Luc is an inmate in a provincial correctional facility. Discuss three reasons why being in custody ...

-   many inmates have previously neglected their health (e.g., poor diabetes management)
-   many inmates may have had limited exposure to the health care system (e.g., cycle of poverty created a mistrust of institutions)
-   nurse has inmates' undivided attention (e.g., teachable moments to provide new information and skills)
-   being in the system may motivate inmate to change behaviour (e.g., being incarcerated can be a life-altering event that may help to recover from addictions)
-   nurse may identify previously unknown problems (e.g., inmate may never have had access to a comprehensive mental health assessment before) (page 457)