The application of clinical and scientific knowledge to questions of law, the civil or criminal investigation of survivors of traumatic injury, and/or the civil or criminal investigation
of patient treatment involving court-related issues is called which of the following types of nursing?
1. Trauma
2. Medico-legal
3. Community assault
4. Clinical forensic
ANS: 4
Clinical forensic nursing is the application of clinical and scientific knowledge to questions of law and the civil or criminal investigation of survivors of traumatic injury and/or patient treatment involving court-related issues.
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