Exam 25: Correctional Health

Luc is an inmate in a provincial correctional facility.Discuss three reasons why being in custody may improve his health status.Give a specific practice example related to each reason.

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- many inmates have previously neglected their health (e.g. ,poor diabetes management)
- many inmates may have had limited exposure to the health care system (e.g. ,cycle of poverty created a mistrust of institutions)
- nurse has inmates' undivided attention (e.g. ,teachable moments to provide new information and skills)
- being in the system may motivate inmate to change behaviour (e.g. ,being incarcerated can be a life-altering event that may help to recover from addictions)
- nurse may identify previously unknown problems (e.g. ,inmate may never have had access to a comprehensive mental health assessment before)

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

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What is an example of a primary prevention in a correctional facility?

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

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Question 4

What activity might a nurse engage in while working in a correctional facility?

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Question 5

What infection is an inmate in a correctional facility most likely to encounter?

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Question 6

What infectious disease has the potential to increase in prevalence through overcrowding in correctional settings?

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Question 7

How does a nurse in a correctional facility build trust with inmates?

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Question 8

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

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Question 9

A nurse is working in a provincial correctional facility.What skill will be essential in this setting that is less important in a federal facility?

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Question 10

Case 1 Ms.Blackstone,19 years old,has been sentenced to an 18-month sentence. (Refer to Case 1 above. )What is an example of a secondary prevention the nurse may use with Ms.Blackstone?

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Question 11

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

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Question 12

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

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Question 13

Which statement is true about people of Aboriginal descent in correctional facilities?

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Question 14

Case 1 Ms.Blackstone,19 years old,has been sentenced to an 18-month sentence. (Refer to Case 1 above. )The nurse does an intake assessment.What is true of women who are incarcerated?

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Question 15

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.

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Question 16

How should a new nurse develop therapeutic relationships with children in a young offenders' facility?

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Question 17

Case 1 Ms.Blackstone,19 years old,has been sentenced to an 18-month sentence. (Refer to Case 1 above. )What type of facility will Ms.Blackstone be sent to?

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Question 18

For nurses in the correctional system,health programs may create conflict with correctional system's main concerns of security and protection of the public.Describe two such health programs,giving pros and cons for each.

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Question 19

Case 1 Ms.Blackstone,19 years old,has been sentenced to an 18-month sentence. (Refer to Case 1 above. )Ms.Blackstone is three months pregnant upon admission to the facility.What action would the nurse take?

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Exam 25: Correctional Health

Luc is an inmate in a provincial correctional facility.Discuss three reasons why being in custody may improve his health status.Give a specific practice example related to each reason.

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

What is an example of a primary prevention in a correctional facility?

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

What activity might a nurse engage in while working in a correctional facility?

What infection is an inmate in a correctional facility most likely to encounter?

What infectious disease has the potential to increase in prevalence through overcrowding in correctional settings?

How does a nurse in a correctional facility build trust with inmates?

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

A nurse is working in a provincial correctional facility.What skill will be essential in this setting that is less important in a federal facility?

Case 1 Ms.Blackstone,19 years old,has been sentenced to an 18-month sentence. (Refer to Case 1 above. )What is an example of a secondary prevention the nurse may use with Ms.Blackstone?

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

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

Which statement is true about people of Aboriginal descent in correctional facilities?

Case 1 Ms.Blackstone,19 years old,has been sentenced to an 18-month sentence. (Refer to Case 1 above. )The nurse does an intake assessment.What is true of women who are incarcerated?

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.

How should a new nurse develop therapeutic relationships with children in a young offenders' facility?

Case 1 Ms.Blackstone,19 years old,has been sentenced to an 18-month sentence. (Refer to Case 1 above. )What type of facility will Ms.Blackstone be sent to?

For nurses in the correctional system,health programs may create conflict with correctional system's main concerns of security and protection of the public.Describe two such health programs,giving pros and cons for each.

Case 1 Ms.Blackstone,19 years old,has been sentenced to an 18-month sentence. (Refer to Case 1 above. )Ms.Blackstone is three months pregnant upon admission to the facility.What action would the nurse take?

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