NCCHC CCHP Exam Questions with
complete solutions
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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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
C. |Delivery |system
D. |Proportion |of |female |inmates |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C. |
Assuming |all |patients |present |a |potential |for |transmission |of |infectious |disease |and |adopting |the |
same |protective |techniques |with |every |patient
What |is |the |Access |to |Care |standard? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Inmates |have |access |to |care |for |their |
serious |medical, |dental, |and |mental |health |needs.
Define |"access |to |care" |(three |criteria) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Inmates |must |have |access |to |care |to |meet |their |serious |
health |needs.
List |five |examples |of |unreasonable |barriers |to |inmates' |access |to |health |services. |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-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
complete solutions
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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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
C. |Delivery |system
D. |Proportion |of |female |inmates |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C. |
Assuming |all |patients |present |a |potential |for |transmission |of |infectious |disease |and |adopting |the |
same |protective |techniques |with |every |patient
What |is |the |Access |to |Care |standard? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Inmates |have |access |to |care |for |their |
serious |medical, |dental, |and |mental |health |needs.
Define |"access |to |care" |(three |criteria) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Inmates |must |have |access |to |care |to |meet |their |serious |
health |needs.
List |five |examples |of |unreasonable |barriers |to |inmates' |access |to |health |services. |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-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
