NURS 752 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | NURS 752
STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
What makes a clean/safe home? - ✔✔One free of pests, moisture, tripping/choking hazards, potentially
dangerous substances are locked away/no easy access, surroundings are not dirty
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
Forensic Nursing Includes - ✔✔Sexual abuse: Anyone 13+ is considered adult victim of sexual assault
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
Forensic Nursing Roles - ✔✔Sexual assault nurse examiners
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
Forensic Nursing In The Community - ✔✔Influencing public policy
Promotion of policies: Do hospitals have tools in place for all needs (e.g., trafficking screening tool)
Advocacy/lobbying
Education for vulnerable populations
Research
IAFN: international association for forensic nursing (oversees)
Precautionary Principle - ✔✔Asserts that the burden of proof for potentially harmful actions by
industry or 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
, Vulnerable Population - ✔✔A subgroup of a population that is more likely to develop health problems
as a result of exposure to risk or have worse outcomes from these health problems than the general
population
Vulnerable Population: Special Needs - ✔✔Marginalized and at risk from multiple factors
Poor/homeless, children and adolescents, elders (living alone), women (pregnancy-adolescent), chronic
care (needing caregivers), LGBTQIA, disabilities, mental illness, substance abuse, people who have
experienced violence
Vulnerable Population: Wealth and Income - ✔✔Wealth supports education, housing, and financial
security (all affecting health outcomes)
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
Factors of Wealth and Income in Vulnerable Populations - ✔✔Access to care and insurance
Behavioral and environmental: Tobacco, food deserts/insecurity, environment not conducive to physical
activity; Chronic/repeated stressors: inflammation, cortisol, adrenaline, cytokine, changes to DNA
Everyday Discriminations - ✔✔R/T: CAD, CRP, visceral fat, sleep
Treated with less courtesy, treated with less respect, received poorer service, people act as if you are not
smart, people act as if they are afraid of you, people act as if you are dishonest, people act as if they are
better than you, you are insulted, you are threatened/harassed
Web of Causation - ✔✔Factors commonly associated with vulnerability: Disadvantaged socioeconomic
status, Low self esteem, Feelings of powerlessness, Disenfranchisement
Adverse Childhood Events (ACE) - ✔✔1 in 6 adults report having an ACE: Women and minorities
disproportionately affected
Progression throughout life: ACE > disrupted neurodevelopment > social, emotional and cognitive
impairment > adoption of health risk behaviors > disease, disability and social problems > early death
Early prevention strategies: Strengthen economic support for families; Promote social norms that protect
against violence and adversity; Ensure strong start for children (early childhood home visits, high quality
childcare, preschool enrichment program); Enhance skills for parents and children to handle stress;
Connect youths to caring adults and activities (e.g. mentoring programs); Early recognition and trauma-
informed care
Caregiver Stress: Nursing Duties Taken On - ✔✔Managing meds
Assistive mobility devices
Special diets
Wound care
Incontinence care
Meters/monitors
Caregiver Stress: Stressors - ✔✔Physically taxing
Financial (~$300k/lifetime)
Lost productivity
Employment issues
Roles and social isolation
STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
What makes a clean/safe home? - ✔✔One free of pests, moisture, tripping/choking hazards, potentially
dangerous substances are locked away/no easy access, surroundings are not dirty
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
Forensic Nursing Includes - ✔✔Sexual abuse: Anyone 13+ is considered adult victim of sexual assault
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
Forensic Nursing Roles - ✔✔Sexual assault nurse examiners
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
Forensic Nursing In The Community - ✔✔Influencing public policy
Promotion of policies: Do hospitals have tools in place for all needs (e.g., trafficking screening tool)
Advocacy/lobbying
Education for vulnerable populations
Research
IAFN: international association for forensic nursing (oversees)
Precautionary Principle - ✔✔Asserts that the burden of proof for potentially harmful actions by
industry or 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
, Vulnerable Population - ✔✔A subgroup of a population that is more likely to develop health problems
as a result of exposure to risk or have worse outcomes from these health problems than the general
population
Vulnerable Population: Special Needs - ✔✔Marginalized and at risk from multiple factors
Poor/homeless, children and adolescents, elders (living alone), women (pregnancy-adolescent), chronic
care (needing caregivers), LGBTQIA, disabilities, mental illness, substance abuse, people who have
experienced violence
Vulnerable Population: Wealth and Income - ✔✔Wealth supports education, housing, and financial
security (all affecting health outcomes)
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
Factors of Wealth and Income in Vulnerable Populations - ✔✔Access to care and insurance
Behavioral and environmental: Tobacco, food deserts/insecurity, environment not conducive to physical
activity; Chronic/repeated stressors: inflammation, cortisol, adrenaline, cytokine, changes to DNA
Everyday Discriminations - ✔✔R/T: CAD, CRP, visceral fat, sleep
Treated with less courtesy, treated with less respect, received poorer service, people act as if you are not
smart, people act as if they are afraid of you, people act as if you are dishonest, people act as if they are
better than you, you are insulted, you are threatened/harassed
Web of Causation - ✔✔Factors commonly associated with vulnerability: Disadvantaged socioeconomic
status, Low self esteem, Feelings of powerlessness, Disenfranchisement
Adverse Childhood Events (ACE) - ✔✔1 in 6 adults report having an ACE: Women and minorities
disproportionately affected
Progression throughout life: ACE > disrupted neurodevelopment > social, emotional and cognitive
impairment > adoption of health risk behaviors > disease, disability and social problems > early death
Early prevention strategies: Strengthen economic support for families; Promote social norms that protect
against violence and adversity; Ensure strong start for children (early childhood home visits, high quality
childcare, preschool enrichment program); Enhance skills for parents and children to handle stress;
Connect youths to caring adults and activities (e.g. mentoring programs); Early recognition and trauma-
informed care
Caregiver Stress: Nursing Duties Taken On - ✔✔Managing meds
Assistive mobility devices
Special diets
Wound care
Incontinence care
Meters/monitors
Caregiver Stress: Stressors - ✔✔Physically taxing
Financial (~$300k/lifetime)
Lost productivity
Employment issues
Roles and social isolation
