Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans and Psychotropic Medications

C 2. The sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE)Forensic Nursing● 1. Clinical forensic nursingThe International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) (2009) has defiAreas of forensic nursing include:Bellfi 3. Forensic psychiatric nursing specialtynursing, law enforcement, and the forensic sciences. The term ing to participation in the criminal investigation and the courts of BACKGROUND ASSESSMENT DATAfamilies beginning in the emergency room or crime scene and lead-Forensic nursing is an emerging filaw (p. 446).intersect (p. 3).forensicThe practice of nursing globally when health and legal systems Forensic nurses provide a continuum of care to victims and their HAPTER eld and Catalano (2009) have stated: means anything belonging to, or pertaining to, the law. ned forensic nursing (^22) eld that forms an alliance between as:

2506_Ch22_358-369.indd Sec1:358 2506 Ch 22 358 - 369 .indd investigation; however, the protection of clients’ rights remains a nursing priority.Snurse specialist in trauma care may become involved include: 1. Clinical Forensic Nursing in Trauma CareAssessmentLynch, Roach, and Sadler (2006) have stated, “Forensic nurse specialists are specifi^358 4. Correctional/institutional nursing specialtyassault, child abuse, acute psychiatric emergencies, and death 5. Nurses in general practice investigation” (p. 603). All traumatic injuries in which liability is suspected are considered within the scope of forensic nurs-ing. Reports to legal agencies are required to ensure follow-up ec 1 Several areas of assessment in which the clinical forensic Preservation of Evidence.related and self-infl: 358 cally trained to deal with cases of sexual icted traumas must be safeguarded in a Evidence from both crime- 1 10/1/10 9:38:14 AM 0 / 1 / 10 9 : 38 : 14 AM