IAFN is the only international professional organization of registered nurses formed exclusively to develop, promote, and disseminate information about the science of forensic nursing.
Forensic (L.Forensis, public) pertaining to the law, legal (Tabor's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 12 Ed,. F. A. Davis)
Forensic Nursing is the cutting edge issue in education, practice and research as we prepare for critical issues in health care in the 21st century. Forensic Nursing is the application of nursing science to public or legal proceedings; the application of the fore nsic aspects of health care combined with the bio-psycho-social education of the registered nurse in the scientific investigation and treatment of trauma and/or death of victims and perpetrators of abuse, violence, criminal activity and traumatic accidents.
The forensic nurse provides direct services to individual clients, consultation services to nursing, medical and law related agencies, as well as providing expert court testimony in areas dealing with trauma and/or questioned death investigative processes, adequacy of services delivery and specialized diagnoses of specific conditions as related to nursing. |
