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C A L I F O R N I A N U R S E W W W . C A L N U R S E S . O R G M A R C H 2 0 0 6 27 TEST QUESTIONS: 1 Correctional RNs need to educate themselves regarding scope of practice and legal issues acting in their legally-mandated role as patient advocates in correctional facilities. ❏ True ❏ False 2 Historically, reviews of inadequacy of medical care in Amer- ican prisons support rehabilitation and a societal responsi- bility to standardize the delivery of healthcare. ❏ True ❏ False 3 Inadequate provisions for mental healthcare in the commu- nity have contributed to a dramatic increase in suicides for California prisoners. ❏ True ❏ False 4 Incarcerated individuals have a constitutional right to health- care under the Eighth Amendment. ❏ True ❏ False 5 Influences of security personnel in corrections have tradi- tionally supported the development of the role of the RN. ❏ True ❏ False 6 It is not a legal conflict of duty for an RN or LVN to be both correctional officer and a nurse. ❏ True ❏ False 7 Most MTAs are LVNs and are practicing outside the scope of their license by making nursing decisions as first responders and gatekeepers to the healthcare system in California prisons. ❏ True ❏ False 8 MTAs have facilitated increased access to qualified nursing care in California prisons. ❏ True ❏ False 9 National correctional standards of care clearly define the role of nurses working in the correctional setting. ❏ True ❏ False 10 Prisoners often have the ability to pay co-payments re- quired to access qualified healthcare providers in the Cal- ifornia prison system. ❏ True ❏ False 11 Public health threats in the prison system are fueled by high- risk health problems among the incarcerated population. ❏ True ❏ False 12 The California prison system has been found by the fed- eral courts to have constitutionally-adequate healthcare provided for inmate/patients. ❏ True ❏ False 13 The California prison system is currently under the su- pervision of the federal court as its healthcare services have been declared unconstitutional and inhumane in the California prison system. ❏ True ❏ False 14 The use of standardized procedures for RNs in correc- tional facilities has provided increased access to RNs for inmate/patients. ❏ True ❏ False 15 There is a significant trend towards privatization of the delivery of medical services in the prison system. ❏ True ❏ False Continuing Education Test CRITICAL PATIENT ADVOCACY ISSUES FACING CORRECTIONAL RNS IN CALIFORNIA Part I was published in the September 2005 California Nurse, and Part II in the January/February 2006 issue. Part III appears in this issue. For continuing education credit of 6.0 hours, please complete the following test, including the registration form at the bottom and mail to CNA attention: NP/Home Study CE, 2000 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA 94612 and postmarked no later than April 30, 2005. Name: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ City:____________________________________________________________ State: _______________ Zip: ______________________ Day phone with message machine: __________________________________ E-mail: _________________________________________ RN license #: ____________________________________________________ SS #: X X X - X X - _ _ _ _ (enter last four digits only) This course is free of charge to CNA members, $10 for non-members.

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