A Forensic Nurse Is Responsible for Conducting a Thorough Examination

question 6

Multiple Choice

A forensic nurse is responsible for conducting a thorough examination, including a history, performing a physical assessment, and collecting forensic evidence on a female client following a rape. In which of the following subspecialties of forensic nursing is this nurse practicing?

• A) Sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE)
• B) Nurse coroner
• C) Legal nurse consultant
• D) Forensic nurse death investigator

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Definitions:

Therapy

A systematic process for helping people overcome their psychological problems. Therapy consists of a client (patient), a trained therapist, and a series of contacts between them.

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Dichotomous Thinking

A cognitive distortion that simplifies the complexity of the world into either/or categories, ignoring the nuances and middle ground.

Didactic Perspectives

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