A new online forensic healthcare short course developed in partnership by Flinders University School of Nursing and Midwifery Adelaide, South Australia and The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHSN), Maryland, USA would offer help in the work of nurses and other health professionals dealing with victims of crime
The newly developed 40-hour online short course The Fundamentals of Forensic Health Care is designed for health care professionals.
There is a growing demand for health professionals to be aware of their legal responsibilities when treating victims and how treatment and collection of evidence can affect the ability of prosecutors to bring perpetrators to justice.
The course will provide an up-to-date grounding in principles and best practice in the growing field of forensic healthcare. Students will learn about standard forensic terminology across a variety of situations faced by healthcare workers.
It will also give them an overview of legal processes regarding the collection and prosecution of evidence. They will study implications and processes when encountering situations which show evidence of abuse or neglect and discuss strategies on how these might be remedied.
Consisting of 10 modules, it will be presented in sequence over 14 weeks taking approximately 40 hours which counts towards Continuing Professional Development.
The JHSN is a global leader in nursing research, education, and scholarship. Among US nursing schools, the Hopkins Nursing graduate programs are ranked #1 by U.S. News & World Report.
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