Select the best question for a psychiatric forensic nurse examiner to ask when assessing the legal sanity of an individual charged with a crime.

A) "Tell me about what you were thinking at the time of the alleged crime."
B) "What would you do if you heard a fire alarm going off where you live?"
C) "At this time, are you having any experiences that others might think strange?"
D) "Do you feel as though you would like to harm yourself or anyone else at the present time?"

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Yessica Martinez · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  Legal sanity refers to the individual's ability to know right from wrong with reference to the act charged, the capacity to know the nature and quality of the act charged, and the capacity to form the intent to commit the crime. It is determined for the specific time of the act. The distracters apply to other parts of a mental status assessment and do not assess the patient's state at the time of the alleged crime.

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