While assessing a client in the emergency department, the nurse identifies that the client has been raped. Which health care team member should the nurse collaborate with when planning this client's care?
a. Emergency medicine physician
b. Case manager
c. Forensic nurse examiner
d. Psychiatric crisis nurse
C
All other members of the health care team listed may be used in the management of this client's care. However, the forensic nurse examiner is educated to obtain client histories and collect evi-dence dealing with the assault, and can offer the counseling and follow-up needed when dealing with the victim of an assault.
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a. needle stick injuries c. rights of employees b. violence in the workplace d. job seniority
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a. quietly chant in unison at the patient's bedside. b. pour holy water into the mouth of the dying person. c. silently pray on their knees at the patient's bedside. d. whisper the words into the patient's ear.
The nurse providing information to the parents of a child who has been diagnosed with tinea corporis informs them that tinea corporis is a common fungal skin infection that may be transmitted by which of the following?
A) Public shower room floor B) Undercooked meat C) Raw exotic fruit D) An infected pet
The nurse is caring for a patient who is chronically irritable and anxious and prone to violent behaviors. The patient has several teeth missing and has dental caries in the remaining teeth. The nurse suspects previous chronic use of which drug?
a. Alcohol b. Cocaine c. LSD d. Methamphetamine