Question 1

A nurse is providing direct client care while working in a correctional setting.Which of the following levels of prevention is being used?

Accepted Answer

A)   Primary prevention
B)   Secondary prevention
C)   Tertiary prevention
D)   Assessment C

Question 2

A nurse vocalizes a concern that a group of refugees in the community is not receiving equal access to health care services when compared to the other residents in the community.Which of the following concepts is being applied?

Accepted Answer

A)   Victimization
B)   Perceptivity
C)   Questioning
D)   Beneficence A

Question 3

A nurse is providing emergency care to an assault victim.Which of the following would be the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?

Accepted Answer

A)   Support the privacy of the victim
B)   Assess the socioeconomic status of the victim
C)   Question the victim about the details of the assault
D)   Educate the victim about violence prevention A

Question 4

A nurse uses the scope and standards for forensic nursing practice to differentiate this practice from other nursing specialties.Which parameter best describes the practice of forensic nursing?

Accepted Answer

A)   Assessment includes assessing the community for potential violence.
B)   Identification of outcomes of care are accomplished by collaborating with health care professionals.
C)   Coordination of care involves education and other strategies to prevent injuries well after the occurrence.
D)   Evaluation of outcomes relates to program evaluation.

Question 5

A forensic nurse assesses a child who has injuries that indicate possible abuse.What is the best way to document the assessment findings?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tape recorded statements from the child
B)   Digital photographs of injuries
C)   Video recording to record statements and show injuries
D)   Written documentation and photography

Question 6

A nurse assesses the factors that may place a client at risk for injury from a violent act by considering the role these factors play before,during,and after the violent act.The work of which theorist is being applied?

Accepted Answer

A)   Matrix
B)   Maslow
C)   Haddon
D)   Hammer

Question 7

A forensic nurse plans to collaborate with another professional to provide care to the client.Which of the following professionals would the nurse be most likely to collaborate with?

Accepted Answer

A)   Social worker
B)   Corrections officer
C)   Clinic manager
D)   Dietician

Question 8

A nurse is conducting a community assessment in a healthy community.Which of the following findings should the nurse anticipate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Low crime rates
B)   High rates of injury
C)   Significant health disparities
D)   Low mortality rates

Question 9

A forensic nurse has collected trace evidence.Which of the following best describes what has been collected?

Accepted Answer

A)   Fingerprints
B)   Bloodstains
C)   Hand gun
D)   Autopsy report

Question 10

What is the main purpose of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control?

Accepted Answer

A)   Assist victims of violence
B)   Maintain records of the incidence of injuries
C)   Coordinate the prevention of injuries, violence, and their consequences
D)   Encourage collaboration among professionals from various disciplines

Question 11

A nurse is employed as a forensic nurse during the 1950s.Which of the following tasks would the nurse most likely have been implementing?

Accepted Answer

A)   Working in a sexual assault clinic
B)   Identifying indicators of assault
C)   Implementing protocols for sexual assault care
D)   Receiving sexual assault nurse examiners (SAN
E)   training

Question 12

A homicide has occurred in a community.To whom would this information need to be reported?

Accepted Answer

A)   United States Public Health Service
B)   World Health Organization (WHO) 
C)   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD
C)  
D)   National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS)

Question 13

A forensic nurse is demonstrating the role of advocate.Which of the following best describes the intervention being performed by the nurse?

Accepted Answer

A)   Partner with public health professionals to implement programming
B)   Promote programs that prevent injuries
C)   Investigate injuries in the community
D)   Provide holistic care to victims of violence

Question 14

Which setting is a forensic nurse most likely to be employed?

Accepted Answer

A)   Physician's office
B)   Urgent care center
C)   School-based health center
D)   Medical examiner's office

Question 15

A forensic nurse implements a program aimed at preventing domestic abuse.Which of the following levels of prevention is being used?

Accepted Answer

A)   Primary prevention
B)   Secondary prevention
C)   Tertiary prevention
D)   Assessment

Question 16

What has been the focus of the majority of scientific research in forensic nursing?

Accepted Answer

A)   Role of the forensic nurse and client population
B)   Sexual assault team response
C)   Client satisfaction with forensic nurses
D)   Collaboration with other disciplines

Question 17

How would a registered nurse become a forensic nurse? (Select all that apply.)

Accepted Answer

A)   No additional education is needed after obtaining an undergraduate nursing degree
B)   Complete additional course work in police science
C)   Enroll in a certificate program for forensic nursing
D)   Select a graduate program that offers a track in forensic nursing
E)   Complete a nurse practitioner program

Question 18

A nurse collects evidence from a victim following a sexual assault.Which of the following levels of prevention is being used?

Accepted Answer

A)   Primary prevention
B)   Secondary prevention
C)   Tertiary prevention
D)   Assessment

Question 19

A nurse is caring for an individual who has been a victim of trauma.Which of the following most likely describes the client that the nurse is caring for?

Accepted Answer

A)   A middle-class, Caucasian female
B)   A middle-class, African American male
C)   A low-income, Caucasian male
D)   A low-income, African American female

Question 20

A nurse may need to use medical coercion with a client.Which of the following medical diagnoses would the client most likely have?

Accepted Answer

A)   Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 
B)   Depression
C)   Schizophrenia
D)   Hypertension

Exam 44: Forensic Nursing in the Community

A nurse is providing direct client care while working in a correctional setting.Which of the following levels of prevention is being used?

A nurse vocalizes a concern that a group of refugees in the community is not receiving equal access to health care services when compared to the other residents in the community.Which of the following concepts is being applied?

A nurse is providing emergency care to an assault victim.Which of the following would be the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?

A nurse uses the scope and standards for forensic nursing practice to differentiate this practice from other nursing specialties.Which parameter best describes the practice of forensic nursing?

A forensic nurse assesses a child who has injuries that indicate possible abuse.What is the best way to document the assessment findings?

A nurse assesses the factors that may place a client at risk for injury from a violent act by considering the role these factors play before,during,and after the violent act.The work of which theorist is being applied?

A forensic nurse plans to collaborate with another professional to provide care to the client.Which of the following professionals would the nurse be most likely to collaborate with?

A nurse is conducting a community assessment in a healthy community.Which of the following findings should the nurse anticipate?

A forensic nurse has collected trace evidence.Which of the following best describes what has been collected?

What is the main purpose of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control?

A nurse is employed as a forensic nurse during the 1950s.Which of the following tasks would the nurse most likely have been implementing?

A homicide has occurred in a community.To whom would this information need to be reported?

A forensic nurse is demonstrating the role of advocate.Which of the following best describes the intervention being performed by the nurse?

Which setting is a forensic nurse most likely to be employed?

A forensic nurse implements a program aimed at preventing domestic abuse.Which of the following levels of prevention is being used?

What has been the focus of the majority of scientific research in forensic nursing?

How would a registered nurse become a forensic nurse? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse collects evidence from a victim following a sexual assault.Which of the following levels of prevention is being used?

A nurse is caring for an individual who has been a victim of trauma.Which of the following most likely describes the client that the nurse is caring for?

A nurse may need to use medical coercion with a client.Which of the following medical diagnoses would the client most likely have?