A physiological forensic nurse would be most likely to be involved with
a. assessing the victim of sexual assault.
b. determining legal sanity of an alleged perpetrator.
c. acting as a competency therapist.
d. establishing a profile of a suspected serial rapist.
A
Physiological forensic nurses focus on the application of forensic aspects of health care in the
investigation and treatment of trauma and medicolegal issues. They often work as abuse specialists,
coroners, or death investigators. Psychiatric forensic nurses assume the roles listed in options B, C,
and D.
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