Forensic Nursing in the Community
Amanda J. is a forensic nurse who has been trained as a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE). Amanda works part-time in the emergency room, where she occasionally examines victims of rape and sexual assault. Amanda also works part-time as a consultant for a local domestic-violence shelter for women and children. Every year Nurse Amanda helps to organize a Walk to Prevent Domestic Violence in her community. Proceeds raised from the walk go toward the domestic-violence shelter. Nurse Amanda provides literature about domestic violence at the walk as well as at other organizations in town.
Forensic Nursing in the Community Case Study Questions
- Which levels of prevention does Nurse Amanda address in her practice?
- Primary only
- Secondary only
- Tertiary only
- Two of the above
- All of the above
- None of the above
- What are the most common types of trace evidence of victims of violence, including those who are raped?
- The concepts in forensic nursing theory include, but are not confined to, safety, injury, presence, perceptivity, victimization, and justice. How might Nurse Amanda address these concepts in her nursing practice?
