Nursing Staff Talk: Resource or Obstacle for Forensic Psychiatric Patient Care?

abstract：:Patients who have been sexually assaulted disproportionately experience gaps in healthcare delivery. Ensuring that healthcare providers who care for this population are adequately prepared is one way of addressing this gap. At the Brigham and Women's Hospital, a 4-hour long interprofessional Sexual Assault Simulation ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Scannell M,Lewis-O'Connor A,Barash A

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In 2017, a team of forensic nurses in Maryland launched the first known nurse-led and managed service delivery program designed to meet the unique medicoforensic needs of immigrant survivors, including asylum seekers, in their community. The expanded suite of services involved conducting forensic physical ev...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Breads J,Anderson J

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessing the competency of forensic nurses is an evolving area of management practice. This article presents a performance-based model for the assessment process. Examples of competency assessment activities that can measure psychomotor skills, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills are discussed, along with a s...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Miller PJ

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forensic nurses currently serve in medicolegal death investigation settings nationwide, yet registered nurses seldom recognize death investigation as a career option. The purpose of this article is to describe medicolegal death investigation in the United States and the roles nurses can achieve, depending upon state a...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Drake SA,Tabor P,Hamilton H,Cannon A

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medical forensic exams for victims of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) can be a helpful resource for addressing patients' complex medical, psychological, and legal needs. These exams can be performed by physicians or forensic nurses to identify and treat injuries, evaluate the risk for sexually transmitted infections and ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Campbell R,Patterson D,Dworkin E,Diegel R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The International Association of Forensic Nurses has issued guidance in response to victim- or self-administered evidence kits after sexual assault. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Pierce-Weeks J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both HIV and sexual assault remain major public health problems in Sub-Saharan Africa. This review examines the state of the science regarding provision of non- occupational post-exposure prophylaxis following sexual assault in Sub-Saharan African countries over the last 10 years. Specifically, rates of provision of H...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Draughon JE,Sheridan DJ

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As risk managers begin to reconsider their nursing roles and responsibilities, the impact of the forensic applications are endless. The forensic element of the role as a health care professional is a very real entity that is often overlooked as the responsibility of someone else. All nurses are responsible for their o...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Benak L

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study describes and compares perceived quality of care among patients and staff using the Quality in Psychiatric Care-Forensic In-Patient and the Quality in Psychiatric Care-Forensic In-Patient Staff questionnaires. The questionnaires are both based on the perception of the quality of the forensic psychiatric care...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Lundqvist LO,Schröder A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine how personality characteristics, sense of organizational empowerment, and job satisfaction combine to predict turnover intention among a population of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs). Data were collected from 161 SANEs from 23 SANE organizations across the central and ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Strunk KC,Strunk KK

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we examine the background and context for training related to working with people with personality disorders in England. People with a diagnosis of personality disorder often feel excluded from mainstream health, social and employment contexts, and sometimes experience negative and stigmatizing attitudes...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Schafer T,McGrath M,Kent L,Nightingale M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Murder of a loved one typically has a tremendous impact on the family as a whole and on individual members. While it is true people often react in very similar ways following such a traumatic loss, they do not necessarily grieve in the same way or at the same time. Additionally, the murder may have a detrimental effec...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Asaro MR,Clements PT

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy and motherhood traditionally represent evolution of the next generation; yet, contemporary research and analyses confirm that this time can also be manifested in fear by the expectant mother within an environment of battering, cruelty, physical and emotional abuse, and sexual assault. Often to the surprise o...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Clements PT,Holt KE,Hasson CM,Fay-Hillier T

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to understand prosecutors' perspectives on the contribution of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANEs) to evidence collection and trials in sexual assault cases. BACKGROUND:Several studies have suggested that a sexual assault case is more likely to progress in the criminal justice sy...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Schmitt T,Cross TP,Alderden M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The exponential increase in the number of women parolees and probationers in the last decade has made women the most rapidly growing group of offenders in the United States. The purpose of this descriptive, qualitative study is to understand the unique gendered experiences of homeless female ex-offenders, in the conte...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Salem BE,Nyamathi A,Idemundia F,Slaughter R,Ames M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergency department medical records of adolescents presenting with a traumatic injury were screened daily by a designated follow up nurse for the presence of a precipitating historical event (such as an argument or a fight) in which anger or an uncontrolled temper resulted in self inflicted injury during 1998. The au...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Specht J,Singer AJ,Henry MC

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interpersonal violence is a global phenomenon. Forensic nurses should seek cultural competency to help them better understand the relationship between culture and interpersonal violence. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Zoucha R

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Victimization by sexual assault has become not only a public health and safety issue but a way of life for many in Colombia. Poverty, gender inequality, and a lack of family and community support contribute to the cycle of sexual violence. Ineffective medico-legal systems have added to a rate of 93% for sex crimes tha...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Cabelus NB,Sheridan GT

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The issue of child and adolescent injury and violence is often absent from discussions and is largely invisible in public health policies. The purpose of this study was to describe the frequency and pattern of unnatural deaths during childhood and adolescence in Isfahan province in Iran. MATERIALS AND MET...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Holakouie-Naieni K,Koehler SA,Karimi R,Mardani F,Karimi J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the past two decades, Brazil has made progress in bringing political and community attention to issues related to violence. The recognition of links between violence and health has intensified calls to accelerate the development of a forensic nursing specialty in Brazil. AIM:The aim of this study was t...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Esteves RB,Lasiuk GC,Cardoso L,Kent-Wilkinson A

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Care and treatment in forensic mental health wards can present with challenges when loss of hope and freedom, and aggression are present, which can then influence ward atmosphere and feelings of safety. Safewards is a model designed to address a range of conflict (e.g., aggression and self-harm) and containment (e.g.,...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Maguire T,Ryan J,Fullam R,McKenna B

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study measured levels of health literacy, drug knowledge, and drug misuse behavior and analyzed the relationship among major variables related to 137 North Korean refugees who could only receive limited medical benefits owing to cultural and linguistic barriers. METHOD:The data were analyzed using descrip...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Jeon JH,Lee IS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the rates of sexual assault in general are alarming, students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, asexual, or pansexual, hereafter referred to as LGBT+, are even more likely to experience sexual assault. AIM:The aim of this study was to examine the correlates to sexual assau...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Tilley DS,Kolodetsky A,Cottrell D,Tilton A

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a conceptual article exploring global voyeurism and service, overlaying ethical considerations in service within the profession of forensic nursing. Key elements considered include examining and reflecting on personal motivations, benefits, and consequences of service when viewed through an ethical perspective...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Finn C,Coast MJ

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phenomenon of a caring relationship between a teacher and her student, a victim of sexual assault, is mediated through reflective writing assignments in a baccalaureate nursing program. Increased self-awareness, personal transformation, and healing results when the student is encouraged to openly write about her f...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Karlowicz KA,King LS

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study adopts a qualitative research strategy (Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis) to explore in-depth the lived experience of six forensic mental health nurses working within Scotland. This paper examines one of the core themes uncovered through analyzing the transcripts, "From the Old to the New." This the...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Gillespie M,Flowers P

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a global problem with a direct effect on the health of the victims and their communities. With the intention to inform nursing care delivered to women experiencing IPV, this qualitative study was conducted, specifically to understand the meaning that IPV has for assaulted women and t...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Pacheco LR,Medeiros M,Garcia CM

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are few well-designed studies of corrections or prison nursing roles. This study seeks to describe the corrections or prison role of forensic nurses in the United States who provide care in secure environments. National data detailing the scope of practice in secure environments are limited. This pencil and pape...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Shelton D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the important roles of a forensic clinician is to perform examinations of patients who are victims and suspects of crime. Alternate light source (ALS) is a tool that can improve evidence collection and enhance visualization of injuries. The purpose of this study was to examine if commonly used topical...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Pollitt EN,Anderson JC,Scafide KN,Holbrook D,D'Silva G,Sheridan DJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forensic nursing is multidisciplinary in nature, which can create tensions for practitioners between their responsibilities to patient care and collaborations with law enforcement and prosecutors. Because there are compelling reasons grounded in both nursing theory and legal precedent to maintain separation, there is ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic nursing

authors： Campbell R,Greeson M,Patterson D

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00