What Is Forensic Nursing?

Forensic Nursing, as outlined in the Forensic Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice, is the practice of nursing globally when health and legal systems intersect. 

The forensic nurse provides direct services to individual clients, consultation services to nursing, medical and law related agencies, and expert court testimony in areas dealing with trauma and/or questioned death investigative processes, adequacy of services delivery, and specialized diagnoses of specific conditions as related to nursing.

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Areas of Forensic Nursing Practice

Interpersonal Violence

Forensic Mental Health

Correctional Nursing

Legal Nurse Consulting

Emergency/Trauma Services

  • Automobile and Pedestrian Accidents
  • Work-Related Injuries

Public Health and Safety

  • Environmental Hazards
  • Drug/Alcohol Abuse
  • Epidemiological Issues

Death Investigation

Mass Disasters



 

 

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