2024 ACA Nashville Program Book_154th Congress of Correction

and have certain tenets that guide our specialty. It is the responsibility of managers, leaders and nursing leadership to discuss the 16 standards correctional nurses are accountable for. For us to be safe, effective and confident in our role, we must have the knowledge and skills to perform at our highest level and know the scope, standards and expectations of the role. This workshop will discuss the expectations of the correctional nurse as published by the American Nurses Association Corrections Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, 3 rd Edition (2020). Learning Objectives: • Participants will be able to list two inmate rights related to healthcare. • Participants will be able to discuss the two areas of Standards of Corrections Nursing Practice from the American Nurses Association Corrections Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice (2020). • Participants will be able to list three basic tenets the correctional nurse needs to follow/remember. Moderator: Chris Black-Edwards , RN, BSN, CHSA, CCN/M, Deputy Director, Health Services Division, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Huntsville, Texas Speakers: Arlita Jefferson , DNP, MSN-Ed., MPH, RN, NPD-BC, CNE, Nursing Program Manager, CMC Nursing Education, UTMB at Galveston Correctional Managed Care, Galveston, Texas Expanding Access to Methadone in Carceral Setting Using the Hospital/Clinic Designation [CE/CME/CERP] Room 209C Primary Area of Focus: Healthcare/Wellness Primary Community of Focus: Prisons & Jails Methadone is a lifesaving medication for treating opioid use disorder (OUD). It is clinical best practice to offer all FDA-approved medications for the treatment of OUD, including methadone, in all settings, including carceral settings. Managing substance withdrawal in carceral settings is important as deaths due to unmanaged acute withdrawal are preventable. Counties, carceral administrators and carceral

on a regular basis and realize the missing link in correctional health care … are registered dietitians, the food and nutrition experts. Participants will hear from a correctional registered dietitian and physician with over 20 years of experience in health care and over 10 years in corrections (jails, prisons and juvenile detention facilities). The session will include an explanation of the nutrition assessment process for educating individuals needing therapeutic diets, food allergies, double portions and protein drinks. The assessment will be used to develop menus for food services. Finally, real life scenarios will be provided for participants to experience how correctional registered dietitians are the missing link in correctional health care. Learning Objectives: • Review the roles and responsibilities of a correctional registered dietitian. • Differentiate between the roles of medical providers and correctional registered dietitians. • Describe menus that match the corresponding diagnosis. Moderator: Jennifer Jackson , Ed.D., RDN, LDN, Correctional Dietitian, Keystone Nutrition, Lafayette, Louisiana Speakers: Jennifer Jackson , Ed.D., RDN, LDN, Correctional Dietitian, Keystone Nutrition, Lafayette, Louisiana; Stacye Rodriguez , RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Louisiana Department of Corrections, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Correctional Nursing 101: Scope and Standards of Practice for the Correctional Nurse [CE/CME/CERP] Room 209B Primary Area of Focus: Healthcare/Wellness Primary Community of Focus: Prisons & Jails For correctional nurses to provide quality patient care safely in this vulnerable population, not only must they practice within the scope and standards of practice for nurses per their state board but also within the scope and standards of practice of the correctional nurse as developed by the American Nurses Association (ANA). Many nurses are not aware correctional nursing is a specialty within itself

Thursday, Aug. 15 ▼ 10–11:30 a.m.

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