Exam 24: Care of Correctional Populations

A dilemma for the nurse in correctional facilities is to:

Inmates who are admitted to a long-term correctional facility should be:

An advanced population health nurse in a correctional setting can best utilize this role to:

Upon incarceration, female inmates should be asked for:

Screening activities in a correctional facility can include screening for: (Select all that apply.)

Clients in correctional settings have unique considerations for care. Providing care in a correctional setting has implications for the client population health as environmental conditions and behaviors in correctional facilities:

Ensuring that the facility has adequate nutrition for its inmates, providing opportunities for rest and exercise, and controlling communicable diseases address:

Diagnosis and treatment in a correctional setting can pose a challenge to the nurse because treatment considerations such as medication distribution must be balanced with the institution's security safeguards. Strategies to ensure success of medication administration include: (Select all that apply.)

Many inmates in correctional facilities have communicable diseases. The most important consideration for the nurse who works in a correctional facility is to:

The correctional nurse is meeting with county officials to review health promotion activities planned for a 150 person facility. Which activities should the nurse emphasize as being important for this population? (Select all that apply.)

Inmates can develop terminal illnesses while incarcerated and medical parole may not be indicated. Health restoration interventions for this population include:

As an inmate population ages, a consideration must be made for long-term care planning. One intervention for long-term care would be to:

A health restoration intervention the nurse can implement at a correctional setting is advocacy for:

The population health nurse is providing care to inmates. This provision of care protects constitutional rights of inmates and:

The correctional facility nurse is planning diversion actions for individuals with mental illness. What needs to be created to support diversion for this population? (Select all that apply.)