A 48-year-old woman in the emergency department reports that she has been sexually assaulted. Which action by the nurse will be most important in maintaining the medicolegal chain of evidence?
a. Labeling all specimens and other materials obtained from the patient.
b. Assisting the patient in filling out the application for financial compensation.
c. Discussing the availability of the "morning-after pill" for pregnancy prevention.
d. Educating the patient about baseline sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing.
ANS: A
The careful labeling of specimens and materials will assist in maintaining the chain of evidence. Assisting with paperwork, and discussing STIs and pregnancy prevention are interventions that might be appropriate after sexual assault, but they do not help maintain the legal chain of evidence.
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