Which Quality Would Be Most Likely to Disqualify a Nurse

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which quality would be most likely to disqualify a nurse from employment as a forensic psychiatric nurse?

• A) Desire to punish the perpetrators of crime
• B) Incorporation of "street smarts" into clinical practice
• C) Discomfort with serving someone other than the patient
• D) Prepared at a basic rather than an advanced practice

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Definitions:

Active Listening

The practice of fully concentrating, understanding, responding, and remembering what is being said.

Credibility

The quality of being trusted and believed in; the ability to inspire confidence.

Source Acceptance

The extent to which the information provided by a source is accepted as credible or convincing by a recipient.

Empathy

The capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, essentially placing oneself in another's shoes.