Victim Assessment and Documentation Flashcards
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A forensic nurse documents 'patterned injury' on a victim. This term refers to:
Answer: Wounds whose shape reflects the object that caused them, linking injury to weapon
Patterned injuries reproduce the shape or texture of the causative object, providing critical evidentiary linkage between wound and weapon.
In elder abuse assessment, which finding should be most concerning for physical abuse rather than accidental injury?
Answer: Bruises in various stages of healing located on the trunk and buttocks
Bruises on the trunk and buttocks in various healing stages are inconsistent with typical accidental elderly falls and suggest repeated physical abuse.
When collecting a sexual assault evidence kit, the forensic nurse should collect pubic hair combings primarily to:
Answer: Recover foreign hairs or debris that may link a suspect to the victim
Pubic hair combings may capture foreign hairs or trace evidence from the perpetrator, providing physical linkage between victim and assailant.
Which element is required for a forensic nurse's testimony to qualify as expert witness testimony in court?
Answer: The nurse must have knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education in the relevant area
Under Federal Rule of Evidence 702, expert witness qualification is based on sufficient knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education — not a specific degree.
A victim of intimate partner violence presents with a bite mark on the shoulder. The forensic nurse's best immediate action is to:
Answer: Photograph the injury with scale before any wound care and consider DNA swabbing
Bite marks must be photographed with a scale and swabbed for salivary DNA before any wound care to preserve physical and biological evidence.
The SAFE-T mnemonic used in forensic nursing assessment stands for which elements?
Answer: Safety, Assessment, Findings, Evidence, Therapeutic intervention
The SAFE-T framework guides forensic nurses through Safety, Assessment, Findings, Evidence collection, and Therapeutic intervention for trauma-informed care.
Which statement about colposcopy in sexual assault examination is accurate?
Answer: Colposcopy magnifies anogenital tissue and allows photographic documentation of subtle injuries
Colposcopy enhances visualization of subtle anogenital injuries and enables photodocumentation, improving forensic evidence quality.