Questions with All Actual Detailed
Solutions 2025-2026 Edition.
What makes a clean/safe home? - Answer One free of pests, moisture, tripping/choking
hazards, potentially dangerous substances are locked away/no easy access, surroundings are
not dirty
Forensic Nursing - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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
, 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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 - Answer 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