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 Outcome 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.
Nursing
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #12300.
Course Availability: Expires October 1, 2023. You must score 70% or better on the test and complete the course evaluation to earn a certificate of completion for this CE activity. Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., provides educational activities that are free from bias. The information provided in this course is to be used for educational purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional healthcare.
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.
Accreditation & Approval Information
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #12300, for 2 Contact Hours. CE Broker Approval Number 50-2174. Florida nursing licensees must retain this certificate for at least 4 years. Do not forward to Florida Board of Nursing.
Copyright
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