – not willful resistance

The ability to think and act quickly in an excited delirium situation, then, could spell the difference between gaining control and a lost life

June 26, 2015 10:22 AM

Lorry Schoenly, PhD, RN, CCHP

What to do until medical arrives: Bleeding

Your partner has been stabbed, and medical is still a few minutes out; do you know what to do?

May 19, 2015 12:19 PM

Lorry Schoenly, PhD, RN, CCHP

Correctional Healthcare

Keep yourself safe: Setting boundaries with inmates

Establishing a personal relationship with an inmate is inappropriate, at best; it can be dangerous and illegal as well

April 23, 2015 06:05 PM

Lorry Schoenly, PhD, RN, CCHP

Correctional Healthcare

Lockdown! Break the infection chain

Do you know the best methods involved with preventing or ending an infection in your facility? Brush up with these tips

April 16, 2015 01:13 PM

Lorry Schoenly, PhD, RN, CCHP

How to tell if an inmate has measles

Do you know the signs and symptoms of measles so you can contact the medical unit and avert a major outbreak in your facility?

March 20, 2015 01:45 PM

Lorry Schoenly, PhD, RN, CCHP

Busting measles myths – is it time to vaccinate inmates?

These five measles myths are prevalent in our society; check out the truth behind them and protect yourself against a potentially debilitating, deadly virus

March 09, 2015 06:05 PM

Lorry Schoenly, PhD, RN, CCHP