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Forensic Nurse

Forensic Nurse . Created By : Jalissa Bush. What is F orensic Nursing ?. Forensic nursing is a nurse that provides help to patients who are victims of trauma. That have knowledge of legal system and collect evidence and investigate. How to become a Forensic Nurse.

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Forensic Nurse

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  1. Forensic Nurse Created By : Jalissa Bush

  2. What is Forensic Nursing ? • Forensic nursing is a nurse that provides help to patients who are victims of trauma. That have knowledge of legal system and collect evidence and investigate.

  3. How to become a Forensic Nurse • 1st – apply for a college and join the nursing degree • 2nd – take the test and pass it • 3rd – earn a master degree in Forensic Nursing to became a nurse for sexual assault or other types of nurses • 4th- apply for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) certificate

  4. Education required to be a forensic nurse • This requires an associate or bachelor's degree, which takes two to four years, then passing the National Council Licensure Examination for RNs • You have to have a degree as a Registered Nurse • Prospects will then have to receive their license to practice, and many go on to get certifications

  5. Responsibilities of a forensic nurse • The first job is Assessment and Documentation - is to evaluate the physical and psychological traumas of their patient • The second job is the treatment – provide the victim with the right kind of medicine • The third job is testimony – this is a important job to a nurse , sometimes when a case goes wrong the nurse is to go in front of a judge , they have to be on there best behavior

  6. How much forensic nurses make? • The median wage for registered nurses in 2010 was $64,690 annually. Those in the lowest 10 percent earned as little as $44,190, while those in the top 10 percent earned as much as $95,130. One does need to remember that the salary is actually likely to vary based on a number of different things. The location of the job and the experience the nurse has are very important when determining the forensic nursing salary .

  7. Forensic Nursing facts • In order to be a forensic nurse , you have to be a nurse first. • There are different types of Forensic Nurses, such as, sexual assaults ( SANEs) , there are domestic violence, child abuse and neglect.

  8. Pictures of forensic labs

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  10. Credits • http://www.iafn.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=137 • http://degreedirectory.org/articles/What_are_the_Job_Duties_for_a_Forensic_Nurse.html • http://www.google.com/search?q=what+does+SANE+degree+means&safe=active&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=dB9EU8H0EerNsASFqoHADw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg&biw=1366&bih=674&surl=1#q=forensic+nursing+scenes&safe=active&tbm=isch&imgdii=_http://www.google.com/search?q=what+does+SANE+degree+means&safe=active&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=dB9EU8H0EerNsASFqoHADw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg&biw=1366&bih=674&surl=1#q=forensic+nursing+scenes&safe=active&tbm=isch&imgdii=_http://www.forensicscolleges.com/careers/forensic-nurse

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