Forensic Nursing Certificate (Fall start only)
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Online Training Program
NEW START DATE - February 21, 2011
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The forensic nursing program prepares nurses at the advanced practice level in many areas of forensics. At the advanced practice level, nurses impact social policy, health care initiatives, education, research and practice.
Forensic nurses practice in many clinical areas.
Some examples include:
- sexual assault nurse
- nurse coroner
- nurse investigator
- forensic psychiatric nurse
- forensic correctional/institutional nurse
- clinical nurse specialist
- legal nurse consultant
- expert witness
The program is part of a collaborative effort with The Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law and other forensic programs at Duquesne University.
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OBJECTIVES
- Apply the principles of law and forensic science to the practice of nursing.
- Develop and incorporate a collaborative approach with other disciplines in planning the care of victims of violence and/or the perpetrator.
- Demonstrate leadership in forensic nursing through active participation in health care policy and professional organizations and by developing roles for forensic nurses in all areas of practice.
CURRICULUM
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
| GPNG 508 | Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 credits |
| GPNG 509* | Physical Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 credits |
| GNFO 500 | Introduction to Forensic Nursing and Health | 3 credits |
| GNFO 501 | Advanced Practice Forensic Nursing | 3 credits |
| GNFO 511 | Theories of Violence | 3 credits |
| GNFO 512 | Forensic Science, the Legal System, and Civil Law | 3 credits |
| GNFO 513 | Trial Preparation and Criminal Law | 3 credits |
| GNFO 514 | Forensic Clinical | 2 credits |
| GNFO 515 | Research and Writing in Forensic Nursing | 1 credit |
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TOTAL = 24 credits |
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* Students enrolled in GPNG 509 are required to come to campus in November, usually the week before Thanksgiving, for 40 hours of clinical laboratory course work. Prerequisite for GPNG 509: an undergraduate Physical Assessment course.
Revisions to courses and curricula are ongoing.
