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I did it!! I passed my first Nursing Exam for this semester!!

Thanks you guys!! I am so psyched about this. This verifies my place in that class...and that I am actually able to get this stuff! And at my age, that aint no small feat! LOL!

I can't wait till I finish this course and go on to my last class! And I think I may get my Master's degree after this....and possibly go into Forensic Nursing...
 
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Congratulations Linda, What you mean at your age? Age is just a state of mind.. so, that makes you and I.. um.. 17 1/2?
 
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Congratulations Linda, What you mean at your age? Age is just a state of mind.. so, that makes you and I.. um.. 17 1/2?
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Hell Yeah. And I get a rude awakening every time I look in the mirror - cause I am still 17-1/2 in my mind!! LOL!! I think Michael's this way too...

Here is what Forensic Nurses do:

from: http://www.mynursingdegree.com/forensic-nursing-certificate-online/job-description.asp

Breaking The Silence - Forensic Nursing

It was in 1992 when the term Forensic nursing was first heard. But what is it exactly? Forensic nursing is a specialty field that deals with the care of crime victims, collecting evidences and providing health care services in the prison system. It is a combined health care and judicial system profession to be precise. International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN) is the official association of forensic nurses established in 1992 by a team of nurses who specialize in sexual assault examination.
1. A Day In The Life
Contrary to popular belief forensic nurses don't spend their day hanging around with corpses. Examining victims of sexual assault and training colleagues how to treat violently injured patients eat up most of these nurses days. Another related job for a forensic nurse is providing counsel to schoolchildren who fired guns.
2. Training
Training as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner is the entry-level position you need to obtain in order to break into forensic nursing. The nurse should be a Registered Nurse (RN) before being able to complete the specialized training needed to meet the standards of the IAFN. Forty hours of didactics and forty hours of clinical work are also needed. The nurse should be trained in handling and collecting evidences like hairs, fibers and swabs of fluids for DNA testing. (This is what I am especially interested in. I hate the criminals who violate women!!)

Forensic nursing is not limited to helping rape victims. Forensic nurses also work with other types of interpersonal abuse such as domestic violence, child and elderly abuse, neglect and physiological, as well as psychological abuse. They could also examine victims of near-fatal or fatal traumas like shooting or stabbing.
A lot of forensic nurses work as nurse examiners in the emergency rooms in the hospitals. In cases like shooting or stabbing, the forensic nurse works in collecting bullets and other debris left in the body that will help in the investigation. Removing the clothes the victim is wearing and storing them in a special bags are also some of their duties. They also have to photograph and measure the wounds of the patients. In case the victim dies, the nurse has to work with the medical examiner (ME).
3. Other Considerations
Forensic nurses are qualified to testify in court as an expert witness or a fact witness. As an expert witness, the nurse is allowed to give his or her opinions while on the witness stands in order to shed light on the case. On the other hand, as a fact witness, the nurse is only to state the details and answer the questions. A forensic nurse should state the information in an objective manner. It means that he or she should not speak for or against either the victim or the accused. As the duty calls for it, the nurse only has to state the information he or she obtained, not make conjecture about what he or she thinks happened.
4. Tools of the Trade
A forensic nurse should also know how to use different tools in order to document what he or she has gathered during the examination or treatment process.
- A digital camera
- An Omnichrome
- A Coloscope
To date, specialty areas are being related to forensic nursing. This includes a Forensic Nurse Specialist, Forensic Nurse Investigator, Nurse Coroner or what is known as Death Investigator, Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), Legal Nurse Consultant, Forensic Gerontology Specialist, Forensic Psychiatric Nurse and a Correctional Nursing Specialist. Forensic nursing is a growing industry in the field of nursing. More and more nurses are being drawn to it. Nursing schools are also taking notice of this need. Forensic Nurse Programs are now being offered in nursing schools.
 
Congratulations Linda!

I knew you would make it!You can achieve anything you want.You are an excellent person.
Good luck for what tis coming!
 
WOW, 82...thats totally brilliant, well done.
Forensic nursing sounds very interesting.
Good luck for all your future exams
 
.....................Awwwwwwwwwww,congrats!!!!!:D:punk::clapping:
 
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