Course Description
MANDATORY TEXAS NURSING CEU. Fulfills the 2-hour continuing nursing education (CNE) requirement for Texas nurses practicing in an emergency department setting. Course covers assessment, forensic evidence collection procedures, documentation, and providing testimony.
Learning Outcomes and Objectives
1) Identify key points of the Texas Evidence Collection Protocol for sexual assault.
2) List the types of sexual assault forensic exams.
3) Discuss elements of patient-centered care.
4) Describe the sexual assault evidence kit (SAEK).
5) Outline the steps involved in collecting forensic evidence.
6) Explain how best to document and photograph evidence.
7) Summarize the means used to preserve the integrity and security of evidence of a sexual assault.
Course Professions
Nursing
Mandatory
Course Summaries
Mandatory, Nursing:
REQUIRED FOR TEXAS NURSES Fulfills the 2-hour continuing education requirement for Texas nurses practicing in an ED setting regarding forensic evidence collection.
Accreditation & Approval Information
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Course Statements
Mandatory, Nursing:
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Course Notes
All Professions, Mandatory, Nursing:
This course fulfills the Texas Board of Nursing requirement for 2 contact hours of continuing nursing education (CNE) in forensic evidence collection for all nurses practicing in Texas ED settings.
Course Categories
Abuse, Neglect & Violence
Emergency Nursing
Ethical, Legal Issues
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
State-Mandated CE
Authors
Sheree L. Goldman, DNP, MSN, RN, WHNP
Sheree Goldman is an educator and writer with over four decades of clinical experience working with patients and families. Since 2000, her focus has been in forensics, coordinating a community-based program that conducts medical-legal examinations for victims and suspects of violence. She is a sexual assault forensic examiner for adult, adolescent, and pediatric patients and serves on the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council of Monterey County in California.
Copyright
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