Forensic Nursing

My name is Chantelle. My name is Jessica. My name is Karen. My name is Natalie. My name is Karen. And I'm a forensic nurse.

Within forensic nursing my sub specialty is in advance forensic nurse examiner.

My area of practice is legal and risk management.

Emergency medicine and Correctional nursing.

My area of specialty is quality improvement.

Within forensic nursing my area of practice will be in sexual assault medical forensic examination.

Forensic nursing is a specialty that involves nursing anytime Health Care in the legal system intersect so a patient is need of health care because they are a victim suspect or perpetrator of either trauma violence or maltreatment and because of this their health care has actual or potential legal implications trauma violence and maltreatment is very very Broad and so forensic nurses can be trained to practice in that comprehensive broad role or they could sub-specialize in a very specific unique area of forensic nursing or a sub-specialty sexual assault nurse examining intimate partner violence working as a death investigator involving emergency preparedness or disaster management or even Correctional nursing to name a few

I have experience caring for patients throughout the lifespan who have been impacted by sexual and domestic violence I practice as a forensic nurse specialist for the International Association of forensic nurses in addition I have experience as a forensic nurse educator and clinical consultant clinical Consulting really came from just my experiences at OU and just my work experiences I started to just get requests about program management Court testimony and reviewing cases specifically non-fatal strangulation cases forensic nursing education and building curriculum and really how we can advance the forensic nursing practice to be more Equitable for patients such as trainings on how to identify injuries in patients of color so that's really where the clinical consultant came from of just my experiences brought on so many different requests and I really care about this population

As a clinical risk specialist, I investigate the medical care into legal matters for the health system from both outside attorneys and government agencies the forensic nurse practices at the intersection of healthcare and the legal system as a clinical risk specialist my role exemplifies both this program has prepared me with both the confidence and the versatility to practice in both areas

In my sub-specialty of emergency medicine and Correctional nursing on a day-to-day basis you're pretty much caring for the same kind of population those underserved those vulnerable populations emergency medicine really connected to Correctional nursing in that It prepares you for what your patient looks like with limited resources in a correctional facility so that definitely pairs with forensic nursing in dealing with those High Acuity patients that you don't have resources to care for and the vulnerable populations that we serve my degree helped a step away from the bedside from the ER to leadership in Correctional nursing it helps with policy and procedure placement moving the department ahead when you're caring for special and vulnerable populations and giving more empathy to those in need that are underserved so that you can better Equip to medically take care of them

I'm a clinical outcomes nurse specialist that means that I'm able to help our care team deliver best patient care with the best outcomes for our patients I monitor quality metrics I help track Adverse Events in our hospital and develop policy and procedures that allow us to give patient-centered care with the highest quality I chose the postgraduate certificate program in forensic nursing at Oakland University because of its reputation for high quality programs I also chose it because of its hybrid learning format which allows for in-person and online class participation and it caters to my learning style these small class sizes are beneficial because you can get personalized attention and it also allows us to have friendships developed from not only across our state but across our whole country

I chose OU because this program offered a Hands-On approach to learning while also enabling me to grow as a distance learner throughout my time in this program I've lived in Virginia Florida and Alaska now and it's been smooth every step of the process it's been through the ease of access to online course materials along with the help of my clinical faculty in setting up local clinical placements where I live which has been incredibly helpful

Whether practicing comprehensively or in one of the sub-specialty roles these are all forensic nurses and fortunately the program here at Oakland University prepares our graduates in both ways to practice comprehensively or in one of the sub-specialty areas importantly graduates can take this education move into a forensic nursing role or they can use this education in their current practice no matter the population of patient the setting or the level of care the reason for this and what we know is that statistically many people in society have experienced some form of trauma violence or maltreatment from sexual violence to intimate partner violence or suffering at adverse childhood experience all of these things are going to impact a person moving forward including their Ultimate Health Care

I am a forensic nurse.

I'm a forensic nurse.

I am a forensic nurse.

I am a forensic nurse.

I am a forensic nurse.