Question 1

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 C, D

Question 2

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 A

Question 3

Which of the following is among the fastest growing groups subgroups found within correctional environments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children aged 12 years and younger 
B)  Youth between the ages of 14 - 24 years 
C)  Adults aged 35-45 years 
D)  Adults aged 50 years and older 
A)  Children aged 12 years and younger 
B)  Youth between the ages of 14 - 24 years 
C)  Adults aged 35-45 years 
D)  Adults aged 50 years and older D

Question 4

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 5

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 6

Which of the following are challenges for nurses working in correctional facilities? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Matters of security will often take precedence over nursing care 
B)  Nurses have to wait while officers complete security-related tasks 
C)  Nurses must abide by policies that govern all correctional employees 
D)  Nursing care will always take precedence over security 
A)  Matters of security will often take precedence over nursing care 
B)  Nurses have to wait while officers complete security-related tasks 
C)  Nurses must abide by policies that govern all correctional employees 
D)  Nursing care will always take precedence over security

Question 7

Which of the following is a widely used harm reduction approach in dealing with substance use issues in correctional facilities world-wide? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Opioid agonist treatments such as methadone maintenance treatment 
B)  Opioid antagonist treatments such as naloxone treatment 
C)  Prison needle and syringe programs 
D)  Supervised injections sites 
A)  Opioid agonist treatments such as methadone maintenance treatment 
B)  Opioid antagonist treatments such as naloxone treatment 
C)  Prison needle and syringe programs 
D)  Supervised injections sites

Question 8

Which of the following problems has become a critical issue among women in correctional facilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Suicides 
B)  Heart disease 
C)  Non-suicidal self-injuries 
D)  Diabetes 
A)  Suicides 
B)  Heart disease 
C)  Non-suicidal self-injuries 
D)  Diabetes

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Crisis intervention 
B)  Substance abuse program 
C)  Social skills training 
D)  Advocacy 
A)  Crisis intervention 
B)  Substance abuse program 
C)  Social skills training 
D)  Advocacy

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

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 13

In Canada, nurses who practise in the criminal justice system work in which of the following settings? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Healing lodges 
B)  Youth custody facilities 
C)  Prisons 
D)  Halfway houses 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Healing lodges 
B)  Youth custody facilities 
C)  Prisons 
D)  Halfway houses 
E)  None of the above

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

-Primary prevention: political involveme

Question 15

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 16

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 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Sexually transmitted infections 
B)  Tuberculosis (T
B)  
C)  Blood-borne diseases 
D)  Salmonella 
E)  None of the above

Question 17

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 18

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

Question 19

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 20

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

Exam 26: Correctional Health

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

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

Which of the following is among the fastest growing groups subgroups found within correctional environments?

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

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?

Which of the following are challenges for nurses working in correctional facilities? Select all that apply.

Which of the following is a widely used harm reduction approach in dealing with substance use issues in correctional facilities world-wide? Select all that apply.

Which of the following problems has become a critical issue among women in correctional facilities?

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

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

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 dynamic security in a correctional facility?

In Canada, nurses who practise in the criminal justice system work in which of the following settings? Select all that apply.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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