The Specialties Of Forensic Nurses
orensic nursing, just like provides referrals for follow-up
regular nursing is divided care.
up into several smaller
specialties. Nurses wanting to The first SANE programs started
get an education in forensics in the mid 1970 s but it wasn t
have the opportunity to pick one until the late 1980 s that the
or more of these specialties that programs got a major growth spurt
they prefer the most. Here are as they grew more rapidly in the
three of those smaller 1990 s when localities started to
specialties: see the benefits of what these
SANE programs have to offer. And
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner by 1996, there were approximately
70 programs in existence.
This nurse responds to
notification of sexual assault, Death Investigator
usually by the emergency room
staff and obtains a preliminary A death investigator is the first
history, conducts an in-depth person at the crime scene with a
interview and conducts the forensic background. They must
physical, including a pelvic exam have a knowledgeable background
to collect appropriate evidence. in forensics to be able to
approximate the time of death.
The nurse maintains a verified
chain of evidence and For nurses that want to get into
collaborates with law enforcement CSI, they can become crime seen
officials, which may include and death investigators. Nurses
testifying in court. The role make exceptional CSI's because
includes victim education they know the terminology,
regarding sexually transmitted techniques, and pick up on signs
disease and pregnancy risks and of medical problems with the
victim. Picking up on Responsibilities for the forensic
pre-existing medical problems in nurse investigator include
victims are easily noticed by a responding to the scene,
nurse, that might not be so collaborating with detectives,
easily noticed by a examining the body, taking blood
and tissue samples, photographing
Forensic Nurse Investigator the body at the scene as well as
the scene itself, keeping good
These nurses go by different records and arranging for the
titles, such as deputy coroner, body to be taken to the morgue
forensic nurse investigator, or for autopsy. The help with
death investigator. Nurses are autopsies and work side by side
highly regarded for their medical with the forensic pathologist in
background, investigative collecting evidence.
abilities and record
keeping/documentation skills that These are just a few of the
they bring. specialties that all have to do
with forensic nursing. There are
There s a lot of responsibility more specialties than the three
that comes with this career. If that I ve listed. There s
they do their job out of the something for any nurse that
coroner s office, the usually wants a career in the forensic
work on a schedule in the office sciences.
along with taking on call time.
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