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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Forensic Nurses Work With:
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Interpersonal Violence
Forensic Mental Health
Correctional Nursing
Legal Nurse Consulting
Emergency/Trauma Services
- Automobile and Pedestrian Accidents
- Traumatic Injuries
- Suicide Attempts
- Work-Related Injuries
- Near-Fatal Trauma
- Disasters
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Patient Care Facility Issues
- Accidents/Injuries/Neglect
- Inappropriate Treatments/Medication
- Administration
Public Health and Safety
- Environmental Hazards
- Drug/Alcohol Abuse
- Food and Drug Tampering
- Illegal Abortion Practices
- Epidemiological Issues
- Anatomical Gifts (Tissue/Organ Donation)
Death Investigation
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