Chapter 24:Chapter 24:

Forensic NursingForensic Nursing

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Statistics on ViolenceStatistics on Violence

More than 1.6 million people died from More than 1.6 million people died from violence in 2001violence in 2001

Millions were also injured as a result of Millions were also injured as a result of violence violence

Many victims have resultant physical, sexual, Many victims have resultant physical, sexual, reproductive and mental health problems reproductive and mental health problems making violence a leading public health issuemaking violence a leading public health issue

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ForensicsForensics

Forensic nursing has emerged as a specialty Forensic nursing has emerged as a specialty over the past 20 yearsover the past 20 years

It concerns itself with survivors of violent It concerns itself with survivors of violent crime or liability-related traumacrime or liability-related trauma

Passage of Violence Against Women act, Passage of Violence Against Women act, fostered development to address this issuefostered development to address this issue

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Education and Credentialing of the Education and Credentialing of the Forensic NurseForensic Nurse

Five primary education routes for ForensicFive primary education routes for Forensic

Nursing:Nursing:

1.1. Continuing education courseworkContinuing education coursework

2.2. Certificate programsCertificate programs

3.3. Undergraduate nursing educationUndergraduate nursing education

4.4. Graduate Nursing educationGraduate Nursing education

5.5. Postdoctoral education and fellowshipPostdoctoral education and fellowship

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Fact and Expert WitnessesFact and Expert Witnesses

Fact witness is a person with knowledge Fact witness is a person with knowledge about what happened in a particular case and about what happened in a particular case and testifies in the case reporting events and testifies in the case reporting events and facts.facts.

Fact witness testimony is different from expert Fact witness testimony is different from expert witness testimony.witness testimony.

Expert witness is a person who offers an Expert witness is a person who offers an opinion or diagnosis with qualified expertise opinion or diagnosis with qualified expertise in the queried subject matter.in the queried subject matter.

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Specialty Areas and PracticeSpecialty Areas and Practice

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) Forensic NursesForensic Nurses Clinical Nurse SpecialistsClinical Nurse Specialists Forensic Psychiatric NursesForensic Psychiatric Nurses Death Investigators and Nurse CoronersDeath Investigators and Nurse Coroners Forensic Correctional NursesForensic Correctional Nurses