PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) REF: Pages 33-13, 14 TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity 12. The highest degree of credibility is required by a nurse who provides testimony before the
Court as a(n) a. fact witness. b. expert witness. c. correctional nurse. d. critical care nurse.
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An expert witness is recognized by the Court as having a higher level of skill or expertise in a specific area. In addition to testifying about involvement with the individual and documentation of the interactions, an expert witness is permitted by the Court to give a professional opinion. A fact witness may testify only regarding what was seen, heard, performed, or documented regarding first-hand nursing care. Correctional and critical care nurses may testify as fact witnesses.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) REF: Pages 33-14, 32 (Box 33-3) TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment 13. The psychiatric forensic nurse provides this description of work responsibilities: “I use
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knowledge of psychopathology as I investigate and reconstruct crimes and then try to understand a criminal’s reasoning process. This allows me to compile information on what type of individual would have most likely committed the crime.” The work the nurse describes is that of a a. competency therapist. b. hostage negotiator. c. forensic examiner. d. criminal profiler.
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Criminal profilers attempt to provide law enforcement with specific information and the type of individual who would have committed a certain crime. Profilers use behavioral and psychological indicators left at violent crime scenes and apply their understanding of psychopathology, attempt to reconstruct the crime, formulate hypotheses, and develop a profile, which is then tested against known data. The distracters refer to roles the psychiatric forensic nurse may fill, but none of these roles fits the description given in the scenario.
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PTS: 1 REF: Page 33-16
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) TOP: Nursing Process: Implementation MSC: Client Needs: N/A
14. A correctional nurse plans a health education series for prison inmates. Which topic is most
important for the nurse to include in this series? a. Sleep hygiene b. Personal grooming c. Social skills training d. Assertive communication ANS: A
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