CFN Victim Assessment and Documentation 3

Question 1

A forensic nurse documents 'patterned injury' on a victim. This term refers to:

Accepted Answer

Wounds whose shape reflects the object that caused them, linking injury to weapon

Answer

Patterned injuries reproduce the shape or texture of the causative object, providing critical evidentiary linkage between wound and weapon.

Question 2

In elder abuse assessment, which finding should be most concerning for physical abuse rather than accidental injury?

Accepted Answer

Bruises in various stages of healing located on the trunk and buttocks

Answer

Bruises on the trunk and buttocks in various healing stages are inconsistent with typical accidental elderly falls and suggest repeated physical abuse.

Question 3

When collecting a sexual assault evidence kit, the forensic nurse should collect pubic hair combings primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Recover foreign hairs or debris that may link a suspect to the victim

Answer

Pubic hair combings may capture foreign hairs or trace evidence from the perpetrator, providing physical linkage between victim and assailant.

Question 4

Which element is required for a forensic nurse's testimony to qualify as expert witness testimony in court?

Accepted Answer

The nurse must have knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education in the relevant area

Answer

Under Federal Rule of Evidence 702, expert witness qualification is based on sufficient knowledge, skill, experience, training, or education — not a specific degree.

Question 5

A victim of intimate partner violence presents with a bite mark on the shoulder. The forensic nurse's best immediate action is to:

Accepted Answer

Photograph the injury with scale before any wound care and consider DNA swabbing

Answer

Bite marks must be photographed with a scale and swabbed for salivary DNA before any wound care to preserve physical and biological evidence.

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CFN Victim Assessment and Documentation 3