Which of the following statements about corrections and correctional nursing is accurate?
A) The majority of inmates are younger than 40 years of age and as a result have lower rates of chronic illnesses than the general population.
B) There are more mentally ill persons incarcerated in state prisons than being treated in state hospitals.
C) Correctional nurses work primarily with medically ill persons rather than with psychiatric or substance abuse disorders.
D) If one is a correctional nurse working with mentally ill persons,he/she is also a forensic psychiatric nurse.
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