Question 1

Which of the following can be classified as a harm-reduction strategy that is available to incarcerated persons if they request them?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dental dams 
B)  Clean needles 
C)  Antibiotics 
D)  Isolation 
A)  Dental dams 
B)  Clean needles 
C)  Antibiotics 
D)  Isolation A

Question 2

Which of the following contribute to conflict with the criminal justice system among Indigenous youth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-harm 
B)  Suicidal ideation 
C)  Cultural assimilation 
D)  Tuberculosis 
A)  Self-harm 
B)  Suicidal ideation 
C)  Cultural assimilation 
D)  Tuberculosis C

Question 3

Kris, 22 years old, has been sentenced to five years in prison for trafficking. What type of facility will he be sent to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Territorial correctional centre 
B)  Federal correctional institution 
C)  Provincial correctional centre 
D)  Remand centre 
A)  Territorial correctional centre 
B)  Federal correctional institution 
C)  Provincial correctional centre 
D)  Remand centre B

Question 4

Nurses who work in the correctional system sometimes implement harm reduction programs. Describe two such programs, giving pros and cons for each.

Accepted Answer

- methadone maintenance programs: reduce

Question 5

List three examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention activities that are applicable to correctional health.

Accepted Answer

-Primary prevention: political involveme

Question 6

Nurses in correctional facilities are able to develop policy that will improve the health of incarcerated people. What is an example of such a policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Creating a methadone initiation program 
B)  Creating a needle exchange program 
C)  Implementing a ban on tattooing 
D)  Gender dysphoria policy 
A)  Creating a methadone initiation program 
B)  Creating a needle exchange program 
C)  Implementing a ban on tattooing 
D)  Gender dysphoria policy

Question 7

A nurse in a correctional facility learns that an individual is HIV positive. What should the nurse do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Request that the person be transferred to hospital 
B)  Teach the correctional officers standard precautions 
C)  Tell the corrections officers of the HIV status 
D)  Have the person moved into a cell with another inmate who is HIV positive 
A)  Request that the person be transferred to hospital 
B)  Teach the correctional officers standard precautions 
C)  Tell the corrections officers of the HIV status 
D)  Have the person moved into a cell with another inmate who is HIV positive

Question 8

How does a nurse in a correctional facility build trust with incarcerated people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Becoming involved with disciplining an incarcerated person 
B)  Protecting confidential health care information 
C)  Meeting all requests for health care services 
D)  Having a correctional officer within hearing distance at all times 
A)  Becoming involved with disciplining an incarcerated person 
B)  Protecting confidential health care information 
C)  Meeting all requests for health care services 
D)  Having a correctional officer within hearing distance at all times

Question 9

Barbara is a nursing manager within Correction Services Canada. She has been asked to maximize public health opportunities within her nursing services. Discuss what would be required to move this issue forward.

Accepted Answer

- integrating more harm reduction strate

Question 10

Ms. Pereira, 17 years old, has been sentenced to an 22-month sentence. Ms. Pereira is three months pregnant upon admission to the facility. What action would the nurse take?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tell Ms. Pereira she will serve her sentence in the community 
B)  Arrange for Ms. Pereira to attend community prenatal classes 
C)  Make arrangements to have Ms. Pereira tested for Lyme disease 
D)  Work with community partners to develop a prenatal program 
A)  Tell Ms. Pereira she will serve her sentence in the community 
B)  Arrange for Ms. Pereira to attend community prenatal classes 
C)  Make arrangements to have Ms. Pereira tested for Lyme disease 
D)  Work with community partners to develop a prenatal program

Question 11

Which of the following is true of correctional facilities that provide mental health services?

Accepted Answer

A)  Correctional facilities generally provide a higher quality of mental health services than those found within the community 
B)  Correctional facilities generally provide the same quality of mental health services as those found within the community 
C)  Correctional facilities generally provide a sub-standard quality of mental health services than those found within the community 
D)  Correctional facilities have the best mental health practitioners across the country 
A)  Correctional facilities generally provide a higher quality of mental health services than those found within the community 
B)  Correctional facilities generally provide the same quality of mental health services as those found within the community 
C)  Correctional facilities generally provide a sub-standard quality of mental health services than those found within the community 
D)  Correctional facilities have the best mental health practitioners across the country

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of primary prevention in a correctional facility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Immunization 
B)  Suicide risk assessment 
C)  Crisis intervention 
D)  Vocational training 
A)  Immunization 
B)  Suicide risk assessment 
C)  Crisis intervention 
D)  Vocational training

Question 13

Which of the following infectious disease is a concern in correctional settings? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sexually transmitted infections 
B)  Tuberculosis (T
B)  
C)  Blood-borne diseases 
D)  Salmonella 
A)  Sexually transmitted infections 
B)  Tuberculosis (T
B)  
C)  Blood-borne diseases 
D)  Salmonella

Question 14

What is an example of dynamic security in a correctional facility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Managing professional boundaries 
B)  Personal protection alarms 
C)  Counting equipment 
D)  Video monitoring 
A)  Managing professional boundaries 
B)  Personal protection alarms 
C)  Counting equipment 
D)  Video monitoring

Question 15

Luc is an inmate in a provincial correctional facility. Discuss why being in custody may improve his health status.

Accepted Answer

-For many incarcerated persons, health c

Question 16

What has contributed to the increase in people with mental illness being incarcerated?

Accepted Answer

A)  An increase in violence on television and in society 
B)  Overcrowding in correctional facilities 
C)  An increase in stress in people's lives 
D)  The deinstitutionalizing of the mentally ill 
A)  An increase in violence on television and in society 
B)  Overcrowding in correctional facilities 
C)  An increase in stress in people's lives 
D)  The deinstitutionalizing of the mentally ill

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention in a correctional facility? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Case finding 
B)  Pregnancy screening 
C)  Case management 
D)  Palliative care 
A)  Case finding 
B)  Pregnancy screening 
C)  Case management 
D)  Palliative care

Question 18

Ms. Hopkins, 16 years old, has been sentenced to an 12-month sentence.The nurse does an intake assessment. What is true of youth who are incarcerated? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Higher rate of chronic health conditions 
B)  Higher rate of sexually transmitted infections 
C)  Less likely to have anxiety compared to male inmates 
D)  Less likely to hurt themselves 
A)  Higher rate of chronic health conditions 
B)  Higher rate of sexually transmitted infections 
C)  Less likely to have anxiety compared to male inmates 
D)  Less likely to hurt themselves

Question 19

List the key elements of the mental health strategy for corrections in Canada.

Accepted Answer

-Mental health promotion
-Screening and

Question 20

Which statement is true about Indigenous people in correctional facilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are sent to facilities that specialize in Indigenous offenders 
B)  A large percentage of Indigenous youth are underrepresented 
C)  In Quebec, Indigenous offenders are less likely to be incarcerated 
D)  Indigenous people are overrepresented in corrections 
A)  They are sent to facilities that specialize in Indigenous offenders 
B)  A large percentage of Indigenous youth are underrepresented 
C)  In Quebec, Indigenous offenders are less likely to be incarcerated 
D)  Indigenous people are overrepresented in corrections

Exam 26: Correctional Health

Which of the following can be classified as a harm-reduction strategy that is available to incarcerated persons if they request them?

Which of the following contribute to conflict with the criminal justice system among Indigenous youth?

Kris, 22 years old, has been sentenced to five years in prison for trafficking. What type of facility will he be sent to?

Nurses who work in the correctional system sometimes implement harm reduction programs. Describe two such programs, giving pros and cons for each.

List three examples of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention activities that are applicable to correctional health.

Nurses in correctional facilities are able to develop policy that will improve the health of incarcerated people. What is an example of such a policy?

A nurse in a correctional facility learns that an individual is HIV positive. What should the nurse do?

How does a nurse in a correctional facility build trust with incarcerated people?

Barbara is a nursing manager within Correction Services Canada. She has been asked to maximize public health opportunities within her nursing services. Discuss what would be required to move this issue forward.

Ms. Pereira, 17 years old, has been sentenced to an 22-month sentence. Ms. Pereira is three months pregnant upon admission to the facility. What action would the nurse take?

Which of the following is true of correctional facilities that provide mental health services?

Which of the following is an example of primary prevention in a correctional facility?

Which of the following infectious disease is a concern in correctional settings? Select all that apply.

What is an example of dynamic security in a correctional facility?

Luc is an inmate in a provincial correctional facility. Discuss why being in custody may improve his health status.

What has contributed to the increase in people with mental illness being incarcerated?

Which of the following is an example of tertiary prevention in a correctional facility? Select all that apply.

Ms. Hopkins, 16 years old, has been sentenced to an 12-month sentence.The nurse does an intake assessment. What is true of youth who are incarcerated? Select all that apply.

List the key elements of the mental health strategy for corrections in Canada.

Which statement is true about Indigenous people in correctional facilities?

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