Correctional, Orthopedic, And Oncology Nursing
Exam Questions And Answers
cruel and unusual punishment - answer punishment that is excessively cruel or rises to the
level of torturous infliction of physical or emotional injury
receivership - answer management and redevelopment of an agency, organization,
corporation, or the affairs of an individual until the operation is once again within the
standards of law
correctional facility - answer any one of the municipal and county jails or state or federal
prisons
The number of men over the age of 55 and incarcerated is _____. - answer Growing at a
faster rate than the number of men over the age of 55 in the general population
The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees all but which of the following _____.
- answer that the accused has a right to a speedy trial
J. W. Gamble filed suit against W.J. Estelle because _____. - answer he was the Director of
the Texas Department of Corrections and most responsible for the level of medical care
afforded prisoners
The Standards of Care developed by the AMA and now administered by the National
Commission on Corrections Health Care are appropriate for use in all but which of the
following environments _____. - answer nursing homes
Why is it important for correctional nurses to help educate prisoners about hygiene and
infection control? - answer Because many inmates suffer from hepatitis C and other
infectious diseases that they could spread after release if they did not understand how to
prevent the spread of infection
If a correctional nurse is ordered to withhold medical treatment from an inmate patient,
her first obligation is to _____. - answer the patient, even if that means providing that care
against orders
Correctional nurses never have to deal with obstetrics — the branch of medicine dealing
with childbirth and care for women giving birth. - answer false
