Describe what a health services director HSD is responsible for in a correctional facility


The HDS is responsible for overseeing the health care delivery system, developing statewide policies and procedures, and approving the health services budget. An ideal arrangement would have an HSD as head of a separate division, with direct access to the head of the DOC. To be hired, an HSD must have had clinical and administrative experience?

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Exterior access to hotels may be restricted by which of the following?

A) Narrow alleyways or driveways B) Parked vehicles C) Large trash containers D) All of the above

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Point of care testing commonly uses blood drawn from capillaries.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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____ refers to disorders that result from changes in pressure.

A. Dysbarism B. Diuresis C. Anhydrosis D. Thermolysis

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When providing fluid resuscitation for a 1-year-old child with hypovolemia from a head injury, the goal is to maintain a systolic blood pressure of:

A) 90 mmHg. B) 85 mmHg. C) 75 mmHg. D) 65 mmHg.

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