When asked by student nurses wishing to learn about correctional nursing, the correctional nurse would characterize the health problems of inmates as:
a. primarily routine infections and minor trauma.
b. chronic medical and psychiatric disorders.
c. similar to the nonincarcerated population.
d. injuries acquired during arrest or incarceration.
B
Correctional nurses provide care for inmates who have disproportionately high rates of mental illness, substance abuse, tuberculosis, AIDS, hepatitis, diabetes, and other chronic disorders and infections. The health problems of inmates are more complex and chronic, not similar to their nonincarcerated peers. Trauma is an important issue that affects inmate health, but it is not the primary health issue for this population as a whole.
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