A nurse uses the scope and standards for forensic nursing practice to differentiate this practice from other nursing specialties. Which parameter best describes the practice of forensic nursing?
a. Assessment includes assessing the community for potential violence.
b. Identification of outcomes of care are accomplished by collaborating with health care professionals.
c. Coordination of care involves education and other strategies to prevent injuries well after the occurrence.
d. Evaluation of outcomes relates to program evaluation.
D
Coordination of care relevant to forensic outcomes often involves education and other strategies to prevent injuries well after the occurrence, perhaps after the death of an individual who has been injured. Assessment includes the collection of forensic data, identification of realistic out-comes of care are most commonly performed in collaboration with a team of professionals out-side of nursing and medicine, and evaluation of outcomes may involve dissemination of results to the client and the community.
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