NURS 752 Exam 2
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1. What makes a One free of pests, moisture, tripping/choking hazards, potentially dangerous sub-
clean/safe home? stances are locked away/no easy access, surroundings are not dirty
2. Forensic Nursing Health care field interacts with legal arena
Not just sexual assault advocacy
Also works with governments on policy development and change
Work with all health care staff along with lawyers, politicians, first responders
3. Forensic Nursing Sexual abuse: Anyone 13+ is considered adult victim of sexual assault
Includes Interpersonal violence (i.e., domestic violence)
Child abuse
Elderly abuse: Clear documentation is important when dealing with cases of abuse
(pictures, notes, measurements)
Neglect
Violence and trauma
Mass casualty incidents: Degree of public health and trauma support
Human trafficking: 80% of all human trafficking cases linked back to Ohio; Toledo
is a major hub
4. Forensic Nursing Sexual assault nurse examiners
Roles Legal consultant
Forensic nurse examiner: Gather evidence at the scene (death or crime scene)
Law enforcement liaison
Prosecutor's office
Correctional nursing: Combines psych knowledge and criminology
Coroner
Hospital
Disaster and emergency management
5. Forensic Nursing Influencing public policy
In The Communi- Promotion of policies: Do hospitals have tools in place for all needs (e.g., trafficking
ty screening tool)
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Advocacy/lobbying
Education for vulnerable populations
Research
IAFN: international association for forensic nursing (oversees)
6. Precautionary Asserts that the burden of proof for potentially harmful actions by industry or
Principle government rests on the assurance of safety and that when there are threats of
serious damage, scientific uncertainty must be resolved in favor of prevention.
Providing that something is unhealthy
Burden of proof (healthy vs. Not healthy)
If can't prove that its not healthy, should step back
7. Vulnerable Popu- A subgroup of a population that is more likely to develop health problems as a
lation result of exposure to risk or have worse outcomes from these health problems than
the general population
8. Vulnerable Pop- Marginalized and at risk from multiple factors
ulation: Special Poor/homeless, children and adolescents, elders (living alone), women (pregnan-
Needs cy-adolescent), chronic care (needing caregivers), LGBTQIA, disabilities, mental
illness, substance abuse, people who have experienced violence
9. Vulnerable Pop- Wealth supports education, housing, and financial security (all affecting health
ulation: Wealth outcomes)
and Income Income is associated with morbidity and mortality and income-related health
disparities (CVD, DM, CVA, anxiety, depression); Disparities can emerge early in
life and can be transmitted across generations
10. Factors of Wealth Access to care and insurance
and Income in Behavioral and environmental: Tobacco, food deserts/insecurity, environment not
Vulnerable Popu- conducive to physical activity; Chronic/repeated stressors: inflammation, cortisol,
lations adrenaline, cytokine, changes to DNA
11.
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1. What makes a One free of pests, moisture, tripping/choking hazards, potentially dangerous sub-
clean/safe home? stances are locked away/no easy access, surroundings are not dirty
2. Forensic Nursing Health care field interacts with legal arena
Not just sexual assault advocacy
Also works with governments on policy development and change
Work with all health care staff along with lawyers, politicians, first responders
3. Forensic Nursing Sexual abuse: Anyone 13+ is considered adult victim of sexual assault
Includes Interpersonal violence (i.e., domestic violence)
Child abuse
Elderly abuse: Clear documentation is important when dealing with cases of abuse
(pictures, notes, measurements)
Neglect
Violence and trauma
Mass casualty incidents: Degree of public health and trauma support
Human trafficking: 80% of all human trafficking cases linked back to Ohio; Toledo
is a major hub
4. Forensic Nursing Sexual assault nurse examiners
Roles Legal consultant
Forensic nurse examiner: Gather evidence at the scene (death or crime scene)
Law enforcement liaison
Prosecutor's office
Correctional nursing: Combines psych knowledge and criminology
Coroner
Hospital
Disaster and emergency management
5. Forensic Nursing Influencing public policy
In The Communi- Promotion of policies: Do hospitals have tools in place for all needs (e.g., trafficking
ty screening tool)
1/9
, NURS 752 Exam 2
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_gficcw
Advocacy/lobbying
Education for vulnerable populations
Research
IAFN: international association for forensic nursing (oversees)
6. Precautionary Asserts that the burden of proof for potentially harmful actions by industry or
Principle government rests on the assurance of safety and that when there are threats of
serious damage, scientific uncertainty must be resolved in favor of prevention.
Providing that something is unhealthy
Burden of proof (healthy vs. Not healthy)
If can't prove that its not healthy, should step back
7. Vulnerable Popu- A subgroup of a population that is more likely to develop health problems as a
lation result of exposure to risk or have worse outcomes from these health problems than
the general population
8. Vulnerable Pop- Marginalized and at risk from multiple factors
ulation: Special Poor/homeless, children and adolescents, elders (living alone), women (pregnan-
Needs cy-adolescent), chronic care (needing caregivers), LGBTQIA, disabilities, mental
illness, substance abuse, people who have experienced violence
9. Vulnerable Pop- Wealth supports education, housing, and financial security (all affecting health
ulation: Wealth outcomes)
and Income Income is associated with morbidity and mortality and income-related health
disparities (CVD, DM, CVA, anxiety, depression); Disparities can emerge early in
life and can be transmitted across generations
10. Factors of Wealth Access to care and insurance
and Income in Behavioral and environmental: Tobacco, food deserts/insecurity, environment not
Vulnerable Popu- conducive to physical activity; Chronic/repeated stressors: inflammation, cortisol,
lations adrenaline, cytokine, changes to DNA
11.
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