MC 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 A. Decrease the potential for communicable disease transmission. B. Eliminate unhealthy lifestyle behaviors. C. Are well-suited for health promotion interventions. D. Can spread communicable […]
MC An advanced community health nurse in a correctional setting can best utilize this role to A. Treat disease and injuries that occur in this setting. B. Formulate healthcare policy for inmates and evaluate the effects of the facility healthcare program. C. Provide basic care to inmates. D. Counsel inmates about health promotion activities. […]
MC Upon incarceration, female inmates should be asked for A. The date of their last mammogram. B. Their gynecologic history. C. The date of their last menstrual period. D. The names of their children. ESSAYBID ANSWER C. The date of their last menstrual period.
MC Inmates who are admitted to a long-term correctional facility should be A. Tested for hepatitis B. B. Assessed for HIV symptomatology. C. Screened for mental health problems. D. Screened and tested for tuberculosis (TB). ESSAYBID ANSWER D. Screened and tested for tuberculosis (TB).
MC The nurse is going door-to-door in the neighborhood to speak with residents about their health concerns. An important result from this action is that the nurse: (Select all that apply.) A. Learns what support systems the neighborhood uses. B. Becomes aware of the neighborhood demographics first-hand. C. Becomes friendly with everyone in the neighborhood. […]
MC After implementing a comprehensive, grant-funded, after-hours health clinic in the community, the nurse evaluates the effectiveness of the clinic. While all residents who use the clinic are very positive about the clinic being in the community, the nurse realizes that it is not as cost-effective as originally hoped. What approaches could the nurse take […]
MC The local health unit in a rural county has operation hours from 9 am to 5 pm Monday though Friday. County health statistics reveal that health indicators for this population lag behind the state mean. Strategies to improve these health indicators could involve: A. Having a publicity campaign to make the population aware of […]
MC Providing health care to inmates in correctional facilities protects constitutional rights of inmates and A. Allows health problems to be diagnosed earlier. B. Educates the inmate population about healthy behaviors. C. Saves taxpayer monies as compared to providing transportation to healthcare services outside the facility. D. Ensures the inmate population is at its highest […]
MC Changing the hours of operation and providing health care services to a rural population using mobile health vans instead of a fixed clinic meets the Healthy People 2010 core objective of A. Increasing accessibility to care. B. Achieving health for all. C. Decreasing medically underserved areas. D. Eliminating health disparities. ESSAYBID ANSWER A. […]
MC Mental health services in rural areas are less adequate than in urban areas. One of the most important aspects that compounds this deficit is the A. Underdiagnosis and stigma of mental health problems in rural areas. B. Type and location of services offered. C. Lack of funding for additional mental health services. D. Failure […]
