CCHP Special Inmate Populations 3

Question 1

Veterans incarcerated in correctional facilities have disproportionately high rates of which mental health condition?

Accepted Answer

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Answer

Bipolar I disorder

Answer

Schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Answer

Specific phobia

Question 2

When a death row inmate requests to discontinue all life-sustaining treatment, the ethical principle most directly invoked is:

Accepted Answer

Autonomy

Answer

Beneficence

Answer

Justice

Answer

Non-maleficence

Question 3

An inmate with end-stage renal disease requires thrice-weekly dialysis. The correctional facility's obligation under the Eighth Amendment is to:

Accepted Answer

Arrange necessary dialysis to prevent deliberate indifference to serious medical need

Answer

Provide dialysis only if the inmate can pay for it

Answer

Transfer the inmate immediately to a hospital and terminate custody

Answer

Limit dialysis to once weekly to reduce costs

Question 4

Which factor most increases suicide risk among newly incarcerated inmates during the first 24 hours?

Accepted Answer

Intoxication at the time of booking combined with shame and hopelessness

Answer

Serving a sentence longer than 10 years

Answer

Placement in a general population dormitory

Answer

History of prior incarceration

Question 5

A pregnant inmate at 36 weeks gestation is brought to the health unit in active labor. The most immediate nursing action is:

Accepted Answer

Assess fetal heart rate, contraction frequency, and cervical dilation

Answer

Transfer to the nearest emergency department without further assessment

Answer

Administer tocolytics to delay delivery

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Notify custody staff to apply restraints during transport

Question 6

Which population is the fastest-growing segment of the incarcerated population in the United States?

Accepted Answer

Women

Answer

Adolescent males under age 16

Answer

Adults aged 25–35

Answer

Foreign-born non-citizens

Question 7

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) in a juvenile inmate most commonly manifests as which clinical challenge?

Accepted Answer

Deficits in adaptive behavior, impulse control, and cause-effect reasoning

Answer

Physical aggression without cognitive deficits

Answer

Hypersensitivity to pain stimuli

Answer

Accelerated puberty