In Which Circumstance Would a Psychiatric Forensic Nurse Examiner Determine

question 16

Multiple Choice

In which circumstance would a psychiatric forensic nurse examiner determine it appropriate for a defendant and attorney to consider a "not criminally responsible" defence? At the time of the crime, the defendant did which of the following?

• A) Shot a drug dealer who tried to overcharge for cocaine
• B) Acted on auditory hallucinations of the voice of God commanding, "Kill the children."
• C) Tampered with the brakes on his wife's car after discovering she had an extramarital affair
• D) Was frightened because of a home robbery the preceding night, assumed a family member was another burglar, and shot him

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