ENA Forensic Nursing Study Guide 2026 | Emergency Nursing Legal & Trauma
Exam Prep
A - correct answer ✔✔Which term should be used to document an injury on a patient's skin
from a knife?
A. Laceration
B. Cut
C. Ecchymosis
D. Bruise
C - correct answer ✔✔An evidence recovery kit should contain which item or items?
A. Polaroid camera
B. Self-sealing plastic bags
C. Glass slides
D. Clean gauze
B - correct answer ✔✔Which term should the emergency nurse use for an injury on a patient's
skin from a crushing force?
A. Bruise
B. Ecchymosis
C. Laceration
D. Cut
B - correct answer ✔✔Which statement best describes forensic nursing?
, A. It is the application of nursing science to the care of trauma patients.
B. It is the care of victims of violent events likely to lead to a civil or criminal proceeding, legal
hearing, or arbitration.
C. It is the provision of arbitration for injured patients.
D. It assumes the role of mandated reporter.
D - correct answer ✔✔According to the Emergency Nurses Association position statement on
forensic evidence collection, which action should emergency nurses perform?
A. Serve as arbitrators for the victims of violent crime.
B. Delegate evidence collection to law enforcement personnel.
C. Act as expert witnesses in legal proceedings.
D. Work with other professionals to develop the guidelines for forensic evidence collection.
C - correct answer ✔✔Which statement most accurately reflects evidence collection?
A. Clothing is unlikely to yield deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) more than 24 hours after the
incident.
B. The medical team is ultimately responsible for the maintenance of the evidence.
C. The emergency nurse is instrumental to the preservation of the evidence.
D. The collection of forensic evidence will have no value if collected 48 hours after the incident.
D - correct answer ✔✔Which procedure should you follow when collecting evidence from a
gunshot victim?
A. Staple bags that contain collected clothing evidence.
Exam Prep
A - correct answer ✔✔Which term should be used to document an injury on a patient's skin
from a knife?
A. Laceration
B. Cut
C. Ecchymosis
D. Bruise
C - correct answer ✔✔An evidence recovery kit should contain which item or items?
A. Polaroid camera
B. Self-sealing plastic bags
C. Glass slides
D. Clean gauze
B - correct answer ✔✔Which term should the emergency nurse use for an injury on a patient's
skin from a crushing force?
A. Bruise
B. Ecchymosis
C. Laceration
D. Cut
B - correct answer ✔✔Which statement best describes forensic nursing?
, A. It is the application of nursing science to the care of trauma patients.
B. It is the care of victims of violent events likely to lead to a civil or criminal proceeding, legal
hearing, or arbitration.
C. It is the provision of arbitration for injured patients.
D. It assumes the role of mandated reporter.
D - correct answer ✔✔According to the Emergency Nurses Association position statement on
forensic evidence collection, which action should emergency nurses perform?
A. Serve as arbitrators for the victims of violent crime.
B. Delegate evidence collection to law enforcement personnel.
C. Act as expert witnesses in legal proceedings.
D. Work with other professionals to develop the guidelines for forensic evidence collection.
C - correct answer ✔✔Which statement most accurately reflects evidence collection?
A. Clothing is unlikely to yield deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) more than 24 hours after the
incident.
B. The medical team is ultimately responsible for the maintenance of the evidence.
C. The emergency nurse is instrumental to the preservation of the evidence.
D. The collection of forensic evidence will have no value if collected 48 hours after the incident.
D - correct answer ✔✔Which procedure should you follow when collecting evidence from a
gunshot victim?
A. Staple bags that contain collected clothing evidence.
