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Because undergraduate nursing education provides the foundation for forensic nursing, learning about social justice is paramount to expanding the nursing specialty. Read More about Nurse Educators Integrating Social Justice in the BSN Curriculum for the Forensic Nursing Field

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Forensic Nursing Program Overview

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Dr. Kathleen Sekula, walks potential students through the different degree and certificate options available at Duquesne University in the Forensic Nursing program. Webinar Participants: L. Kathleen Sekula, PhD, PMHCNS, FAAN… View Webinar about Forensic Nursing Program Overview

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Nurses and the Tribal Forensic Healthcare Project

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For years, Native American women have been murdered and sexually assaulted at rates higher than other American women, yet the rate of arrests and convictions is staggeringly low. Read More about Nurses and the Tribal Forensic Healthcare Project

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Helping LGBTQ Patients in the Forensic Setting

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In the past two decades, numerous studies have shown that members of the LGBTQ community suffer sexual abuse at a disproportionate rate when compared to the general population. Read More about Helping LGBTQ Patients in the Forensic Setting

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Forensic Nurses Managing DNA Evidence

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When crime victims seek medical attention (either through urgent care centers, emergency rooms or community health clinics), nurses focus on tending to medical needs and collecting DNA evidence. Read More about Forensic Nurses Managing DNA Evidence

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Top Websites for Forensic Nursing

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For would-be forensic nurses, any of these websites can provide a career snapshot that helps RNs determine their future direction. Read More about Top Websites for Forensic Nursing

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Forensic Nurses Helping Comatose Patients

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When a patient is comatose, however, things become trickier. Decisions must be made without the patient’s input, and some of these decisions have ethical and legal ramifications. Read More about Forensic Nurses Helping Comatose Patients

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Career Spotlight: Medicolegal Death Investigators

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[A medicolegal death investigator is] a professional who investigates any death that falls under the jurisdiction of the medical examiner or coroner, including all suspicious, violent, unexplained, and unexpected deaths. Read More about Career Spotlight: Medicolegal Death Investigators

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Developing a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)

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Developing a SART requires coordination and cooperation among the various stakeholders. The National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRS) said creating a SART can provide much-needed services to crime victims. Read More about Developing a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)

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Confidentiality and the Sexual Assault Victim

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Working as part of a SART or as a SANE in a hospital, forensic nurses must be alert to possible breaches of rape victim confidentiality and privacy. These breaches are… Read More about Confidentiality and the Sexual Assault Victim

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Nurse Educators Integrating Social Justice in the BSN Curriculum for the Forensic Nursing Field

Forensic Nursing Program Overview

Nurses and the Tribal Forensic Healthcare Project

Helping LGBTQ Patients in the Forensic Setting

Forensic Nurses Managing DNA Evidence

Top Websites for Forensic Nursing

Forensic Nurses Helping Comatose Patients

Career Spotlight: Medicolegal Death Investigators

Developing a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART)

Confidentiality and the Sexual Assault Victim