Which statements can be used to explain forensic nursing to the ...

[jerry coleman]

Which statements can be used to explain forensic nursing to the prison staff? (More than one option
  may be correct.)
 
  A. Forensic nurses work exclusively with alleged perpetrators of crimes.
  B. The needs of the court or attorney dictate the focus of psychiatric forensic nurse-client
  interactions.
  C. Psychiatric forensic nurses make specialized assessments related to competence, sanity, risk,
  and dangerousness.
  D. Psychiatric forensic nurses become advocates for defendants in all legal proceedings.

Question 2

When a client wishes to learn more about alternative or complementary treatments the nurse should
  refer the client to
 
  a. The American Medical Association.
  b. The American Nurses Association.
  c. The National League for Nursing.
  d. The National Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

[dominiqueenicolee]

Answer to Question 1

B, C
Rationale: Option B: When the client is the court, the focus of the nurse's interactions with the client
is dictated by the needs of the court. Option C: Assessments of competence, risk, and dangerousness
are the special focus of psychiatric forensic nurses, psychiatrists, and psychologists. Other specialty
groups of nurses are not concerned with these assessments. Option A: Physiological forensic nurses
focus on the alleged victim. Psychiatric forensic nurses work with alleged perpetrators. Option D:
Forensic nurses remain neutral and objective, advocating for the legal process rather than for the
client.

Answer to Question 2

D
The National Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine has a clearinghouse from which
individuals may request information. The organizations named in the other options do not provide
extensive information about this topic.