MDOC Exam 2 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What could happen if you fail to apply restraints properly? - CORRECT
ANSWER Lawsuits, injury to yourself or others
State the cause of the majority of escapes - CORRECT ANSWER Correctional
employee inattention
When can a prisoner be restrained to a stationary object? - CORRECT
ANSWER During transportation only when required by emergency, when secured by
four-point restraints, at some hospital facilities
What precaution must be taken in applying restraints? - CORRECT ANSWER Apply
so they do not inflict unnecessary physical discomfort or restrict blood circulation or
breathing
MRSA colonization v. infection - CORRECT ANSWER Colonization: have the
bacteria present in or on your body, but is not contagious or infectious
Infection: you are considered infectious and contagious
Signs and symptoms of MRSA infections - CORRECT ANSWER Infection may look
like a pimple or boil that may be red, swollen, or painful and have drainage
More serious infections may cause pneumonia, bloodstream infections, or surgical wound
infections
Prisoners commonly complain they have a painless minor inflammation without pain
Some prisoners may also have fever and chills
,How is MRSA spread? - CORRECT ANSWER Commonly spread from person to
person by contaminated hands or other skin to skin contact
Shared objects or surfaces that infected people touch
Examples of shared objects: bars of soap, sheets, clothes, work out equipment
What are MRSA outbreaks linked to in prisons? - CORRECT ANSWER Poor hygiene,
sharing contaminated personal items, use of unclean athletic equipment, participation in
unsanitary tattoo practices
Who are more at risk of getting MRSA? - CORRECT ANSWER People with recurrent
skin disease or open wounds, long term illness or long term dialysis patient, illicit injection
drug users, poor hygiene, close skin to skin contact, etc.
How to prevent staph and MRSA infections - CORRECT ANSWER Keep your hands
clean by washing thoroughly with soap and water or by using a waterless sanitizer
Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with bandage until healed
Avoid contact with other peoples wounds or bandages
Do not share personal items such as razors and towels
Immediately report any suspected MRSA infections
Three P's of security - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Physical plant
2. Policies and procedures
3. Personnel
, Goals of security - CORRECT ANSWER No contraband
No disorder
No escape
Post orders - CORRECT ANSWER Specify duties and responsibilities that assigned
officers are required to assume during routine emergency situations - sign signature sheet -
get verification
Security keys - CORRECT ANSWER May not be removed from the facility and must
have the warden or designees approval to duplicate
Rules of key control - CORRECT ANSWER Never leave them lying around, do not
allow prisoners to handle keys, report broken/malfunctioning/missing keys or locks
immediately to supervisor, report keys mistakenly taken home immediately, do not refer by
number or identifying launguage in front of prisoners, so not skid or throw keys, rings of
emergenct keys should be maintained, keys should be locked in a secure locker when not in
use
Fire keys - CORRECT ANSWER Keys used for unlocking doors which access a means
of egress, each fore key is identifiable by touch and sight, unless it is the only key on a ring.
Red ID card - CORRECT ANSWER Full time employees
Light blue ID card - CORRECT ANSWER Temporary and part time employees
Yellow ID card - CORRECT ANSWER Prisoners
Orange ID card - CORRECT ANSWER SAI probationers and parolees
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What could happen if you fail to apply restraints properly? - CORRECT
ANSWER Lawsuits, injury to yourself or others
State the cause of the majority of escapes - CORRECT ANSWER Correctional
employee inattention
When can a prisoner be restrained to a stationary object? - CORRECT
ANSWER During transportation only when required by emergency, when secured by
four-point restraints, at some hospital facilities
What precaution must be taken in applying restraints? - CORRECT ANSWER Apply
so they do not inflict unnecessary physical discomfort or restrict blood circulation or
breathing
MRSA colonization v. infection - CORRECT ANSWER Colonization: have the
bacteria present in or on your body, but is not contagious or infectious
Infection: you are considered infectious and contagious
Signs and symptoms of MRSA infections - CORRECT ANSWER Infection may look
like a pimple or boil that may be red, swollen, or painful and have drainage
More serious infections may cause pneumonia, bloodstream infections, or surgical wound
infections
Prisoners commonly complain they have a painless minor inflammation without pain
Some prisoners may also have fever and chills
,How is MRSA spread? - CORRECT ANSWER Commonly spread from person to
person by contaminated hands or other skin to skin contact
Shared objects or surfaces that infected people touch
Examples of shared objects: bars of soap, sheets, clothes, work out equipment
What are MRSA outbreaks linked to in prisons? - CORRECT ANSWER Poor hygiene,
sharing contaminated personal items, use of unclean athletic equipment, participation in
unsanitary tattoo practices
Who are more at risk of getting MRSA? - CORRECT ANSWER People with recurrent
skin disease or open wounds, long term illness or long term dialysis patient, illicit injection
drug users, poor hygiene, close skin to skin contact, etc.
How to prevent staph and MRSA infections - CORRECT ANSWER Keep your hands
clean by washing thoroughly with soap and water or by using a waterless sanitizer
Keep cuts and scrapes clean and covered with bandage until healed
Avoid contact with other peoples wounds or bandages
Do not share personal items such as razors and towels
Immediately report any suspected MRSA infections
Three P's of security - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Physical plant
2. Policies and procedures
3. Personnel
, Goals of security - CORRECT ANSWER No contraband
No disorder
No escape
Post orders - CORRECT ANSWER Specify duties and responsibilities that assigned
officers are required to assume during routine emergency situations - sign signature sheet -
get verification
Security keys - CORRECT ANSWER May not be removed from the facility and must
have the warden or designees approval to duplicate
Rules of key control - CORRECT ANSWER Never leave them lying around, do not
allow prisoners to handle keys, report broken/malfunctioning/missing keys or locks
immediately to supervisor, report keys mistakenly taken home immediately, do not refer by
number or identifying launguage in front of prisoners, so not skid or throw keys, rings of
emergenct keys should be maintained, keys should be locked in a secure locker when not in
use
Fire keys - CORRECT ANSWER Keys used for unlocking doors which access a means
of egress, each fore key is identifiable by touch and sight, unless it is the only key on a ring.
Red ID card - CORRECT ANSWER Full time employees
Light blue ID card - CORRECT ANSWER Temporary and part time employees
Yellow ID card - CORRECT ANSWER Prisoners
Orange ID card - CORRECT ANSWER SAI probationers and parolees
