NCCHC CCHP-RN CERTIFICATION EXAM –
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1. An inmate newly admitted to a correctional facility reports a history of
insulin-dependent diabetes. What is the nurse’s priority action during intake
screening?
A. Schedule routine dietary counseling
B. Verify medication needs and assess current glucose status
C. Delay assessment until provider rounds
D. Place the patient in general population without evaluation
Intake screening prioritizes identifying immediate medical needs and ensuring
continuity of essential medications such as insulin to prevent life-threatening
complications.
2. A detainee reports feeling suicidal during intake screening. What is the
most appropriate nursing action?
A. Document and reassess in 24 hours
B. Place in general population housing
C. Initiate suicide precautions and notify mental health services immediately
D. Tell the patient to avoid stress
Active suicidal ideation requires immediate safety intervention, including
precautions and urgent mental health evaluation.
,3. Which condition requires airborne isolation precautions in a correctional
setting?
A. Influenza
B. Tuberculosis
C. Norovirus
D. Common cold
Tuberculosis is transmitted via airborne droplets and requires strict airborne
isolation to prevent outbreaks in confined populations.
4. A patient begins showing signs of alcohol withdrawal in custody. What is
the nurse’s priority concern?
A. Mild dehydration
B. Risk of seizures and delirium tremens
C. Skin breakdown
D. Constipation
Alcohol withdrawal can rapidly progress to life-threatening complications such
as seizures and delirium tremens.
5. Which nursing action best reflects appropriate triage of a sick call request?
A. Schedule all requests for physician evaluation
B. Ignore non-urgent complaints
C. Prioritize based on urgency and clinical need
D. Forward all requests to security staff
Correctional nursing triage requires clinical prioritization to ensure timely care
for urgent conditions.
6. An inmate refuses prescribed medication. What is the nurse’s best
response?
,A. Force medication administration
B. Document refusal and assess understanding of consequences
C. Ignore refusal
D. Punish noncompliance
Patients retain the right to refuse medication; nurses must document and ensure
informed refusal.
7. Which symptom cluster most strongly suggests opioid withdrawal?
A. Hypertension, fever, seizures
B. Diarrhea, muscle aches, yawning, agitation
C. Rash and jaundice
D. Chest pain and hemoptysis
: Opioid withdrawal commonly presents with autonomic and gastrointestinal
symptoms.
8. A correctional officer asks the nurse about an inmate’s HIV status. What is
the best response?
A. Provide full medical information
B. Confirm status for safety reasons
C. Decline and reinforce confidentiality protections
D. Ask the inmate for permission in front of staff
Inmate health information is confidential and cannot be disclosed without
proper authorization.
9. A patient reports chest pain in segregation housing. What is the nurse’s
priority action?
A. Wait for scheduled rounds
B. Perform immediate assessment and escalate care
, C. Offer oral fluids
D. Document only
Chest pain is a medical emergency requiring immediate evaluation regardless of
housing status.
10. What is the primary goal of intake health screening in corrections?
A. Assign housing classification
B. Identify urgent medical, mental health, and infectious risks
C. Determine legal guilt
D. Provide disciplinary action
Intake screening focuses on identifying conditions requiring immediate
intervention or isolation.
11. A detainee reports no access to insulin for 48 hours prior to arrest. What is
the priority concern?
A. Hypoglycemia
B. Hyperglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis
C. Hypertension
D. Anemia
Missed insulin can rapidly lead to hyperglycemia and DKA, a life-threatening
emergency.
12. Which principle best guides correctional nursing practice?
A. Security overrides clinical care
B. Care should match community standards
C. Treatment depends on custody status
D. Care is optional
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED AND
WELL DETAILED ANSWERS PLUS RATIONALES
| GUARANTEED PASS | LATEST EXAM UPDATE |
EXAM PREP | STUDY GUIDE | PRACTICE TEST |
DOWNLOAD INSTANT PDF
1. An inmate newly admitted to a correctional facility reports a history of
insulin-dependent diabetes. What is the nurse’s priority action during intake
screening?
A. Schedule routine dietary counseling
B. Verify medication needs and assess current glucose status
C. Delay assessment until provider rounds
D. Place the patient in general population without evaluation
Intake screening prioritizes identifying immediate medical needs and ensuring
continuity of essential medications such as insulin to prevent life-threatening
complications.
2. A detainee reports feeling suicidal during intake screening. What is the
most appropriate nursing action?
A. Document and reassess in 24 hours
B. Place in general population housing
C. Initiate suicide precautions and notify mental health services immediately
D. Tell the patient to avoid stress
Active suicidal ideation requires immediate safety intervention, including
precautions and urgent mental health evaluation.
,3. Which condition requires airborne isolation precautions in a correctional
setting?
A. Influenza
B. Tuberculosis
C. Norovirus
D. Common cold
Tuberculosis is transmitted via airborne droplets and requires strict airborne
isolation to prevent outbreaks in confined populations.
4. A patient begins showing signs of alcohol withdrawal in custody. What is
the nurse’s priority concern?
A. Mild dehydration
B. Risk of seizures and delirium tremens
C. Skin breakdown
D. Constipation
Alcohol withdrawal can rapidly progress to life-threatening complications such
as seizures and delirium tremens.
5. Which nursing action best reflects appropriate triage of a sick call request?
A. Schedule all requests for physician evaluation
B. Ignore non-urgent complaints
C. Prioritize based on urgency and clinical need
D. Forward all requests to security staff
Correctional nursing triage requires clinical prioritization to ensure timely care
for urgent conditions.
6. An inmate refuses prescribed medication. What is the nurse’s best
response?
,A. Force medication administration
B. Document refusal and assess understanding of consequences
C. Ignore refusal
D. Punish noncompliance
Patients retain the right to refuse medication; nurses must document and ensure
informed refusal.
7. Which symptom cluster most strongly suggests opioid withdrawal?
A. Hypertension, fever, seizures
B. Diarrhea, muscle aches, yawning, agitation
C. Rash and jaundice
D. Chest pain and hemoptysis
: Opioid withdrawal commonly presents with autonomic and gastrointestinal
symptoms.
8. A correctional officer asks the nurse about an inmate’s HIV status. What is
the best response?
A. Provide full medical information
B. Confirm status for safety reasons
C. Decline and reinforce confidentiality protections
D. Ask the inmate for permission in front of staff
Inmate health information is confidential and cannot be disclosed without
proper authorization.
9. A patient reports chest pain in segregation housing. What is the nurse’s
priority action?
A. Wait for scheduled rounds
B. Perform immediate assessment and escalate care
, C. Offer oral fluids
D. Document only
Chest pain is a medical emergency requiring immediate evaluation regardless of
housing status.
10. What is the primary goal of intake health screening in corrections?
A. Assign housing classification
B. Identify urgent medical, mental health, and infectious risks
C. Determine legal guilt
D. Provide disciplinary action
Intake screening focuses on identifying conditions requiring immediate
intervention or isolation.
11. A detainee reports no access to insulin for 48 hours prior to arrest. What is
the priority concern?
A. Hypoglycemia
B. Hyperglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis
C. Hypertension
D. Anemia
Missed insulin can rapidly lead to hyperglycemia and DKA, a life-threatening
emergency.
12. Which principle best guides correctional nursing practice?
A. Security overrides clinical care
B. Care should match community standards
C. Treatment depends on custody status
D. Care is optional
