44. Forensic Nursing Flashcards
What do forensic nurses do?
- care for victims of injuries (intentional and unintentional)
- involved w/ tx and prevention of injury
- collaborate w/ other professionals (law enforcement, correctional officers, ED, psychiatric practitioners, and public health)
nurse that works in the ED and gathers evidence after sexual assaults; also knows how to communicate with victims of violence
sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE)
List 8 forensic nursing roles
- sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE)
- clinical forensic nures
- forensic nurse examiner
- forensic psych nurse
- forensic correctional nurse
- legal nurse consultant
- nurse attorney
- nurse coroner or death investigator
Primary prevention in forensic nursing
projects that aim to prevent the following:
- domestic violence
- sexual assault
- child abuse
- accidental injuries before occurrence
Secondary prevention in forensic nursing
- direct care to both victims and perpetrators
- collection of evidence for legal justice system
Tertiary prevention in forensic nursing
- address rehab
- identify factors that have put individual at risk
7 key concepts in forensic nursing
- safety (victim needs to feel safe)
- injury (cause/prevention of)
- justice (do what is right for victim)
- presence (make them feel like they have someone)
- perceptivity (be in tune w/ human behaviors)
- truth
- victimization
What has been used in forensic nursing since its beginning?
scientific research and EBP
T/F: all forensic nurses need some form of certification
True
What else may be implicated in forensic nursing besides the client’s health?
the client’s freedom
5 ethical principles in forensic nursing
- respect for person
- beneficence/nonmaleficence
- distributive justice
- respect for community
- contextual caring
