CCHP-RN study plan

Map each of the seven exam domains to its approximate item weight and rank your personal confidence 1-5 on each

Outline the structure of correctional health accreditation standards (governance, safety, personnel, care delivery, health records) and state one compliance example per category

Differentiate RN, LPN/LVN, and unlicensed assistive scope of practice inside a custody setting, including what must be escalated to a provider

Sequence the intake health screening process from receiving screening through comprehensive health assessment and identify the timeframes that drive each step

Contrast the security mission with the clinical mission and describe three situations where the nurse must negotiate both simultaneously

Build a sick-call triage decision tree that separates urgent, emergent, and routine complaints

Identify the equipment, standing orders, and first-response sequence for a medical emergency occurring in a housing unit, yard, or during transport

Describe how to conduct a focused nursing assessment when the environment limits privacy, lighting, and available supplies

Explain the nurse's role in chronic care clinics, specialty referrals, and coordination with community providers on release

Document a full SOAP-style nursing note for a sick-call encounter that would withstand legal and accreditation review

Apply the rules governing confidentiality, protected health information, and permitted disclosures to custody staff versus outside parties

Classify documentation errors as late entries, addenda, or corrections, and record each correctly

Practice objective, non-pejorative charting that avoids security-driven language and stays clinically focused

Trace the medication use process from prescribing through administration, reconciliation, and discontinuation inside a correctional pharmacy system

Differentiate directly observed therapy, keep-on-person status, and pill-line administration, including criteria for each and documentation required

Draft a diversion-prevention workflow covering counting, witnessed ingestion, mouth checks, and reporting of discrepancies

Explain handling of psychotropic medication, controlled substances, refusal of medication, and emergency involuntary medication considerations

Calculate dosages and identify high-alert medications most often implicated in correctional medication errors

Describe screening, isolation, and treatment monitoring for tuberculosis in a congregate setting, including the role of the nurse in contact investigation

Compare transmission-based precautions for influenza, scabies, MRSA, and other outbreak-prone conditions found in jails and prisons

Outline HIV and hepatitis B/C and STI testing, counseling, and linkage-to-care pathways within custody

Build a chronic disease monitoring plan for diabetes, hypertension, asthma, and anticoagulation that fits a nurse-run clinic schedule

Explain public health reporting duties and coordination with local health departments

Rank suicide-risk screening tools and warning signs and specify the observation-level escalation each finding triggers

Describe monitoring and advocacy duties for patients in segregation, including the documented daily review you would expect

Adapt assessment and care planning for pregnant, adolescent, elderly, and seriously mentally ill patients in custody

Outline medication and monitoring considerations for patients on antipsychotics, including metabolic side effects and adherence barriers

Identify the nurse's reporting chain for mental health deterioration, self-harm, and hunger strikes

Apply informed consent, confidentiality, and reporting duty rules to cases involving minors, emergency treatment, and public safety risk

Distinguish the nurse's obligations during use-of-force incidents, restraint application, and post-incident medical evaluation

Define professional boundaries, dual loyalty conflicts, and the correct response to an inappropriate security directive

Explain documentation and reporting requirements for abuse, neglect, injuries, and deaths in custody

Describe grievance processes and the nurse's responsibility when a patient disputes care

Re-rank all seven domains by confidence and rebuild study notes only for the two lowest-scoring areas

Complete two full-length timed practice exams under test-day conditions

Categorize every missed item by domain and by cause (knowledge gap, misread, distractor trap) and re-teach each gap aloud

Rehearse exam-day logistics: pacing per item, flagging strategy, and rest breaks