What is Forensic Nursing?

The new and evolving specialty of forensic nursing encompasses providing care to victims of crime, collecting evidence, and providing health care services within the prison system. The International Association of Forensic Nurses is the professional organization for the field.

Specialty areas within forensic nursing include Forensic Clinical Nurse Specialist, Forensic Nurse Investigator, Nurse Coroner/Death Investigator, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, Legal Nurse Consultant, Forensic Gerontology Specialist, Forensic Psychiatric Nurse, and Correctional Nursing Specialist.

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Student nurse from Keele Uni. Interested in forensic nursing. Any ideas how I go about it please xx?

Which branch are you studying? Forensic nurses are usually qualified in mental health. Will be impossible to get into with an adult, child or learning difficulties qualification.

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Where can I learn more about forensic nursing?

I have never heard of forensic nursing. There are opportunities for doctors in forensics (pathologist, pharmocologists) but not for nursing.

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Inq on Forensic Nursing?

Contact the college you are interested in applying to, speak with the Director of Nursing. You will need a degree in Nursing and in Criminal Justice. I am sure you will need at least a BS in Nursin...

Forensic Nursing; what qualifications do I need?

what quals do you have? you could do forensic psychology? or psychiatry. Surrey uni, (Guildford) do an MSC in Forensic psychology. when i was there a lot of the lecturers came from Broadmoor and as...

What does a Forensic Nurse do?

Forensic Nursing It was in 1992 when the term Forensic nursing was first heard. Forensic nursing is a specialty field that deals with the care of crime victims, collecting evidences and providing ...

Forensic nurse?

I just don't think there is any such animal. I can see a forensic assistant, who would do all the scut jobs like taking Xrays of the dead bodies, and doing fingerprints and dental impressions....

Anybody know which is the best forensic mental health nursing book to buy?

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I have just returned to work,( forensic psychiatric nursing in secure environment) after a bout of pneumonia,?

im hoping you went to occupational health before returning to work, and it seems you should have been re-introduced ie 2 days the first week back, 3 days the second week and so forth? I believe thi...