Forensic and Correctional Nursing
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
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BhealthBcareBinBtheBscientificBinvestigationBofBtraumaBandBorBdeathBrelatedBtoBabuse,Bviolen
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SANEB-BAnswer-
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noteB
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uation.
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s
→BPubicBhair,BanyBotherBevidence.B
→BMakeBsureBtoBreadBpolicyBfromBtheBorganizationByouBworkBfor.
ABforensicBnurseBisBresponsibleBforBconductingBaBthoroughBexamination,BincludingBaBhistory,B
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, ingBaBrape.BInBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBsubspecialtiesBofBforensicBnursingBisBthisBnurseBpractic
ing?
a.BSexualBassaultBnurseBexaminerB(SANE)
b.BNurseBcoroner
c.BLegalBnurseBconsultant
d.BForensicBnurseBdeathBinvestigatorB-BAnswerANS:BA
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BForensicBnurseBdeathBinvestigator
BNurseBcoroner
BExaminer-BorganBandBtissuesBdonationBandBtransplant.
BForensicBpsychiatricBnurse.
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BTheBjuryBisBconsideringBaBlongBadultBprisonBterm.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBwouldBtheBnurse
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ospital.
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ngs,BandBsuicideBinBadultBprison.
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predator.
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heBadultBprison.B-BAnswerANS:BB
NurseBcoronerB-BAnswer--
ensureBthatBappropriateBmeasureBareBtakenBtoBperformBdeathBinvestigation
-certifyBdeath
identifyBdiseaseBprocess
LegalBnurseBconsultantsB-
BAnswernursesBwhoBprovideBassistanceBwithinBtheBlegalBsystemBusingBspecializedBnursingBkno
wledgeBandBexpertiseBwhenBinteractionBbetweenBlawBandBhealthBissues
Questions and Answers Updated
2026
applicationBofBnursingBprocessBtoBpublicBorBlegalBproceedingBandBtheBapplicationBofBforensic
BhealthBcareBinBtheBscientificBinvestigationBofBtraumaBandBorBdeathBrelatedBtoBabuse,Bviolen
ce,BcriminalBactivity,BliabilityBandBaccidents.B-BAnswerForensicBnursing
whenBtreatingBaBvictim;B-BAnswer→BmakeBtheBtoBmemorizedBtheBphoneB#
→BTreatBthenBawayBfromBtheBabuser
→BTheyBusuallyBknowBwhoBitBis
SANEB-BAnswer-
specializedBtrainedBRN,BwhoBappliesBtheBnursingBprocessBduringBforensicBexamB
-ConductBaBthoroughBexam.
-CollectBEvidence
whatBisBaBmajorBpointBobservedBbyBSANEBthatchangeBeverythingB-
BAnswertheyBobservedBthatBinBmanyBcasesBtheBstaffBdidBnotBknownBhowBtoBcompassionately
BapproachBtoBtheBsexualBassaultBvictim.B
noteB
PtBdiBnotBwantBtoBtalkBaboutBitBsoBweBneedBskillBnursesBthatBknowBhowBtoBhandleBtheBsit
uation.
EvidenceBinclude?B-
BAnswer→BHx,BinjuriesB(photographs)BallBclothingBwornBatBtheBtimeBofBtheBincident
→BTraceBofBfiber,Bglass,Bsoil,BandBparticulateBmatter.
→BAnyBDNA,BfingernailBswab,BswabBandBsmearsBfromBvictims'Bmouth,Bvagina/penis,BandBanu
s
→BPubicBhair,BanyBotherBevidence.B
→BMakeBsureBtoBreadBpolicyBfromBtheBorganizationByouBworkBfor.
ABforensicBnurseBisBresponsibleBforBconductingBaBthoroughBexamination,BincludingBaBhistory,B
performingBaBphysicalBassessment,BandBcollectingBforensicBevidenceBonBaBfemaleBclientBfollow
, ingBaBrape.BInBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBsubspecialtiesBofBforensicBnursingBisBthisBnurseBpractic
ing?
a.BSexualBassaultBnurseBexaminerB(SANE)
b.BNurseBcoroner
c.BLegalBnurseBconsultant
d.BForensicBnurseBdeathBinvestigatorB-BAnswerANS:BA
DifferentBrolesBforBnursesBinBthisBfieldB-BAnswerLegalBnurseBconsultantsB(knowledgeable)
BForensicBnurseBdeathBinvestigator
BNurseBcoroner
BExaminer-BorganBandBtissuesBdonationBandBtransplant.
BForensicBpsychiatricBnurse.
AB14-year-oldBwasBfoundBguiltyBofBbeatingBandBrapingBaB73-year-
oldBneighbor.BTheBprosecutorBhadBsuccessfullyBarguedBforBtheBchildBtoBbeBtriedBasBanBadult.
BTheBjuryBisBconsideringBaBlongBadultBprisonBterm.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBwouldBtheBnurse
BmostBlikelyBsuggestBwhenBcalledBonBasBanBexpertBwitness?
a.BTheBchildBmustBbeBmentallyBillBtoBhaveBdoneBsuchBaBthingBandBshouldBbeBinBaBmentalBh
ospital.
b.BTheBchildBshouldBbeBinBaBjuvenileBfacilityBtoBavoidBtheBhighBriskBofBsexualBassaults,Bbeati
ngs,BandBsuicideBinBadultBprison.
c.BTheBchildBshouldBbeBgivenBaBlongBadultBprisonBsentenceBtoBprotectBsocietyBfromBsuchBaB
predator.
d.BTheBchildBmustBbeBgivenBanBopportunityBtoBcompleteBhighBschoolBwhileBincarceratedBinBt
heBadultBprison.B-BAnswerANS:BB
NurseBcoronerB-BAnswer--
ensureBthatBappropriateBmeasureBareBtakenBtoBperformBdeathBinvestigation
-certifyBdeath
identifyBdiseaseBprocess
LegalBnurseBconsultantsB-
BAnswernursesBwhoBprovideBassistanceBwithinBtheBlegalBsystemBusingBspecializedBnursingBkno
wledgeBandBexpertiseBwhenBinteractionBbetweenBlawBandBhealthBissues
