NCCHC CCHP Final Exam Questions
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1. Which of the following best defines a "procedure"?
A. Detailed description for carrying out policy
B. A measurable objective to be achieved
C. Official position on a work-related issue
D. Rules and regulations - ✔✔A. Detailed description for carrying out policy
2. This standard is based on the basic principle established by the U.S. Supreme
Court in the 1976 landmark case Estelle v. Gamble.
A. Access to care
B. Inmate workers
C. Medical autonomy
D. Privacy of care - ✔✔A. Access to care
3. Which of the following is least important in determining the number of health
staff needed to deliver services in a correctional setting?
A. Needs of inmate population
B. Approved budget
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,C. Delivery system
D. Proportion of female inmates - ✔✔B. Approved budget
4. The following individuals, in the absence of any written authorization from
the adult inmate-patient, may have access to that patient's medical records:
A. Inmate's attorney
B. Private physician
C. U.S. congressman
D. None of the above - ✔✔D. None of the above
5. Which statement below best describes universal precautions?
A. Adhering to advisories published by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention for disposing of infectious waste
B. Taking protective steps with patients known to have infectious diseases so as
to minimize exposure of workers and others to contagious disease
C. Assuming all patients present a potential for transmission of infectious
disease and adopting the same protective techniques with every patient
D. Using masks, gowns and gloves for protection from infectious disease - ✔✔C.
Assuming all patients present a potential for transmission of infectious disease
and adopting the same protective techniques with every patient
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, What is the Access to Care standard? - ✔✔Inmates have access to care for their
serious medical, dental, and mental health needs.
Define "access to care" (three criteria) - ✔✔1. In a timely manner, a patient is
seen by a qualified health care professional,
2. is rendered a clinical judgment,
3. and receives care that is ordered
What is the basic principle established by the U.S. Supreme Court landmark case
in 1976 Estelle v. Gamble? - ✔✔Inmates must have access to care to meet their
serious health needs.
What is the fundamental principle on which all National Commission on
Correctional Health Care standards based? - ✔✔Inmates must have access to
care to meet their serious health needs.
List five examples of unreasonable barriers to inmates' access to health services.
- ✔✔1. punishing inmates for seeking care for their health needs
2. assessing excessive fees that prevent or deter inmates from seeking care
3. deterring inmates from seeking care, such as holding sick call at 2AM
4. having understaffed, underfunded, poorly organized system resulting in
inability to provide appropriate and timely access to care
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with 100% Correct Answers | Latest
Update
1. Which of the following best defines a "procedure"?
A. Detailed description for carrying out policy
B. A measurable objective to be achieved
C. Official position on a work-related issue
D. Rules and regulations - ✔✔A. Detailed description for carrying out policy
2. This standard is based on the basic principle established by the U.S. Supreme
Court in the 1976 landmark case Estelle v. Gamble.
A. Access to care
B. Inmate workers
C. Medical autonomy
D. Privacy of care - ✔✔A. Access to care
3. Which of the following is least important in determining the number of health
staff needed to deliver services in a correctional setting?
A. Needs of inmate population
B. Approved budget
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,C. Delivery system
D. Proportion of female inmates - ✔✔B. Approved budget
4. The following individuals, in the absence of any written authorization from
the adult inmate-patient, may have access to that patient's medical records:
A. Inmate's attorney
B. Private physician
C. U.S. congressman
D. None of the above - ✔✔D. None of the above
5. Which statement below best describes universal precautions?
A. Adhering to advisories published by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention for disposing of infectious waste
B. Taking protective steps with patients known to have infectious diseases so as
to minimize exposure of workers and others to contagious disease
C. Assuming all patients present a potential for transmission of infectious
disease and adopting the same protective techniques with every patient
D. Using masks, gowns and gloves for protection from infectious disease - ✔✔C.
Assuming all patients present a potential for transmission of infectious disease
and adopting the same protective techniques with every patient
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©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, What is the Access to Care standard? - ✔✔Inmates have access to care for their
serious medical, dental, and mental health needs.
Define "access to care" (three criteria) - ✔✔1. In a timely manner, a patient is
seen by a qualified health care professional,
2. is rendered a clinical judgment,
3. and receives care that is ordered
What is the basic principle established by the U.S. Supreme Court landmark case
in 1976 Estelle v. Gamble? - ✔✔Inmates must have access to care to meet their
serious health needs.
What is the fundamental principle on which all National Commission on
Correctional Health Care standards based? - ✔✔Inmates must have access to
care to meet their serious health needs.
List five examples of unreasonable barriers to inmates' access to health services.
- ✔✔1. punishing inmates for seeking care for their health needs
2. assessing excessive fees that prevent or deter inmates from seeking care
3. deterring inmates from seeking care, such as holding sick call at 2AM
4. having understaffed, underfunded, poorly organized system resulting in
inability to provide appropriate and timely access to care
3|Page
©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
