Forensic Nursing Final Exam Practice Questions A+ Graded
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health-care systems - CORRECT ANSWER-A distinct feature of forensic nursing practice in
the nurses' knowledge and skill in navigating intersections of legal and social systems with
health and legal systems intersect - CORRECT ANSWER-The International Association of
Forensic Nurses adopted the definition of forensic nursing as a practice of nursing globally
when
social justice - CORRECT ANSWER-Nursing's Social Policy Statement defines nursing's
obligations to society and includes six critical elements of nursing -- provision of a caring
relationship, attention to human experiences and responses to health and illness, integration
of objective data with the patient's subjective experience, application of scientific knowledge,
advancement of professional knowledge, and the promotion of
health-care systems - CORRECT ANSWER-The distinctive feature of forensic nursing practice
is the nurses' knowledge and skill in navigating intersections of legal and social systems with
interrupt and prevent recurrence of intimate partner violence - CORRECT ANSWER-Well-
designed forensic nursing research, once is has been published and disseminated, has the
potential to become a practice standard, as demonstrated in McFarlane, Groff, O'Brien, and
Watson (2006). This randomized clinical trial concluded that simple abuse assessment and
the offer of referrals have the potential to
,generalist practice - CORRECT ANSWER-According to the American Nurses Association and
the International Association of Forensic Nurses (2009), basic forensic nursing is a
Therapeutic Jurisprudence - CORRECT ANSWER-What is a legal reform theory that considers
how the well-being of those in the legal system is impact by legal actions, rules, and
procedures?
time - CORRECT ANSWER-To formulate an answerable clinical questions, Melnyk and
Fineout-Overhold (2005) suggest the widely used standard PICOT format --
Population/Patient, Intervention of Interest, Comparison intervention or group, Outcome,
and
translation science - CORRECT ANSWER-The entire process of implementing research into
practice is referred to as
battery - CORRECT ANSWER-An intentional tort accomplished by offensive touching of
another without consent is a/an
libel - CORRECT ANSWER-A quasi-intentional tort accomplished by a written defamatory
statement is a/an
Intentional tort - CORRECT ANSWER-A tort is a wrongful or crooked act that injures another
classified three ways. The tort that requires that the person committing the act has the
requisite knowledge and will to commit the wrong is a/an
, being human - CORRECT ANSWER-At a higher level of articulation, violation of the ethical
principle of autonomy is a violation of the right of
different responses - CORRECT ANSWER-In understanding socio-cultural factors, bias, and
discrimination are uncomfortable subjects to many because they give rise to difficult
conversations and
accountability - CORRECT ANSWER-Internalized responsibility is
beneficence - CORRECT ANSWER-The duty of the forensic nurse is to protect the client from
harm, which is enunciated by the ethical principle of malfeasance. The duty to provide
service for the good of the client is enunciated in the ethical principle of
autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER-The ethical principle that confers respect and self-
determination on all human beings, including individuals with diminished capacity by reason
or age or illness including mental, psychological, or physical disorder, unconscious or
semiconscious state, or under the influence of a mind-altering substance is
justice - CORRECT ANSWER-The ethical principle that demands that the FN is fair in all his
or her interactions and communications making certain that policies and procedures are
consistently and equitably applied without selective dispensation is
constitutional law - CORRECT ANSWER-Laws are derived from four major sources on the
national level in the United States and in several states and territories. These are Common
law, Administrative law, Legislative law, and
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health-care systems - CORRECT ANSWER-A distinct feature of forensic nursing practice in
the nurses' knowledge and skill in navigating intersections of legal and social systems with
health and legal systems intersect - CORRECT ANSWER-The International Association of
Forensic Nurses adopted the definition of forensic nursing as a practice of nursing globally
when
social justice - CORRECT ANSWER-Nursing's Social Policy Statement defines nursing's
obligations to society and includes six critical elements of nursing -- provision of a caring
relationship, attention to human experiences and responses to health and illness, integration
of objective data with the patient's subjective experience, application of scientific knowledge,
advancement of professional knowledge, and the promotion of
health-care systems - CORRECT ANSWER-The distinctive feature of forensic nursing practice
is the nurses' knowledge and skill in navigating intersections of legal and social systems with
interrupt and prevent recurrence of intimate partner violence - CORRECT ANSWER-Well-
designed forensic nursing research, once is has been published and disseminated, has the
potential to become a practice standard, as demonstrated in McFarlane, Groff, O'Brien, and
Watson (2006). This randomized clinical trial concluded that simple abuse assessment and
the offer of referrals have the potential to
,generalist practice - CORRECT ANSWER-According to the American Nurses Association and
the International Association of Forensic Nurses (2009), basic forensic nursing is a
Therapeutic Jurisprudence - CORRECT ANSWER-What is a legal reform theory that considers
how the well-being of those in the legal system is impact by legal actions, rules, and
procedures?
time - CORRECT ANSWER-To formulate an answerable clinical questions, Melnyk and
Fineout-Overhold (2005) suggest the widely used standard PICOT format --
Population/Patient, Intervention of Interest, Comparison intervention or group, Outcome,
and
translation science - CORRECT ANSWER-The entire process of implementing research into
practice is referred to as
battery - CORRECT ANSWER-An intentional tort accomplished by offensive touching of
another without consent is a/an
libel - CORRECT ANSWER-A quasi-intentional tort accomplished by a written defamatory
statement is a/an
Intentional tort - CORRECT ANSWER-A tort is a wrongful or crooked act that injures another
classified three ways. The tort that requires that the person committing the act has the
requisite knowledge and will to commit the wrong is a/an
, being human - CORRECT ANSWER-At a higher level of articulation, violation of the ethical
principle of autonomy is a violation of the right of
different responses - CORRECT ANSWER-In understanding socio-cultural factors, bias, and
discrimination are uncomfortable subjects to many because they give rise to difficult
conversations and
accountability - CORRECT ANSWER-Internalized responsibility is
beneficence - CORRECT ANSWER-The duty of the forensic nurse is to protect the client from
harm, which is enunciated by the ethical principle of malfeasance. The duty to provide
service for the good of the client is enunciated in the ethical principle of
autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER-The ethical principle that confers respect and self-
determination on all human beings, including individuals with diminished capacity by reason
or age or illness including mental, psychological, or physical disorder, unconscious or
semiconscious state, or under the influence of a mind-altering substance is
justice - CORRECT ANSWER-The ethical principle that demands that the FN is fair in all his
or her interactions and communications making certain that policies and procedures are
consistently and equitably applied without selective dispensation is
constitutional law - CORRECT ANSWER-Laws are derived from four major sources on the
national level in the United States and in several states and territories. These are Common
law, Administrative law, Legislative law, and
