Assessment and Evaluation Questions
Eliciting Medical History: Genetic Counseling a Prisoner
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Criminal behavior is closely linked to social psychological, psychopathological, and sociological factors. -
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It is illegal to conduct human subjects’ research on inmates. -
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Prisoners' rights to health care privacy are identical to the HIPAA rights of everyone else in the population. -
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Female inmates are more likely to be incarcerated for crimes of violence than for crimes involving property or drugs. -
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There are pregnancy specific laws for all prisons and jails in all U.S. states. -
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Inmates may not receive adequate health care because they are unable to pay for health service co-payments. -
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Eliciting and reviewing the exposure history of imprisoned patients is the single most important part of the genetic counseling process. -
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For the safety of the genetic counselor, the prison guard is required to sit in on the prisoner’s genetic counseling session. -
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The genetic counselor should not expect clients who are prisoners to have ready access to computers and support groups within the correctional facility. -
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Studies of state prisoners have found that approximately 45% have serious mental illness.
The following questions are for CEU learners only:
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I feel I have achieved the following objective as a result of this learning activity:
Describe health disparities related to prisoners and the prison environment.
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I feel I have achieved the following objective as a result of this learning activity:
Recognize the sociological, social psychological and psychopathological variables linked to criminal behavior.
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I feel I have achieved the following objective as a result of this learning activity:
Describe strategies for building patient trust and eliciting a medical history for individuals belonging to vulnerable cultural populations, such as inmates.
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I feel I have achieved the following objective as a result of this learning activity:
Explain the laws and policies regarding medical treatment in jails and prisons and acknowledge that regulations may differ between jurisdictions.
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Please rate the overall effectiveness of this case in promoting learning.
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Please rate the overall quality of this case.
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The content of this case was presented without bias of any commercial drug or product.
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The technology used was appropriate and effective.
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