UNRS 310 CHAPTER 32 FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC NURSING QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Forensic nursing - correct answer ✔✔Brings together traditional nursing practice and forensic knowledge
to better serve victims and perpetrators of violence
Forensic nurse generalist - correct answer ✔✔Consistent within this role is the need to be proficient in
the assessment and treatment of victims of violence, evidence collection and preservation, proper
documentation, the legal system, and setting standards of care for victims and perpetrators
Sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) - correct answer ✔✔Forensic nurse generalists who seek training
in the care of adult and pediatric victims of sexual assault
Nurse coroner/death investigator - correct answer ✔✔Nurses who work under this role possess medical
knowledge that allows them to make expert judgements regarding the circumstances of death based on
observations of history, symptomatology, autopsy results, toxicology, other diagnostic studies, and
evidence revealed in other aspects of the case
Forensic psychiatric nurse - correct answer ✔✔Roles include: psychotherapist, forensic nurse examiner,
competency evaluator, fact or expert witness, consultant to law enforcement agencies or the criminal
justice system, hostage negotiator, criminal profiler
Legal sanity - correct answer ✔✔An individuals ability to distinguish right from wrong with reference to
the act charged, capacity to understand the nature and quality of the act charged, and capacity to form
the intent to commit the crime
Competency evaluator - correct answer ✔✔Roles include assessing mental health or illness, conducting
a forensic interview, providing documentation, completing a formal report to the court, and testifying as
an expert witness
Fact witness - correct answer ✔✔A _____ _______ is used routinely in medical malpractice cases as an
individual considered by the court to be capable and qualified to summarize and explain complex and
voluminous medical records and medical terminology to the jury
Expert witness - correct answer ✔✔Recognized by the court as having a certain level of skill or expertise
in a designated area and possess superior knowledge because of education or specialized experience
Consultant role - correct answer ✔✔In this role, the nurse may be asked to listen to witness testimony
for the purpose of guiding further cross-examination or to assist in the preparation for trial by giving
information about mental illness, including personality disorders and paraphilias; the nurse may be
asked to testify about mental health treatment options, medications, and community resources
Hostage negotiator - correct answer ✔✔In this role, includes the following:
1). being on call around the clock to assist law enforcement officers on the scene
AND ANSWERS | STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
Forensic nursing - correct answer ✔✔Brings together traditional nursing practice and forensic knowledge
to better serve victims and perpetrators of violence
Forensic nurse generalist - correct answer ✔✔Consistent within this role is the need to be proficient in
the assessment and treatment of victims of violence, evidence collection and preservation, proper
documentation, the legal system, and setting standards of care for victims and perpetrators
Sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) - correct answer ✔✔Forensic nurse generalists who seek training
in the care of adult and pediatric victims of sexual assault
Nurse coroner/death investigator - correct answer ✔✔Nurses who work under this role possess medical
knowledge that allows them to make expert judgements regarding the circumstances of death based on
observations of history, symptomatology, autopsy results, toxicology, other diagnostic studies, and
evidence revealed in other aspects of the case
Forensic psychiatric nurse - correct answer ✔✔Roles include: psychotherapist, forensic nurse examiner,
competency evaluator, fact or expert witness, consultant to law enforcement agencies or the criminal
justice system, hostage negotiator, criminal profiler
Legal sanity - correct answer ✔✔An individuals ability to distinguish right from wrong with reference to
the act charged, capacity to understand the nature and quality of the act charged, and capacity to form
the intent to commit the crime
Competency evaluator - correct answer ✔✔Roles include assessing mental health or illness, conducting
a forensic interview, providing documentation, completing a formal report to the court, and testifying as
an expert witness
Fact witness - correct answer ✔✔A _____ _______ is used routinely in medical malpractice cases as an
individual considered by the court to be capable and qualified to summarize and explain complex and
voluminous medical records and medical terminology to the jury
Expert witness - correct answer ✔✔Recognized by the court as having a certain level of skill or expertise
in a designated area and possess superior knowledge because of education or specialized experience
Consultant role - correct answer ✔✔In this role, the nurse may be asked to listen to witness testimony
for the purpose of guiding further cross-examination or to assist in the preparation for trial by giving
information about mental illness, including personality disorders and paraphilias; the nurse may be
asked to testify about mental health treatment options, medications, and community resources
Hostage negotiator - correct answer ✔✔In this role, includes the following:
1). being on call around the clock to assist law enforcement officers on the scene
