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NCCHC FLASH CARDS BRAND NEW
OFFICIAL QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS.
Infirmary Level Care - correct answer -Care provided to patients
with an illness or diagnosis that requires daily monitoring,
medications, and/or therapy, or assistance with ADLs at a level
needing skilled nursing intervention
Medically Supervised Withdrawal (Detoxification) - correct answer
-The gradual reduction or tapering of medications over time under
the supervision of a provider to properly manage and
substantively mitigate symptoms of withdrawal. Purpose is to
reduce or eliminate physiologic dependence on substances. May
be voluntary or involuntary
Postpartum Period - correct answer -6 weeks after delivery
Postpartum Care - correct answer -Includes an examination at 2
weeks after C-section delivery, 6 weeks after vaginal delivery, or
as specified by hospital staff. Addresses symptoms of breast
engorgement and perineal/postoperative pain, lactation support
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for breastfeeding women, and includes screening for postpartum
depression and discussion of family planning
Sexual Abuse - correct answer -Unwanted sexual act that is
coercive or assaultive in nature, and that occurs with or without
the use or the threat of force
Palliative Care - correct answer -Medical care and support
services aimed at providing comfort including adequate pain
management. Focus on symptom control and quality-of-life issues
rather than attempting to cure conditions
Early/Medical/Compassionate Release - correct answer -Release
from custody before the end of then inmate's sentence, or prior to
adjudication of charges, because of the inmate's terminal
condition.
Advance Directives - correct answer -Expressions of the patient's
wishes as to how future care should be delivered or declined,
including decisions that must be made when the patient is not
capable of expressing those wishes. Useful for terminally ill
patients but can be used by any inmate regardless of health
status.
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Clinically Ordered Restraint - correct answer -A therapeutic
intervention initiated by medical or mental health staff to use
devices designed to safely limit a patient's mobility
Clinical Seclusion - correct answer -Therapeutic intervention
initiated by medical or mental health staff to use rooms designed
to safely limit a patient's mobility.
Custody-Ordered Restraints - correct answer -Measures or
conditions initiated and applied by custody staff that keep inmates
under control
Solitary/Isolation Confinement - correct answer -An extreme form
of segregation where an inmate is isolated and encounters staff or
other inmates fewer than three times a day
Emergency Forced Psychotropic Medications - correct answer -
Mediations given without the patient's consent for short-term use
in emergency situations where the health and welfare of the
inmate or others is threatened.
NCCHC FLASH CARDS BRAND NEW
OFFICIAL QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS.
Infirmary Level Care - correct answer -Care provided to patients
with an illness or diagnosis that requires daily monitoring,
medications, and/or therapy, or assistance with ADLs at a level
needing skilled nursing intervention
Medically Supervised Withdrawal (Detoxification) - correct answer
-The gradual reduction or tapering of medications over time under
the supervision of a provider to properly manage and
substantively mitigate symptoms of withdrawal. Purpose is to
reduce or eliminate physiologic dependence on substances. May
be voluntary or involuntary
Postpartum Period - correct answer -6 weeks after delivery
Postpartum Care - correct answer -Includes an examination at 2
weeks after C-section delivery, 6 weeks after vaginal delivery, or
as specified by hospital staff. Addresses symptoms of breast
engorgement and perineal/postoperative pain, lactation support
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for breastfeeding women, and includes screening for postpartum
depression and discussion of family planning
Sexual Abuse - correct answer -Unwanted sexual act that is
coercive or assaultive in nature, and that occurs with or without
the use or the threat of force
Palliative Care - correct answer -Medical care and support
services aimed at providing comfort including adequate pain
management. Focus on symptom control and quality-of-life issues
rather than attempting to cure conditions
Early/Medical/Compassionate Release - correct answer -Release
from custody before the end of then inmate's sentence, or prior to
adjudication of charges, because of the inmate's terminal
condition.
Advance Directives - correct answer -Expressions of the patient's
wishes as to how future care should be delivered or declined,
including decisions that must be made when the patient is not
capable of expressing those wishes. Useful for terminally ill
patients but can be used by any inmate regardless of health
status.
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Clinically Ordered Restraint - correct answer -A therapeutic
intervention initiated by medical or mental health staff to use
devices designed to safely limit a patient's mobility
Clinical Seclusion - correct answer -Therapeutic intervention
initiated by medical or mental health staff to use rooms designed
to safely limit a patient's mobility.
Custody-Ordered Restraints - correct answer -Measures or
conditions initiated and applied by custody staff that keep inmates
under control
Solitary/Isolation Confinement - correct answer -An extreme form
of segregation where an inmate is isolated and encounters staff or
other inmates fewer than three times a day
Emergency Forced Psychotropic Medications - correct answer -
Mediations given without the patient's consent for short-term use
in emergency situations where the health and welfare of the
inmate or others is threatened.
