Keywords

forensic curriculum, forensic nursing, graduate nursing education, nursing education

 

Authors

  1. Simmons, Barbara PhD, RN

Abstract

Nurses are often the first healthcare contact for those affected by violence. Despite the impact of violence on healthcare across specialties and ages, forensic nursing content is limited in undergraduate and graduate curricula. The purpose of this article is to provide background on forensic nursing and present a model of a graduate forensic nursing program that can be used as a curriculum guide.