CCN
Finals Test Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. What is the primary goal of nursing practice in corrections?
- A. Minimizing patient autonomy
- B. Ensuring timely access to care within constraints
- C. Promoting punitive interventions for patients
- D. Reducing the role of non-clinical staff in health care
Correct ANS: B. Ensuring timely access to care within
constraints
Rationale: Correctional nurses aim to deliver equitable and
timely care while navigating the unique challenges of the
correctional environment.
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,2. Which ethical principle is most relevant when a nurse respects
an inmate’s decision to refuse treatment?
- A. Beneficence
- B. Justice
- C. Non-maleficence
- D. Autonomy
Correct ANS: D. Autonomy
Rationale: Respecting autonomy involves honoring the
patient's right to make decisions about their own care.
3. The best diagnostic approach for assessing mental health needs
in a correctional setting includes:
- A. Laboratory tests exclusively
- B. Comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments
- C. A focus solely on past medical history
- D. Medication reviews alone
Correct ANS: B. Comprehensive biopsychosocial
assessments
Rationale: This approach considers biological, psychological,
and social factors for a complete understanding of the patient.
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, 4. In patient care management, a nursing care plan should
prioritize:
- A. Institutional policies over patient needs
- B. Patient-centered goals and evidence-based interventions
- C. Generic protocols for all patients
- D. Minimizing nursing involvement
Correct ANS: B. Patient-centered goals and evidence-based
interventions
Rationale: Care plans must address individualized needs and
rely on evidence-based practices to optimize outcomes.
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Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
5. The __________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
mandates adequate medical care for incarcerated individuals.
Correct ANS: Eighth
Rationale: The Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and
unusual punishment, which includes denial of necessary medical
care.
©2025
Finals Test Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. What is the primary goal of nursing practice in corrections?
- A. Minimizing patient autonomy
- B. Ensuring timely access to care within constraints
- C. Promoting punitive interventions for patients
- D. Reducing the role of non-clinical staff in health care
Correct ANS: B. Ensuring timely access to care within
constraints
Rationale: Correctional nurses aim to deliver equitable and
timely care while navigating the unique challenges of the
correctional environment.
©2025
,2. Which ethical principle is most relevant when a nurse respects
an inmate’s decision to refuse treatment?
- A. Beneficence
- B. Justice
- C. Non-maleficence
- D. Autonomy
Correct ANS: D. Autonomy
Rationale: Respecting autonomy involves honoring the
patient's right to make decisions about their own care.
3. The best diagnostic approach for assessing mental health needs
in a correctional setting includes:
- A. Laboratory tests exclusively
- B. Comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments
- C. A focus solely on past medical history
- D. Medication reviews alone
Correct ANS: B. Comprehensive biopsychosocial
assessments
Rationale: This approach considers biological, psychological,
and social factors for a complete understanding of the patient.
©2025
, 4. In patient care management, a nursing care plan should
prioritize:
- A. Institutional policies over patient needs
- B. Patient-centered goals and evidence-based interventions
- C. Generic protocols for all patients
- D. Minimizing nursing involvement
Correct ANS: B. Patient-centered goals and evidence-based
interventions
Rationale: Care plans must address individualized needs and
rely on evidence-based practices to optimize outcomes.
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Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
5. The __________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
mandates adequate medical care for incarcerated individuals.
Correct ANS: Eighth
Rationale: The Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and
unusual punishment, which includes denial of necessary medical
care.
©2025
