Forensics Club
Forensic Nurse:
What is a Forensic Nurse?
The new and evolving specialty of forensic nursing encompasses providing care to victims of crime, collecting evidence, and providing health care services within the prison system. The International Association of Forensic Nurses is the professional organization for the field.
Specialty areas within forensic nursing include Forensic Clinical Nurse Specialist, Forensic Nurse Investigator, Nurse Coroner/Death Investigator, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, Legal Nurse Consultant, Forensic Gerontology Specialist, Forensic Psychiatric Nurse, and Correctional Nursing Specialist.
The term forensic nursing was officially coined in 1992 when about 70 nurses gathered in Minneapolis for what was billed as the first national convention for sexual assault nurses. It was thrilling to meet with others doing the same work and enlightening to learn about the issues they were grappling with, Seneski said. That led to the founding of the IAFN.
Contact:
Sherry Lee, RN is our Consultant for Forensic Nursing. Contact her for information on this exciting career choice. email: sal237@qwest.net. You may also wish to contact Chris Huson, our Commissioner of Forensic Nursing at: cwhuson@hotmail.com
Links & More Info:
- www.tafns.com
- International Association of Forensic Nurses
- Scottsdale Healthcare
- American Forensic Nurses
- The Case for Forensic Nursing
- Online Forensic Nursing Magazine
Contact:
Annalisa Alvrus
Club Faculty Sponsor
Office: SC/054
Phone: 480-461-7913
Website: www.mc.maricopa.edu/~alvrus
E-mail: alvrus@mail.mc.maricopa.edu
Bert Ouderkirk
Forensics Program Coordinator
Office: SC / 14
Department Phone: 480-461-7080
Fax: 480-461-7914
Website: www.mc.maricopa.edu/dept2/forensic/
E-mail: bert.ouderkirk@mcmail.maricopa.edu
Rick Elward
Club President
Phone: 480-964-7233
E-mail: forensics@mcmail.maricopa.edu
Please contact EWS for comments or corrections email phone: 480-461-7180
