Author Question: The correctional nurse was completing an admission physical for a newly incarcerated prisoner. The ... (Read 59 times)

yoroshambo · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The correctional nurse was completing an admission physical for a newly incarcerated prisoner. The nurse realized the prisoner was talking to someone other than the nurse. Which of the following does the nurse need to remember?

a. Cell phones, including those with ear phones, are commonplace among everyone.
b. It is common for persons to talk to themselves or think out loud.
c. Prisons have become the residence for a very large number of persons who have mental illnesses.
d. Prisoners get very lonely and often talk to mirrors or inanimate objects.

Question 2

A mother explained that she had just dropped her 3-year-old off at her own mother's so she could come in for the required examination for her new job. She excitedly shared her hopes that she would be able to afford a used car rather than having to ride a

Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?
a.
I'm sure the exam won't show any problems. I'm so excited for you.
b.
Don't forget to buy a child's seat when you get your car.
c.
How do you think your child will adapt to you being at work all day?
d.
It's fantastic that you have a new job in this rough economy. Will your mother be able to continue to babysit?

Mollythedog · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, deinstitutionalizat ion moved people with mental illness out of state hospitals into communities that were often ill-prepared to care for them. As a result, many people with a mental illness reside in nursing homes, residential homes, prisons, or jails. People with mental illness are often jailed for crimes committed in response to the symptoms of mental illness. Approximately 34 of state inmates, 24 of federal inmates, and 17 of jail inmates received treatment for mental health problems. Thus, it is highly likely that this prisoner has a mental illness. It is less likely that the prisoner is using a cell phone or purposefully talking to himself

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Motor vehicle injuries are the leading cause of death for children over the age of 1 year in the United States. Many injuries occur because adults fail to secure children in car seats in the back seat of the vehicle or to insist that older children buckle up. The most important step that a parent can take to ensure a child's safety in a motor vehicle is to correctly secure him or her into a car seat, or seat belt when the child is older, for each ride. Safety of the toddler should be the primary concern for the nurse in this situation. The nurse should focus on the safety of the child in the response. Telling the mother that the exam will not show any problems provides false reassurance to the mother, as problems may be detected. Asking if the woman's mother will continue to babysit or how the child will adapt to the mother being at work are not relevant as this is a required examination for her new job.