The Practice of Forensic Nursing Science in the United States

In this role a comprehensive clinical forensic examination is performed on any victim reporting to a health care facility with a complaint of sexual assault, rape, child abuse, elder abuse, intimate partner violence, or human trafficking; the exam is followed by evidence collection and documentation...

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Published in:Forensic science review 2022-07, Vol.34 (2), p.90-94
Main Author: Williams, Joyce
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crisis intervention (Psychiatry)
Emergency medical care
Evidence-based medicine
Forensic medicine
Forensic sciences
Nurses
Sex crimes
Teenagers
Victims of crime
Violence
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Summary:In this role a comprehensive clinical forensic examination is performed on any victim reporting to a health care facility with a complaint of sexual assault, rape, child abuse, elder abuse, intimate partner violence, or human trafficking; the exam is followed by evidence collection and documentation of injuries, education, and counseling. Forensic psychiatric nurses excel in therapeutic interventions working with children experiencing regressive behaviors. Besides victims and victim's families, the forensic psychiatric nurse evaluates and treats criminal offenders in institutions who may be mentally ill. The clinical arena is expanding rapidly for the forensic nurse and will continue to do so. Besides sexual assault patients, many cases involve child abuse, elder abuse, trauma, psychiatric, risk management, human rights violations, medical error, and tissue and organ donation. According to Bloomberg Businessweek [3], the consequences of girls leaving school increased chances of adolescent marriage, female genital mutilation, and pregnancy.
ISSN:1042-7201